There are currently no casinos in Virginia. VA SB 1126 was passed during the 2019 legislative session. The bill would allow for casinos with sports betting to be built if it is passed again in the 2020 session. The pre-filed bill gives little to no … Read more
Florida sports betting discussions were stalled in 2019 due to tribal compact complications. If passed, the FL sports betting bills would legalize sports gambling through the state lottery. FL SB 968 would legalize online sports wagering and mobile sports betting apps in Florida. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. … Read more
Governor John Bel Edwards was re-elected as the governor of Louisiana. Gov. Edwards is in favor of sports betting for Louisiana. State lawmakers will begin meeting again in 2020. BATON ROUGE, La. – Governor John Bel Edwards was re-elected as governor of Louisiana on Saturday. … Read more
Sports betting in Tennessee became legal without the governor’s signature in May. The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation is working with the Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council to develop regulations and licensing procedures. Tennessee is the only state in the nation to legalize only online sportsbooks. … Read more
Spectrum Gaming Group will study the implications of opening new casinos around New York City as well as expanding current sports wagering operations. A draft of Spectrum Gaming Group’s report will be due to the New York Gaming Commission by April 1. The expansion of … Read more
MT HB 725 is the bill that legalized sports betting in Montana. Bettors in the state can bet on Montana colleges. Schools are creating policies to prevent people from or close to the team from betting. BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Board of Regents will meet … Read more
A coalition of Native American Tribes in California has filed paperwork with the CA attorney general’s office in order to get a petition started for legal sports betting. In order to get CA sports betting put on the November 2020 ballot, the tribes will have … Read more
Atlantic City Casinos account for nine out of the 12 retail sportsbooks in New Jersey. The New Jersey sports gambling laws require 1.25% of all sports wagers to be used to fund the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority – a state-administered agency. Unless more legislative action … Read more
Professional sports leagues are asking MO lawmakers for the requirement of official league data and a 0.25% fee to be paid to the leagues. Missouri lawmakers previously conducted a hearing this fall to hear from casinos and sports betting operators such as DraftKings and FanDuel. … Read more
Proposition DD, which legalized sports betting in Colorado, passed by a voting margin of 51% to 49%. Land-based sportsbooks in Colorado will be limited to the towns of Black Hawk, Cripple Creek, and Central City. Mobile sports betting apps in CO will be available statewide. … Read more
Cities that have approved retail sportsbooks within their borders include Berlin, Claremont, Laconia, Somersworth, and Manchester. Retail sports betting in NH was voted down in Concord, Nashua Dover, and Rochester. Online sports wagering apps in New Hampshire will be available statewide no matter what voters … Read more
Voters in Colorado will be deciding whether or not to legalize land-based sportsbooks in three towns as well as statewide online sports betting apps. New Hampshire voters in nine cities will choose whether or not to allow retail sportsbooks to be built in their city. … Read more