Maine sports betting is set to become the nation’s first, “free-market” model to sports betting. Retail sportsbooks in Maine will have to pay 10% of sports betting revenue to the state while online sports wagering sites will have to pay 16%. The Maine Department of … Read more
A total of five sports betting bills have been introduced in Kansas, two of which would put the Kansas State Lottery in charge of operating the activity. The newest bill has not been officially filed, but it is being discussed by state officials at this … Read more
Projections show 18 million Americans will wager $3.9b on March Madness. Eleven states have legalized sports betting as three of them are expected to launch soon. 80% of Americans are in favor of legal sports betting. It was expected that coming into 2019, we would … Read more
TN HB 1 has passed in one of the state’s House Committee There are still plenty of votes need to be cast before sports betting is legal in the state NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A sports betting bill has passed its first vote on Wednesday in … Read more
SB 1158 failed to pass committee, leaving AZ sports betting legalization on life support Sponsor Sen. Sonny Borrelli used controversial “strike all” amendment to reintroduce an altered version of the bill as SB 1163. SB 1163 bars sports betting in major counties, allows tribal exclusivity/ownership … Read more
ALTOONA, Iowa – Last Thursday an Iowa Senate Subcommittee advanced potential legislation that would legalize sports betting in the state’s casinos. Even though it hasn’t been signed into law yet, Prairie Meadows is betting that it will and has already built a $1.5 million sportsbook … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee has multiple bills that would legalize sports betting in the state in a number of different ways. One of the bigger bills on file is TN HB 1. This legislation plans on collecting a 10 percent tax on all sports betting … Read more
WASHINGTON – The D.C. Council gave the final push that D.C. B23-25 needed, passing it with an 8-4 vote on Tuesday. D.C. Council members were able to successfully pass the bill before any of its surrounding states were able to pass their own legislation. This … Read more
BISMARK, N.D. – With four representatives absent before the midseason break, the bills to bring legal sports betting to North Dakota were narrowly defeated on the House floor on Wednesday. House Bill 1254 failed to pass, being only two votes short of the 48 votes required. … Read more