The bill caps operator licenses at ten per year, charging $100,000 upfront while the state takes a fifth of net proceeds from wagers. Platforms need to let users lock themselves out, set deposit caps, and verify all bettors have reached the legal age of 21. … Read more
Alaska lawmakers are considering HB 145 – a bill to legalize online sports betting. The measure would allow up to 10 sportsbook apps that are licensed in at least three other states. Sports bettors would need to be 21 and older but could wager on … Read more
Alabama Senator Greg Albritton told the Associated Press earlier this week that he plans to introduce a casino and lottery bill at the beginning of the next legislative session. Albritton told the AP that the bill will likely authorize a state lottery as well as … Read more
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
Numerous states are considering sports betting legislation in 2021 as a new revenue stream to help bridge the huge gaps caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. All of these states made progress in the 2020 legislative sessions only to be thwarted by the time constraints placed … Read more
The legalization of recreational marijuana will be part of voter ballots in five states on November 3. Four states have odds on the outcome of how people will vote posted on sportsbooks, with two being heavily favored to open legal cannabis markets. PHOENIX – Five … Read more
The Alaska Lottery Corporation Act would have made sports betting legal in Alaska. AK HB 246 is no longer an option in 2020 with the early shut down of the Alaska State Legislature. The possibility of a gambling expansion in the future is possible with … Read more
Various states across the nation could still see sports betting legalized in 2020 for a 2021 launch. The Coronavirus pandemic may help lawmakers warm up to the idea because of the revenue it could bring to economies trying to come back from huge financial losses. … Read more
Senate Bill 188, which would legalize Alaska sports betting, was given its first hearing on Tuesday. The market could make millions annually that would help close the huge budget deficit in the state. JUNEAU, Alaska – Senate Bill 188, a piece of legislation that would … Read more
The Governor of Alaska is proposing to make sports betting in the state legal. Two bills are slated to go before the Legislature for approval sometime during the 2020 session that ends in May. Estimates say that legal sports betting and a state lottery would … Read more
