Three bills that would have made mobile sports betting in Mississippi legal have died out in committee. Mississippi has seen a surge in their revenue from their retail sports gaming industry in 2020 making the need for additional ways to wager seem superfluous to lawmakers … Read more
Senate Bill 77 in Vermont would legalize sports betting for six mobile sportsbooks and retail lottery locations. Governor Phil Scott has included sports wagering revenue in his 2022 FY budget proposal. No date for a second reading has been scheduled yet for S.77; the Vermont … Read more
HCR 3032 a bill that would amend the constitution of the state to have residents vote on legalizing North Dakota sports betting has passed in its first committee. Should the resolution pass in each chamber of the House then North Dakotans would get to vote … Read more
Canada could see legal sports betting on single-game events in 2021 as Private Members Bill C-218 passed in the House of Commons in its second reading. Plenty of advocates for the industry are putting pressure on the Parliament of Canada to pass legislation, including the … Read more
Senate Bill 1797 to legalize mobile and retail sports betting in Arizona along with daily fantasy sports has moved forward to its next Committee in the Arizona Legislature. The 2021 session has seen the first real combined efforts from Governor Doug Ducey, the Tribes of … Read more
Legal sports betting in Iowa has been active since 2019. Under House Study Bill 200, esports and other events relating to sports would be made legal for gambling. The proposal passed in the hearing and will now move to the floor for consideration to become … Read more
The Arizona sports betting bill would legalize both retail and online sportsbooks. House Bill 2772 has been voted on favorably to receive a slot on the House floor in its quest to becoming law. Under AZ HB 2772, tribal casinos, as well as professional sports … Read more
Hawaii sports betting bills have been deferred to a later date. Sports betting in Hawaii would only be a pilot program ending in 2025. There are no plans for permanent Hawaii sports betting yet. HONOLULU – Hawaii sports betting may have to wait as talks … Read more
House Bill 241 would make sports betting legal in Kentucky through both land-based and mobile platforms. Sponsor Adam Koenig is hopeful that his bill will pass either in this session or in 2022. The focus of the Kentucky General Assembly in 2021 is Historical Horse … Read more
A Tennessee sportsbook also owns a loan agency that will give loans to players to gamble on sporting events. Two bills have been filed with the Tennessee General Assembly to ban financial companies to offer loan services for the purposes of sports wagering. NASHVILLE, Tenn. … Read more
Governor Ned Lamont has filed a bill to legalize sports betting in Connecticut. The Connecticut General Assembly has until June to approve the legislation. Retail and mobile sports betting would be made legal through the Governor’s proposal with a 2022 launch of the industry. HARTFORD, … Read more
Kansas heard more testimony for Senate Bill 84 that would make retail and internet sports wagering legal. Amendments were requested to be ready for the bill by February 24 when a vote will be taken. Senate Bill 84 has seen mostly favorable discussions with only … Read more