Maryland voters are deciding two statewide ballot questions with significant financial ramifications for future years, including whether to allow sports betting and if the legislature should have more power over the state budget. State lawmakers decided this year to ask voters whether they want to allow gambling on sporting events. Details such as where sports betting would be allowed will be decided later.
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Tennessee legalized online sports gambling last year. The Tennessee Lottery board was charged with creating the rules for the new program. They have a day a spokesperson for the lottery says they hope will be the launch date.
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It's hard to watch a sporting event in the U.S. without being bombarded with gambling advertising and that may lead to more problem gambling and underage betting.
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Another federally recognised tribal group has announced plans to add sports betting to its list of gambling operations without legislation in place.
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For decades, Nebraskans rejected the idea of casino gambling in the state. But, three measures on the November ballot aim to change that. Gambling advocate Lance Morgan believes it's time for Nebraska to embrace change.
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The push to get sports betting legalized in Louisiana has taken a public turn in the last week. Newspapers, a key business organization, and state lawmakers have come out in support of the measure.
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As is the case across the US, New Mexico’s tribes have gaming compacts that give them almost complete autonomous control over gambling. The exception in the state comes via racinos, which are allowed to operate up to 600 slot machines, but only for a maximum of 18 hours per day. With the COVID-19 fiasco, the state and the tribes have seen their revenues fall, and New Mexico wants to greenlight commercial gaming in order to recuperate the losses.
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