NY Mobile Betting Bidding Details Released, Deadline Jan 6

Mobile Betting in New York

The New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) has released the bidding details for mobile sports betting licenses. Sportsbooks are able to apply for a license and finalists will be decided by December 6 and licenses will be given out by January 6. ALBANY, N.Y. – … Read more

Will Maryland Sports Betting Launch By NFL Season?

Iowa Sportsbook

Maryland sports betting is enduring delays that may have the industry launch by the Super Bowl in 2022 rather than the 2021 NFL season. Retail and mobile sportsbooks will launch in Maryland, with mobile sports wagering happening first. Rules and regulations for the Maryland sports … Read more

Mobile Betting In New York Delayed, Lawmakers Miss Deadline

Online Sports Betting

The New York State Gaming Commission missed the deadline to vote for mobile sports betting. Unless there is a special session, New York legislators will not be able to vote on expanding sports betting until 2022 at the earliest. Lawmakers couldn’t agree on making mobile … Read more

Florida Sports Betting Lawsuit Centers Around Mobile Sportsbooks

Florida Seminole Compact Lawsuit

The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s new Tribal Gaming Compact is being hit with a lawsuit before it’s even been approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The main focus of the lawsuit is the mobile sports betting aspect of the industry but overall, the … Read more

Wisconsin To Get Regulated Tribal Sports Betting By NFL Season

Oneida Nation and Gov. Tony Evers

Wisconsin will have a regulated retail sportsbook at the Oneida Casino in Green Bay opening up for the 2021 NFL season. The sports betting industry of the state will have only one land-based location with no mobile sports betting platforms. A temporary sportsbook will be … Read more

The Maine Highway To Sports Betting A Few Miles From Destination

Maine Legislature

Maine sports betting bill LD 1352 will go through two more votes on Thursday, one in the House and one in the Senate. Lawmakers have already placed the measure on the Special Appropriations Table which means they believe LD 1352 will pass in its second … Read more

Transgender Amendment Stalls Out Ohio Sports Betting Talks

Ohio House of Representatives

Three bills turned into two bills that would open sports betting in Ohio have stalled and the House adjourns for the summer on Wednesday, reconvening in mid-September. Amendments to the bills, including transgender bans from women competitions and adding NIL to sports betting legislation will … Read more

States Keeping Ball In Bounds For Passing NIL With Sports Betting

College Football

Student-athletes are finding more states passing NIL regulations that would allow them to be compensated through outside opportunities. Ohio has just added a NIL clause to their sports betting legislation so that it will be available should the bill find passage. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, … Read more

Louisiana Governor Signs Final Sports Betting Bills Into Law

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards

Governor John Bel Edwards signed SB 247 the regulatory bill, and SB 142 the appropriations bill for sports betting in Louisiana into law. The bills have been sent to the Department of Interior for federal approval. HB 697 the tax bill was signed earlier and … Read more

Canada Has Finally Passed Regulated Sports Betting

Canadian Sports Betting

Canada has amended their Criminal Code with the passage of Bill C-218 on Tuesday that will allow provinces to open sportsbooks in both retail and mobile platforms. The handle from sports wagering in a regulated Canadian market is expected to be at least $500 million … Read more