by Jerad Paparella | Mar 31, 2022 2:28 pm | Legal
Kansas’ HB 2740 advanced through the House on Wednesday and now faces a May 20 deadline for passage. Kentucky’s HB 606 also recently advanced to the Senate. A pair of sports betting bills in Georgia – both of which would create ballot questions, one on sports...
by Evan Thornton | Mar 29, 2022 11:33 am | Legal
Two bills related to sports betting may have a chance at letting voters choose to legalize the market. One of the two bills relates to gambling as a whole, while the other is related specifically to sports betting. Lawmakers have until April 4 to make a decision....
by Jerad Paparella | Jan 7, 2022 2:33 pm | Legal
According to House Speaker David Ralston, Georgia lawmakers are considering using a voter referendum to address gaming expansion and sports betting in Georgia. The referendum would be intentionally vague, which would then allow the Georgia General Assembly to finalize...
by Jerad Paparella | Jan 2, 2022 7:43 am | Legal
2022 is shaping up to be another historic sports betting year after 2021 brought an over 30% increase in states offering legal sports betting and record revenues across the U.S. Several states, including California, Georgia, Massachusetts, and North Carolina are...
by Jerad Paparella | Dec 29, 2021 1:41 pm | Legal
Two Georgia lawmakers, Senator David Lucas and Representative Robert Dickey, told 13WMAZ that they plan to work on a legal sports betting bill in the upcoming legislative session. Sen. Lucas says that a sports betting bill is “not controversial,” because citizens of...
