The Louisiana State Legislature will hold a debate for Senate Bill 130 on May 27 to put legalizing sports betting on the November 2020 ballot. Senator Ronnie Johns, a sponsor for LA SB 130 spoke to LegalSportsBetting and is positive about the future of legal … Read more
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
Senate Bill 130 in Louisiana would put sports betting legalization to a vote in November. The bill passed on Tuesday to move forward within the House. BATON ROUGE, La. – Senate Bill 130, which is a referendum bill that would put sports betting on the … Read more
The Senate in Louisiana passed its third reading of LA SB 130 by a vote of 29-8. LA SB 130 would allow residents to vote on sports betting legalization on the 2020 November ballot. BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana has been trying to get legal … Read more
Lawmakers are looking to get Louisiana sports betting on the November 2020 ballot for people to vote on the topic. Voting on sports betting in Louisiana would happen at a parish-by-parish level. The Senate Judiciary Committee decided to move Senate Bill 130 forward in its … Read more
Boom Sports is planning to open online sportsbooks in five different states. The sportsbooks will open in Ohio, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Mexico. Boom Sports is opening mobile sportsbooks thanks to a deal with Penn National Gaming. NEW YORK – Boom Sports announced that … Read more
Former Vice President Joe Biden has been winning more states than his sole competitor, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Primaries. Polls for states that have not yet voted are increasingly being postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Sportsbooks are still favoring no brokered … Read more
The Louisiana Legislature will see at least five sports betting bills when the session begins next week. The Bayou State has been trying to legalize gambling on sporting events to no avail since the overturn of PASPA in 2018. Governor John Bel Edwards has said … Read more
Two State Senators in Louisiana have pre-filed sports betting legislation for the 2020 session. The proposed bills would put a sports betting referendum on the November election ballot. A similar proposal failed in 2019, but key changes for 2020 could result in a better outcome. … Read more
Mississippi sports betting financial trends demonstrate the importance of college sports in the southeast. Sportsbooks didn’t set any records in January, but their month-to-month consistency was impressive. The success of the SEC in football and basketball drove a big chunk of January betting action. BILOXI, … Read more
Sports bettors in Louisiana will not have legalized sports betting for Super Bowl 54. Advocates for legalization hope that the 2020 House session will be the year that wagering on sports is approved to receive Governor John Bel Edwards’ signature. Waiting for a 2021 session … Read more
The Chief Louisiana Regulator is leaning towards legalizing sports betting in Louisiana in 2020. The House denied legalizing sports betting in 2019 but is considering it in next session. All interested parties are hoping to formulate a perfect bill before making a final decision. LOUISIANA … Read more