After two years of watching silently as other states hurriedly legalized sports wagering, a Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that could bring sportsbooks — and hundreds of millions in new tax revenue — to the Golden State.
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A Superior Court judge has denied former Providence mayoral candidate Daniel Harrop’s request for an injunction to stop sports betting in Rhode Island. Harrop had asked the court for summary judgment, without a full trial, on his claim that sports betting at the state’s two casinos and online violates the state’s Constitution
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Having already congratulated the DC Lottery on its sports betting launch, lottery supplier INTRALOT has announced that 2021 will see it launch its own digital sports betting solution in Washington DC.
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The Senate voted 31-3 Friday to set the regulations needed before betting can begin.
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Should votes in the state of California approve online and real sports betting later this year it will open the door to a market that has the potential to generate more than $30bn in wagers annually, according to projections from PlayCA.com.
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Last Thursday, the city’s mobile sports gambling platform, called GambetDC, went live in what the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming is calling a “soft launch” (the platform is only available via web browser at the moment; an app will start accepting bets early next month). And based on initial observations, it’s very much a work in progress.
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Betting on sports is one step closer to becoming legal in Ohio, after the Ohio House of Representatives on Thursday approved a gambling bill that’s been debated in the Statehouse for over a year.
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