States Keeping Ball In Bounds For Passing NIL With Sports Betting

College Football

Student-athletes are finding more states passing NIL regulations that would allow them to be compensated through outside opportunities. Ohio has just added a NIL clause to their sports betting legislation so that it will be available should the bill find passage. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, … Read more

FanDuel To Open Tech Hub In Atlanta Creating 900 New Jobs

Atlanta

FanDuel is launching a new campus in Atlanta to create tech jobs for local residents. The tech hub will create 900 new jobs. This is a $15 million venture. ATLANTA – While sports betting failed to launch in Georgia during the legislative sessions earlier this … Read more

Kasim Reed Favored At Online Sportsbooks To Be Atlanta Mayor

Kasim Reed

Kasim Reed has +100 short odds to be the next Mayor of Atlanta. Reed served as Atlanta Mayor from 2010-2018. Felecia Moore has +210 underdog odds to be elected as Atlanta Mayor. ATLANTA – Political betting fans have been placing heavy action on the mayoral … Read more

The Best Darkhorse Picks When Betting On The 2021 Masters

Jon Rahm

Dustin Johnson has +900 short odds to win the Masters 2021 Golf. Jon Rahm’s +1200 longshot odds are appealing. Patrick Reed has +1800 long odds to win the Masters. AUGUSTA, Ga. – There is a lot of action being placed n who will win the … Read more

No Regulated Sports Betting Market Coming For GA In 2021

Georgia Capitol

The Georgia General Assembly adjourns for the 2021 session on Wednesday. Senate Resolution 135 and Senate Bill 142 to regulate sports wagering in Georgia were in need of a House vote for final passage but did not receive one. Both bills will die in session … Read more

Georgia Sports Betting Bills Approaching The Legislative Finish line

Georgia Legislature

Georgia is getting closer to adding a regulated sports betting industry to its state. Two bills that would bring mobile sportsbooks to the Peach State have passed in the Senate and are slowly receiving House approvals. Should each bill pass, Georgia would have its own … Read more

BetMGM And Buffalo Wild Wings Partner For Sports Betting

Buffalo Wild Wings - BetMGM

Buffalo Wild Wings and BetMGM announce a new exclusive sports betting experience. When betting on the BetMGM app inside Buffalo Wild Wings, players will have access to exclusive promotions available only while inside one of the restaurants. BetMGM will use geolocation technology to apply for … Read more

Georgia Sports Betting Bill Passes Senate, Moves To House

Georgia Legislature

Two Georgia sports betting bills passed through the state Senate on Friday. One of the bills would put sports betting on the 2022 November ballot for local voters to approve while the other bill lays out the framework for how the industry would work. Lawmakers … Read more

GA Leans Toward Sports Betting Bill With Constitutional Amendment

Georgia 2023 Sports Betting

Georgia lawmakers are now considering an amendment to the constitution to legalize sports betting. A legal sports wagering industry in the Peach State projects anywhere from $25-$50 million a year seen in revenue. Should SR 135 pass in the Georgia General Assembly, residents in the … Read more

Georgia Approves Sports Betting Legislation To Go Forward In House

Georgia Statehouse

Georgia House Bill 86 to legalize sports betting in the state has moved forward in the General Assembly after increasing the tax rate on GGR to 20%. The bill would make mobile sportsbooks available for Georgians to gamble on professional sports. ATLANTA – A sports … Read more

Georgia Sports Betting Bill Gets First Hearing In The Senate

Sen. Jeff Mullis

The Georgia sports betting Senate bill SB 142 has been presented by the Georgia Senate panel hearing. The hearing saw senate members debate over passing the potential bill. There is a similar bill in the House of representatives currently awaiting review. ATLANTA – The Georgia … Read more

LSB Brief: Sports Betting Bills Seeing Action Across U.S. 2/16/2021

Governor Ned Lamont

Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, and Kansas have all proposed sports betting legalization in 2021. The Kindred Group has partnered with the Quechan Tribe in Arizona and California that would allow Unibet to launch a sportsbook if and when these states legalize industries. 5Dimes … Read more