LSB Interview: Rep. Chip LaMarca Talks Florida Sports Betting Legislation In 2021

Florida House Rep. Chip LaMarca

House Bill 1317 would regulate mobile and retail sports betting in Florida. The Florida legislature could call a special session in 2021 to pass the bill into law. Florida sportsbooks estimate a conservative annual revenue of $150 million from the sports wagering market. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. … Read more

Mobile Sportsbook Bill Introduced In Arkansas With Ten Days Left

Arkansas Legislature

Arkansas could see mobile sportsbooks in 2021 with House Bill 1942 that was introduced on Monday. The Arkansas Legislature has a little over a week to get this new bill passed. With a drop in sports betting activity through the state’s three retail locations, Arkansas … Read more

Kansas Regulated Sports Betting Strikes Out Second Year In A Row

Two Strikes for the Kansas Legislature

Kansas has failed to pass a measure to regulate sports betting in the 2021 session. Although the session adjourns officially on May 15, it is currently in recess until May 3. The state will need to wait until the 2022 session to introduce new sports … Read more

Sports Betting Agreement Reached For Tulalip Tribes In Washington

Tulalip Casino

The Tulalip Tribes in Washington have become the first tribe in the state to agree on a Tribal Gaming Compact that includes sports betting. Over eleven tribes in Washington want to open retail sportsbooks at their gaming facilities in the state. Washington is expected to … Read more

Sports Betting Not Part Of Massachusetts FY 2022 Budget Proposal

Massachusetts Budget

The 2022 FY in Massachusetts begins on July 1. The Massachusetts Legislature is in session until the end of the year. There is still time to include a regulated sports betting industry within the budget proposal that has already been introduced to the Legislature. BOSTON … Read more

LSB Feature: How Wyoming Allowing Crypto Sports Betting Changes Things

Bitcoin

Wyoming passed legislation to regulate sports betting. Wyoming legislation allows cryptocurrencies to be used to bet on sports. North Carolina lawmakers are now considering bringing cryptocurrencies to sportsbooks. CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming may have changed the sports betting game with the passing of HB 133. … Read more

Tennessee Bills To Stop Payday Loan Sportsbook Funding Pulled

Tennessee Sports Betting Bills Withdrawn!

Tennessee Action 24/7 Sportsbook will still be able to take deposits through payday loans provided by their loan agency Advance Financial 24/7. House Bill 824 and Senate Bill 1029 that sought to stop loan agencies from being used as a method for funding sports betting … Read more

New Texas Sports Betting Bill Introduced In House Committee

Senator Dan Huberty

House Bill 2070 could bring regulated sports betting to Texas. This bill would open retail and mobile sportsbooks in the Lone Star State in 2022. HJR 97, a bill to get sports betting on the November 2021 ballot for Texans to amend the constitution to … Read more

Nevada Opens MLB World Series MVP Betting In 2021

MLB World Series MVP Trophy

Nevada will now allow prop bets on the MLB World Series MVP. Sportsbooks in Nevada will need to notify the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Enforcement Division if they want to add the wager to their list for the series. The bets for the MVP award … Read more

Bill To Regulate Sports Betting In Alabama Passes Senate

Sen. Del Marsh

Sports betting could be coming to Alabama in 2023. Senate Bill 310 is an all-inclusive gaming package that has passed in the Senate and now seeks House approvals. The measure would put the topic of gambling on the November 2022 ballots for Alabamians but should … Read more

Arizona Sports Betting Bill, Now Sent To Governor’s Desk

Arizona Legislature

The Arizona Legislature has passed House Bill 2772 in both chambers to regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks statewide. The Senate was the final piece of the puzzle to approve regulated sports gaming in Arizona where Governor Doug Ducey is expected to sign the measure as … Read more