Critics call California AB 831’s last-minute amendment a ‘backroom ban’ as the tribal-backed bill is changed to target casino-style digital games. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California lawmakers have launched a dramatic new front in the nationwide crackdown on online sweepstakes casinos. Assembly Bill 831, once a … Read more
Efforts to get a California sports betting initiative on the 2024 ballot stopped due to tribal opposition. Proponents of the initiative wanted to gain signatures in support, but never collected a single one. Regulated California sports betting hopes are dead for 2024 and the foreseeable … 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
North Carolina will have legal sports betting launch in 2021 at both Harrah’s locations in the state. Tribes in California received the required number of signatures to get legal sports wagering on the November 2022 ballot while Ohio continues to try for sports wagering legalization … Read more
Californians could see sports wagering legalization on their November 2022 ballots. The Tribes in the Golden State have acquired the appropriate number of signatures to put the topic of gambling on sporting events on the ballot in 2022. Counties have until Mach 2021 to report … Read more
Over 20 states will have legalized sports betting in 2020. The three biggest states for the market are not part of those states but have been in favor of legalization. California, Florida, and Texas have faced either tribal or political opposition on the issue. PROVIDENCE, … Read more
No regulatory framework exists under the measure, just the permission to discuss and renegotiate the tribal compact. Legislators want sports betting in a variety of gambling establishments while the tribes want it exclusively. The tribal casinos also want to see card rooms banned from offering … Read more