Louisiana lawmakers have yet to come across a new gambling proposal they haven't liked during the first two weeks of the 2018 legislative session. All 11 pieces of gambling legislation that have come up in House and Senate committees have been approved.
Read More . . .An interesting update from West Virginia that proves its importance for many would be legal bettors is the revelation that the West Virginia Lottery, which will be charged with overseeing sports betting should it become legalized in the future, could be promoting fully implemented sports betting within ninety days of a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More . . .Listening to the Kansas sports betting hearing on March 13, it sounded like lawmakers had serious concerns about testimony supporting points in the MLB- and NBA-created “Model Legislation” for legal sports wagering legislation.
Read More . . .Sports betting in West Virginia casinos could be up and running within three months after the Supreme Court decides to strike down the controversial Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992, according to a state lottery official.
Read More . . .Supporters of casino gambling and pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in Georgia are laying the groundwork for next year's General Assembly session before the current session is over.
Read More . . .17.5 percent in Year One of a post-PASPA world in which states are free to legalize sports betting, or not, is a pretty big number off the bat. If California and its nearly 40 million residents joins in 2019 or 2020, that alone would jack up the percentage close to 30%.
Read More . . .The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released three opinions this week, but one wasn’t regarding New Jersey’s appeal that the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection (PASPA) of 1992 violates the Constitution.
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The leagues have resigned themselves to the fact that sports betting will be legalized but are any of their proposed fees justified and will they work to enhance sports betting or drive it deeper into the shadows?
Read More . . .By the season's midpoint, fans in certain states might be able to place legal bets on baseball games, and MLB officials knew they couldn't afford to wait to start preparing. So players from every team are getting an enhanced education this spring on sports gambling, as are coaches and umpires.
Read More . . .Some time before July — perhaps as early as Tuesday — the Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling that could drastically alter sports gambling in the United States, possibly striking down the 25-year-old federal law that largely prohibits sports bets outside of Nevada or maybe allowing individual states to decide for themselves whether fans should be permitted to wager on games.
Read More . . .The state of Maryland on Thursday became the latest to dip its foot into the legalizing sports betting pool. But different from many states that have been proposing and passing legislation to make sports betting legal ahead of the Supreme Court decision.
Read More . . .A bill seeking to legalize sports betting in Connecticut has gained momentum in the state legislature after receiving the support of both the Connecticut Lottery Corp. (CT Lottery) and tribal casino operator Mashantucket Pequot Tribe.
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