CA Tribes Granted Extension For Sports Betting Initiative Petition

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The Indian tribes of California will be accepting signatures to get legal tribal sports betting on the 2022 ballot in the state after being granted an extension to do so. Tribes want a legal sports betting market in California as long as they are the … Read more

Tribes Play Their Cards Again, California Pulls Sports Betting Bill

California Legislature

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

Florida To Become First State To Allow Student Athlete Compensation

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College athletes in Florida can now receive endorsement deals and be paid accordingly beginning in 2021 after Governor Ron DeSantis signed FL SB 646. California and Colorado have also created similar laws but theirs will not take effect until 2023 making Florida the first state … Read more

California Sports Betting Bill Leaves Us In Suspense

California Legislature

California sports betting legalization has put sports bettors in suspense as Tuesday’s hearing made SCA-6 a Suspense File. SCA-6 would put legal sports betting to a vote in November 2020 by the constituents of the Golden State. A final decision must be made by June … Read more

Senator Bill Dodd: CA To “Invest The Revenue” From Sports Betting

Senator Bill Dodd

SCA-6 is a bill in California that would put sports betting legalization to a public vote in November 2020. Senator Bill Dodd, the sponsor of SCA-6 believes now is the time for California to make sports betting legal as they are in critical need of … Read more

California Considering Legal Sports Betting Because Of Budget Crisis

California Legislature

SCA-6 is a bill that would allow residents in California to vote in November 2020 on whether they want legal sports betting in California. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the state is billions of dollars in debt, and revenue from legal sports betting could help … Read more

California Seeks To Ratify Sports Betting Bills To Balance Budget

California Sports Betting

California is now facing a $50 billion budget deficit because of the economic effects of COVID-19 and is looking at legalizing sports betting to help offset the damage. Legislators have finally set operating conditions for the existing sports betting bills, although they still must be … Read more

The Next States On The Verge Of Sports Betting Legalization

States to legalize sports betting In 2020

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