Déjà Vu? Kansas Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill Again

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A bill passed by the Kansas Senate could bring legal sports betting to the state. A Kansas sports betting bill passed the Senate in 2020, but was tabled and eventually shut down due to the pandemic. TOPEKA, Kan. – The ongoing battle for legal sports … Read more

Kansas Sports Betting Approved, Moves To Senate Floor

Kansas Senate

The Senate will now hear Senate Bill 84 to legalize sports betting as it’s been approved by the committee to move forward in the legislative process. A similar House bill in House Bill 2199 is also expected to get floor time in the House after … 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

Kansas Sports Betting Bill Has Second Day Of Readings

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Kansas heard more testimony for Senate Bill 84 that would make retail and internet sports wagering legal. Amendments were requested to be ready for the bill by February 24 when a vote will be taken. Senate Bill 84 has seen mostly favorable discussions with only … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: More Sports Betting Bills Introduced Nationwide 02/02/2021

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Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Minnesota all have sports betting legislation waiting to be heard in their 2021 sessions to legalize the market. Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, and Tennessee all had stellar months for handle and revenue from sports wagering in their states while Nevada and Rhode … Read more

New Kansas Sports Betting Bill Would Legalize Online Sportsbooks

Kansas Legislature

Kansas has heard its first bill for the 2021 legislative session that would make sports betting legal in the state in 2022. Senate Bill 84 would open up mobile and land-based sportsbooks in Kansas for legal wagers on sporting events to be done by gamblers … 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

States That Could Legalize Sports Betting In 2021

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Numerous states are considering sports betting legislation in 2021 as a new revenue stream to help bridge the huge gaps caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. All of these states made progress in the 2020 legislative sessions only to be thwarted by the time constraints placed … 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

What Happened To The Two Kansas Sports Betting Bills?

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Kansas has two sports betting bills in the House that would make gambling on sporting events legal in the state. The bills have no set calendar dates because the Kansas Legislature has been closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Legislature will reconvene on April … Read more

Kansas Has Two Sports Betting Bills That Are In Committee

Kansas House of Representatives

KS SB 283 would make sports betting legal in Kansas but needs amendments by the House to pass. The second bill, KS HB 2671 would also legalize sports betting and recently had a House Hearing but it has not yet moved as far along as … Read more