MD HB 0963, a sports betting bill, is scheduled for a hearing in the state House this Wednesday at 1 pm The bill was originally introduced this year as MD HB 1132 but has been updated to include a possible voter referendum ANNAPOLIS, Md. – … Read more
Kentucky is $39 billion short for paying pensions over the next 30 years. The state could generate $48 million a year from legalizing sports betting. The bill to permit sports betting was approved in Committee this month. Kentucky legislators unanimously approved House Bill 175 in the … 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
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
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – On Wednesday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced during his budget address that legal sports gambling should be a priority. He also tasked the legislature to find out exactly how they would regulate the new industry. Senator Napoleon Harris, III introduced IL SB … 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