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
A new Alabama sports betting and gambling bill was unanimously passed by the Senate Tourism Committee. The bill now moves to the full Alabama Senate for debate. The bill includes legal sports betting and would bring a market to the Yellowhammer State. MONTGOMERY, Ala. – … Read more
GA Senate Bill 142 would make mobile sportsbooks legal in Georgia. There is also House Bill 86 that would legalize a sports betting industry in the state via mobile applications. GA SB 142 is also suggesting legal retail sports wagering kiosks in addition to mobile … Read more
Democratic House member Michael Zalewski has put forth a potential amendment to the initial bill for legal sports betting in Illinois. This amendment would allow in-state college sporting events to be wagered on in Illinois. Current regulations prevent sportsbooks from offering odds on collegiate events … Read more
Arizona Senate Bill 1797 that would make retail and mobile sportsbooks legal in the state has stalled in the Senate. House Bill 2772, a bill legalizing the same things as AZ SB 1797, passed in its own committee and is ready to move forward. Both … Read more
Insiders are saying Texas may not see a legal sports wagering industry in 2021. Revenue from a sports betting market in Texas has seen estimates of generating $150 million annually if the pastime were legalized. Should a bill pass in 2021, voters would see the … Read more
There have been no Ohio sports betting bills presented yet in the 2021 legislative session. Governor Mike DeWine has spoken out in favor of legalizing sports wagering in the Buckeye State, making an outcome more favorable with future proposals. Revenue generated from legal retail and … Read more
Illinois sportsbooks will only offer Super Bowl 55 prop bets for action that occurs on the field. Sportsbooks out of state and out of the country are famous for offering prop bets on the Halftime Show, the Super Bowl ads, and other events surrounding the … Read more
Senate Bill 5212, which would legalize commercial sports betting in Washington, had its first reading on Thursday. The legislation projects at least $50 million in yearly revenue from a sports betting market under this proposal. The Washington State Legislature adjourns in April where a decision … Read more
Senate Bill 44 was introduced to the South Dakota Legislature that laid out the landscape for adding legal sportsbooks to retail locations in the town of Deadwood. Another proposal will be given floor time that would allow statewide mobile sports betting whereas SD SB 44 … Read more