The Ohio Legislature will hear its first sports gaming bill in 2021 on Thursday. Ohio wants to regulate a sports wagering market this year and this proposal should fit the bill to get it done. Both mobile and retail sportsbooks would be open for wagers … Read more
Senate Bill 98 could regulate sportsbooks in Missouri. The measure estimates a yearly revenue of $200 million from a regulated Missouri sports betting industry. The 2021 session ends on May 28, with the final hearings for bills to progress set for May 14. JEFFERSON CITY, … Read more
Maine has four sets of bills that are associated with a regulated sports betting market for the state. The bill that looks to be the most favorable is ME LD 1352, which would regulate both tribal and commercial sportsbooks for retail and mobile platforms. Should … Read more
Political betting fans are placing action on if Washington DC will be granted statehood by 2022. The House of Representatives has voted in favor of making the nation’s capital the 51st state and is now awaiting the Senate vote. Washington DC has more residents than … Read more
Illinois lawmakers are looking to amend their current sports betting laws to include in-state college sports wagers through House Bill 849. Government officials are also hoping to rid the state of in-person registration for mobile sportsbooks. There is a month left in the legislative session … Read more
Ohio still has no sports betting bill in 2021, a week late from the date that one was supposed to be introduced to the Ohio Legislature. Any proposal for a sports wagering industry in the Buckeye State will include retail and mobile sportsbooks. Lawmakers have … Read more
The Connecticut General Assembly has not yet passed House Bill 6451 to regulate sports betting in the state. Under the bill, the Connecticut Lottery will be able to participate in sports wagering and has received 15 applicants vying to be their official operator. It is … Read more
Two bills in the Tennessee General Assembly would like to name the Sports Wagering Advisory Committee as the regulator for the sports betting industry in the state. Senate Bill 588 has passed in the Senate and is seeking House approval while its companion bill, House … Read more
A gaming agreement that includes sports betting between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Governor Ron DeSantis has been brought to the Florida Legislature. The Florida Legislature has already said they will be discussing the approval of the new 2021 Compact in a special session … Read more
Canada needs one more passage for Bill C-218 to become law and allow for retail and mobile sports betting in the country. It is estimated that with the passage of Bill C-218, a regulated Canadian sports gaming industry could bring in $28 billion in annual … Read more
The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Governor Ron DeSantis want to sign regulated sports betting into law within the next week. New Tribal Gaming Compacts that have been drawn up open retail and mobile sportsbooks in the state if they are approved by the Florida … Read more
House Bill 628 looks like the favored bill to become the landscape for the regulated sports betting industry of Louisiana. The measure passed in its first committee on Wednesday and will move forward in the legislative process toward becoming law. LA HB 628 would regulate … Read more