State senators passed a $47.72 billion budget following three days of debate that includes no new taxes but punted off major policy changes including action on sports betting.
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Californians would be able to legally bet on Lakers, Dodgers and Rams games at tribal casinos and horse-racing tracks under an initiative that qualified Thursday for the November 2022 ballot, touching off what is expected to be an expensive battle with excluded card clubs over who should benefit from the potential billion-dollar market.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts officially signed the bills that will bring regulated sports betting and casino gambling to the state of Nebraska. The bill currently limits betting to in-person locations only and does not allow wagers to be placed on in-state college teams like the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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People in Louisiana could start betting on sports events as early as the fall through sports book sites, kiosk locations and mobile sites, under the bill setting up the wagering regulations that continued Tuesday to ease its way toward final legislative passage.
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Late last week, the legislature overwhelmingly passed LB 561 by a 44-3 margin. Unlike most state legislatures, the Cornhusker State has a unicameral legislature, meaning the proposal will not have to pass through a second chamber. Instead, the bill heads straight to governor’s desk where it will become law with either a signature or through inaction.
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Sports betting appears to be on track to begin in Arizona by the start of the NFL season after federal authorities approved an updated tribal gaming compact with the state on Monday.
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The Palm Beach Kennel Club isn't interested, for now, in selling. But they are looking at downsizing from a 50-acre property to 11 acres.
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Senators voted 31-6 on Senate Bill 247 that lays out how the betting will take place and how it will be regulated. Wagers will be able to placed on smart phones, in casinos, at kiosks in bars and restaurants that serve liquor. It takes effect on July 1.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis And Tribe Agreed To Remove Section Of The Deal To Secure A Smooth Passage In The Legislature
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The House of Representatives passed HB 6451 by a vote of 122 to 21, which allows Gov. Ned Lamont to enact a compact deal with the Mashantucket Pequots and Mohegan Tribes brokered earlier this year.
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A long legal fight looms in the Sunshine State regarding upcoming sports wagering plans.
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After the first hearing concerning SB 176 — Ohio's new proposed sports betting legislation — last week lasted just 15 minutes, the second hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Gaming included far more testimony for and against. The hearing on Wednesday lasted an hour and 50 minutes and included 16 live testimonies and six written testimonies.
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