KY BR 236 is Kentucky’s latest effort to legalize sports betting. The bill focuses on land-based sports gambling. The Kentucky legislative session does not begin until January 8, 2020. FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky lawmakers have prefiled a new sports betting bill for the 2020 legislative … Read more
Amendment 3 ensures that any casino expansion in the state of Florida must be brought about and approved by FL voters. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins both opposed Amendment 3 leading up to it’s November 2018 vote. The Seminole Tribe of Florida … Read more
Amendment 100, which passed in November of 2018, states that any casino application submitted for Pope or Jefferson County has to be endorsed by local officials. Last week, County Judge Ben Cross and the Quorum Court issued a letter of support for the Cherokee Nation … Read more
Sports betting in Rhode Island has been legal since June of 2018. Former Providence GOP mayoral candidate Daniel Harrop is arguing that sports betting, like other forms of gambling expansion in the state, must be approved by voters first. The Rhode Island Lottery has already … Read more
Oregon one of four states exempt from the federal ban on sports betting known as PASPA. The Oregon Lottery plans to release a state-wide sports betting app later this year. Sports betting at Chinook Winds Casino Resort will remain on the property. LINCOLN CITY, Ore. … Read more
The Wire Act was made into law in 1961 to prevent underground sportsbooks from ruling the industry. When the internet was created, the Wire Act immediately became obsolete, yet no parts of the law were changed. The Department of Justice released an opinion in 2011 … Read more
Sports Betting in New Hampshire was signed into law by NH Governor Chris Sununu on July 12, 2019. Local voters will have to approve if they want sports betting within their communities during the November ballot. The NH lottery’s sports betting RFP was released to … Read more
Michigan legislators voted to legalize sports betting in 2018 but were thwarted by Governor Rick Snyder The sports betting tax rate has been one of the biggest problems for legislators to agree upon. Michigan hopes to move forward with legalization before being left behind by … Read more
There has been a total of 19 Massachusetts sports betting bills introduced so far in the state’s 2019 legislative session. MA Governor Charlie Baker’s office filed legislation to legalize sports betting in Massachusetts in January of 2019. The legislature is currently on Summer recess and … Read more
In 2017, a Connecticut sports betting bill was signed into law that would allow for the state to create regulations in the event that PASPA was repealed. There was a total of three different CT sports betting bills introduced in the 2019 legislative session. Tribal … Read more
Sports betting in Iowa is set to launch in several of the state’s casinos, including Prairie Meadows. Out of the state’s 19 licensed casinos, only the Casino Queen in Marquette does not plan to offer sports betting in Iowa. Those planning to use mobile sports … Read more
There have been over half-a-dozen Massachusetts sports betting bills introduced this year. The Massachusetts legislative session lasts until December 31, 2019. There have been two hearings held this summer to discuss possible sports betting bills. BOSTON – While it may seem as though the fate … Read more