LegalSportsBetting Brief: Governors Advocate For Sports Betting 1/12/2021

Sports Betting Board

New York, Connecticut, and Kentucky Governors all want to see some form of legal sports betting for their states in 2021. Puerto Rico has introduced a bill to launch their legal sports wagering industry that was made legal two years ago while Massachusetts will be … Read more

New Oregon Sports Betting Legislation Would Expand Market

Governor Kate Brown

Oregon could see multiple sportsbook applications in 2021 if a new bill that was just introduced passes in the Oregon State Legislature this session. Governor Kate Brown backs OR HB 2127 that would provide the Beaver State with a more competitive and profitable structure for … Read more

FL Sen. Discusses Potential Florida Sports Betting Legalization

Legal Florida sports

Legal Florida sports betting will be a topic of discussion when the Florida Legislature convenes in March. A bill that would make mobile and retail sportsbooks legal in the Sunshine State has been pre-filed by Senator Jeff Brandes. It’s speculated that a legal sports gaming … Read more

Sports Betting In Massachusetts Off Table For Now, New Bills Coming

Massachusetts State House

The hope of getting a spillover of the 2020 legislation to make sports betting legal in Massachusetts is over as the final economic bill has been released without sports betting included. The Massachusetts Legislature convened for their 2021 session on Wednesday, leaving the door open … Read more

Gov. Ned Lamont Wants Legal Connecticut Sports Betting In 2021

Governor Ned Lamont

Governor Ned Lamont wants to legalize sports betting in Connecticut in 2021 and work with states like New York and New Jersey to grow the market that much more. Connecticut has enough money saved to squeak by without needing to make enormous cuts to vital … Read more

Governor Beshear In Favor Of Legal Kentucky Sports Betting

Legal sports betting in Kentucky may come in 2021 if Governor Andy Beshear has anything to say about it. The Kentucky General Assembly started their session hearings on Tuesday and Beshear hopes a proposal for legalized sportsbooks gets presented and passed within the legislature this … Read more

Cuomo Finally On Board For Mobile Sportsbooks In New York

Governor Andrew Cuomo

Governor Andrew Cuomo will discuss the topic of legal mobile sportsbooks in New York during his upcoming State of the State address. Cuomo is now in favor of legal mobile and internet sports betting for New Yorkers because of the revenue it could generate for … Read more

New Record For Rhode Island’s Sports Betting Revenue Made In Nov.

Rhode Island Sportsbook

Rhode Island has set a new state record for sports wagering revenue in the month of November the Rhode Island Lottery reports. The Ocean State collected $6.3 million in revenue, a $1.9 million increase from their October 2020 revenue numbers. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island … Read more

Sports Betting In 2021 – Which States Are Most Likely To Legalize?

Connecticut Capitol

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

Online Iowa Sportsbooks No Longer Require In-Person Registration

DraftKings Sportsbook

Iowa will forego in-person mobile sportsbook registration beginning in 2021. The Iowa sports betting law only required the in-person stipulation to be enforced until the end of 2020. On Jan. 1, all mobile sports wagering platforms in Iowa can be joined and used remotely by … Read more

Tribes Gain Over 1.4M Signatures To Put CA Sports Betting On 2022 Ballot

Sportsbook

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

Is Legal Kentucky Sports Betting Already Off The Table In 2021?

Sports Betting

Kentucky may not have enough time in 2021 to consider making sports wagering a legal industry as they will hold a shortened session. The gaming focus is slated for historical horse racing, a huge moneymaker for the Bluegrass State that has only recently been made … Read more