Sports Betting In Massachusetts Off Table For Now, New Bills Coming

Massachusetts State House

The hope of getting a spillover of the 2020 legislation to make sports betting legal in Massachusetts is over as the final economic bill has been released without sports betting included. The Massachusetts Legislature convened for their 2021 session on Wednesday, leaving the door open … Read more

Gov. Ned Lamont Wants Legal Connecticut Sports Betting In 2021

Governor Ned Lamont

Governor Ned Lamont wants to legalize sports betting in Connecticut in 2021 and work with states like New York and New Jersey to grow the market that much more. Connecticut has enough money saved to squeak by without needing to make enormous cuts to vital … Read more

Governor Beshear In Favor Of Legal Kentucky Sports Betting

Legal sports betting in Kentucky may come in 2021 if Governor Andy Beshear has anything to say about it. The Kentucky General Assembly started their session hearings on Tuesday and Beshear hopes a proposal for legalized sportsbooks gets presented and passed within the legislature this … Read more

Sports Betting In 2021 – Which States Are Most Likely To Legalize?

Connecticut Capitol

Seven states in the nation could make sports betting legal in 2021. On top of that, six more states are expected to discuss legalizing sports wagering in depth come the start of sessions in the new year. NEW YORK – A number of states are … Read more

Online Iowa Sportsbooks No Longer Require In-Person Registration

DraftKings Sportsbook

Iowa will forego in-person mobile sportsbook registration beginning in 2021. The Iowa sports betting law only required the in-person stipulation to be enforced until the end of 2020. On Jan. 1, all mobile sports wagering platforms in Iowa can be joined and used remotely by … Read more

Legal South Carolina Sports Betting Possible For 2022

South Carolina Legislature

South Carolina could have a legal sports betting industry by the Fall of 2022 if all goes favorably in the state. A study group will research the effects that the legalization of sportsbooks would have on the economy of the Palmetto State in 2021. After … Read more

Lawmakers Pre-file Florida Sports Betting Bill For 2021 Legalization

Jeff Brandes - Florida Sports Betting

Florida lawmakers are set to present a new bill that would regulate sports betting in the Sunshine State. Florida failed to pass a legal sports betting bill earlier in 2020. Lawmakers are looking to use the added sports betting funds to fund education. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. … Read more

Lawmakers Are Preparing For Georgia Sports Betting Push In 2021

Georgia Legislature

Georgia is looking to become one of the next states in the nation to make wagering on sports legal. Lawmakers have said that the Georgia General Assembly will see a number of gambling bills brought to the floor as the Peach State looks for new … Read more

No Passage On Ohio Sports Betting Legislation For 2020

Ohio State University Stadium

Ohio sports betting legislation failed to pass in the 2020 session as the Ohio Legislature adjourned on Tuesday. A sports wagering industry in Ohio shows revenue projections in the million-dollar range annually. It is expected that similar bill proposals to legalize sportsbooks in the Buckeye … Read more

Washington Could See Sports Betting Launch By Spring 2021

Washington Sports Betting

Sports betting rules and regulations for Washington could be announced as early as mid-January 2021. Approval on the structure drawn up for the sports gaming market in the Evergreen State are speculated to occur by March. Potentially, 29 Tribes could open sportsbooks in the Evergreen … Read more

Speaking With Sen. Eklund On OH Sports Betting Legalization In 2020

Senator John Eklund

The time for getting legal sports betting in Ohio is coming to a close as the session has one final day left on December 22, 2020. Senator John Eklund, the sponsor to Sub. Senate Bill 111 continues to accentuate the positives as he feels the … Read more