The National Assembly has amended Kenya sports betting laws in the national budget to remove a 20% tax on sports bets. The tax rate was introduced in 2019, which led to many sportsbooks in Kenya to drop out of the market. The budget will still … Read more
The gambling market in France has chosen a new regulatory body for its entire industry with the creation of L’Autorité nationale des Jeux (ANJ). The ANJ will oversee betting operations in the country in an effort to combat problem gambling, underage gambling, and criminal gambling … Read more
Pennsylvania is considering a bill to authorize video gambling terminals at more than 10,000 bars, taverns and restaurants throughout the state. Some prominent Republican lawmakers support the bill, but it is widely opposed by Pennsylvania’s casino industry and by a bipartisan coalition of legislators. Opponents … Read more
House Bill 64 would tax DFS contests in Louisiana at 8%. The measure passed through its final hurdle in the Louisiana State Legislature on Tuesday. The odds that Governor John Bel Edwards signs the bill are high, as he recently approved similar gambling bills. LA … Read more
Vietnam is expanding its soccer betting odds selections, adding the EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and UEFA. The Ministry of Finance is also adding more payment methods for bettors, including paying over the phone or using e-wallets. Changes may also be coming to the … Read more
According to the Washington State Gambling Commission, sports betting odds likely won’t be available in Washington until 2021. There are a number of regulatory hurdles that need to be cleared prior to launch, including renegotiated tribal gaming compacts and comprehensive rules and regulations. Washington is … Read more
California is $54 billion in debt due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and will sustain major budget cuts to ease some of that financial burden. SCA-6, a bill that would allow residents to vote on a legal sports betting market, was pulled by its sponsor, Senator … Read more
New Jersey bill A637 would allow esports and other events to be made legal in the Garden State for wagers. Dennis Drazin, a pillar in the sports betting community, discussed what A637 would do should it be made legal in New Jersey. Since legalizing sports … Read more
A panel in the House approved GA HB 903 – a statewide referendum for all legal gambling including sports betting, casinos, and horse racing. In the last week of the 2020 legislative session, lawmakers are hoping to speed up the process by adding the legalization … Read more
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to grant final approval on a plan to transfer control of the sports betting industry from the public sector to private operators. This plan is likely a result of Brazil’s need to cut government spending in the wake of … Read more
People working in all aspects of the Israeli sports business are requesting a few things from the government: funding for the teams and expanded sportsbook options. They promise this will bring only good things in terms of revenue profits for Israel in the long run. … Read more
Oklahoma District Judge Timothy DeGiusti declined to issue a legal opinion on Governor Kevin Stitt’s decision to unilaterally negotiate new gaming compacts with the Otoe-Missouria and Comanche tribes. These new compacts legalized sports betting for the two tribes, but were met with stiff opposition from … Read more