New Jersey is looking to get esports and other events approved for wagering with A637 and S2670. With the popularity of esports, the Garden State believes it to be a very profitable addition for gamblers in the state to help the industry with revenue that … Read more
Representative Brad Hill spoke to LegalSportsBetting about the potential to legalize sports betting in Massachusetts now that the legislative session has been extended through January. A legal sports betting market in Massachusetts estimates a projected $30-$50 million in annual revenue for the economy of the … Read more
Tribal Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Rodney Butler, wants answers as to why his Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe cannot open up legal sportsbooks in Connecticut. A 1991 gaming compact gave exclusivity to all gaming in Connecticut for these two Tribes which would make … Read more
The Senate rejects sports betting legislation in MA HB 4887. Some Senators believe that now was not the right time to focus on sports betting. The official legislative session is over but an informal session is still in progress. BOSTON – Massachusetts sports betting bill … Read more
House Bill 4879 that would make Massachusetts sports betting legal is moving to the Senate after making it through the House. The bill would have legal sports betting made available at casinos, racetracks, professional sports team venues, and five strictly mobile sportsbooks if the Senate … Read more
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has published an official response to the Australian Sports Wagering Scheme (ASWS). The response was to advocate for online live in-game sports wagering in Australia. Currently, live sports betting in Australia is only available at physical sportsbooks or over … Read more
Massachusetts is looking to make sports betting legal by introducing a new bill, MA HB 4879 to the House on July 24. House Bill 4879 would make sportsbooks legal in MA for both mobile and retail outlets. The bill comes by way of an economic … Read more
Co-chairs of the Congressional Gaming Caucus have sponsored a bipartisan bill to get rid of the excise tax on sports betting the U.S. The tax has been a burden on sports betting operators and gives unnecessary advantages to illegal sportsbooks. The CEO of the American … Read more
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker had previously allowed for remote registration for mobile sports betting apps. In a Disaster Proclamation, the governor did not mention remote sports betting registration. Remote sports betting registration is being removed just as DraftKings enters the Illinois market. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – … Read more
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed House Bill 8097 and Senate Bill 2919 to eliminate in-person registration for mobile sports betting platforms in R.I. on Wednesday. Sports bettors in Rhode Island can begin to register for mobile sportsbook applications by the end of August. Since … Read more
The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) may push back the September 1 date for legal sportsbook launches depending on what happens at the Sports Advisory Council meeting in August. There have been a few anonymous operators that have applied to open their mobile sportsbooks in the … Read more
South Carolina representative Lindsey Graham along with Pittsburg athletic director Heather Lyke have pushed to outlaw betting on college sports. Lyke’s argument is the many states that prohibit wagering on in-state collegiate sporting events. Graham argues that college betting can have negative effects on students … Read more