by Hasan Nabulsi | Aug 22, 2019 3:04 pm | Regulatory
Sports betting in Rhode Island has been legal since June of 2018. Former Providence GOP mayoral candidate Daniel Harrop is arguing that sports betting, like other forms of gambling expansion in the state, must be approved by voters first. The Rhode Island Lottery has...
by Hasan Nabulsi | Aug 21, 2019 3:02 pm | Regulatory
Oregon one of four states exempt from the federal ban on sports betting known as PASPA. The Oregon Lottery plans to release a state-wide sports betting app later this year. Sports betting at Chinook Winds Casino Resort will remain on the property. LINCOLN CITY, Ore. –...
by Michael Molter | Aug 19, 2019 5:51 pm | Regulatory
The Wire Act was made into law in 1961 to prevent underground sportsbooks from ruling the industry. When the internet was created, the Wire Act immediately became obsolete, yet no parts of the law were changed. The Department of Justice released an opinion in 2011...
by Hasan Nabulsi | Aug 14, 2019 11:30 am | Regulatory
Sports Betting in New Hampshire was signed into law by NH Governor Chris Sununu on July 12, 2019. Local voters will have to approve if they want sports betting within their communities during the November ballot. The NH lottery’s sports betting RFP was released to...
by Michael Molter | Aug 9, 2019 5:07 pm | Regulatory
Michigan legislators voted to legalize sports betting in 2018 but were thwarted by Governor Rick Snyder The sports betting tax rate has been one of the biggest problems for legislators to agree upon. Michigan hopes to move forward with legalization before being left...
by Hasan Nabulsi | Aug 9, 2019 2:15 pm | Regulatory
There has been a total of 19 Massachusetts sports betting bills introduced so far in the state’s 2019 legislative session. MA Governor Charlie Baker’s office filed legislation to legalize sports betting in Massachusetts in January of 2019. The legislature is currently...
