LSB Brief: ME, CT, & NY Sports Betting Progress 06/29/2021

Maine Gov Janet Mills

Maine Governor Janet Mills has until June 30 to decide on sports betting legislation for the state that is currently in her possession. The Connecticut Lottery will be announcing its top three choices for a sports betting platform on Monday. New York is allowing for … Read more

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

Ohio Sports Betting Bill Passes In The Senate, Move To House

Ohio State University Stadium

Senate Bill 176 that would regulate sports betting in Ohio has passed in the Senate and will now move to the House. This sports wagering proposal will open both retail and mobile sportsbooks in the Buckeye State. The Ohio Legislature has until December 31 to … Read more

Ohio Sports Betting Bill Still Facing Opposition After 3 Hearings

Ohio Lawmakers

The latest Senate Select Committee on Gaming hearing in Ohio to discuss the sports betting bill again ended without a clear direction for the bill. Lawmakers failed to find common ground, pushing the bill to another later date. The deadline for the final regulations is … Read more

Ohio Sports Betting Bill Receives A Variety Of Pushback

Ohio Legislature

Ohio sports betting legislation has been met with some opposition this week. Advocates of the sports wagering market would like to see Senate Bill 176 that would regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in Ohio pass by June. With a June passage, the sports gaming industry … Read more

Ohio Sports Betting Bill Gets First Official Hearing

Ohio Senator Niraj Antani

The Ohio Legislature received its first taste of a sports betting bill with Senate Bill 176. Senate Bill 176 would regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in Ohio as well as a lottery pool for sports wagering. There will be a cap of 40 licenses for … Read more

First Ohio Sports Betting Bill In 2021 Introduced To Legislature

Sen. Kirk Schuring

Ohio has finally gotten a glimpse of its first sports betting proposal for 2021. The legislation on the table would regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in the Buckeye State. Should the measure be passed before the end of the year, it would officially go into … Read more

Ohio Will Be Introduced To Sports Betting Legislation On Thursday

Senator Kirk Schuring

The Ohio Legislature will hear its first sports gaming bill in 2021 on Thursday. Ohio wants to regulate a sports wagering market this year and this proposal should fit the bill to get it done. Both mobile and retail sportsbooks would be open for wagers … Read more

Ohio Promised Sports Betting Bill By End Of April, Still Stumped

Ohio Legislature

Ohio still has no sports betting bill in 2021, a week late from the date that one was supposed to be introduced to the Ohio Legislature. Any proposal for a sports wagering industry in the Buckeye State will include retail and mobile sportsbooks. Lawmakers have … Read more

OH Will See A Sports Betting Bill Drawn Up For April Introduction

Ohio Capitol

Ohio sports betting will likely be regulated in 2021 with a bill that will get its first introductions in April. Professional sports organizations as well as Governor Mike DeWine believe 2021 is the year for an Ohio sports betting market to launch. The Cleveland Cavaliers … Read more

Two More Meetings To Go Before Ohio Sports Betting Bill Drafted

Ohio Sports Betting Bill

Ohio will have a sports betting bill drafted and introduced to the legislature in April. The Senate Select Committee on Gaming will draw up a bill for legalizing a sports wagering industry in Ohio after they finish hearing testimony from various speakers on the topic. … Read more

Ohio Bowling Alleys & Others Want In On Sports Gaming Legislation

Bowling

More businesses are coming forward and speaking to the Ohio Legislature about being included in a future sports betting industry. Professional sports teams and bowling alleys statewide have now joined the list of businesses wanting to offer sports wagering at their facilities. COLUMBUS, Ohio – … Read more