At a House committee hearing in Nashville on Tuesday, the sponsor of the sports betting legislation on the agenda unveiled significant proposed changes to the measure, House Bill 1. There wasn’t a vote held Tuesday, so the amendments weren’t approved, but they seemed to be received favorably by the committee.
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A Montana legislative committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill to legalize betting on college and professional sporting events as long as it's done in bars with full liquor licenses.
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New Hampshire moved another step closer to legalizing sports betting Tuesday with the House’s passage of a bill allowing mobile gambling and wagering at up to 10 retail locations.
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There are two bills introduced to Texas legislature to authorize sports betting in Texas
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Missouri Gaming Commission General Counsel Ed Grewach, said last May's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association did not legalize sports gambling. He said it struck down a federal law that prohibited states from legalizing the practice. For now, Grewach said sports gambling of any kind remains illegal in Missouri. He said that technically includes even informal betting pools such as tournament brackets.
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As state legislatures across the U.S. decide whether to authorize sports gambling, lawmakers are debating whether the bets — like almost everything else in daily life — should be allowed to happen online or made only in-person.
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The state’s two sportsbooks installed self-betting kiosks just prior to the launch of March Madness, the most popular sports gambling activity after the annual NFL Super Bowl.
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Bryan Seeley, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Major League Baseball said that HB 119 would "protect baseball and its fans by providing consumer protections and a strong regulatory framework” and create a partnership with the leagues that will “drive sports betting revenue for Missouri."
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HF648, which has already passed the House State Government Committee, would allow Iowans to bet on any professional, collegiate or international team, or individual sporting event governed by the Olympic Committee, so long as the contestant is not under the age of 18.
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Senate Bill 111 was introduced last week to start that discussion, authorizing existing Ohio Casino Control Commission to regulate sports betting and to impose a tax on it. But that is just the beginning of the process.
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Any chance of sports gambling making it to Maryland this year is officially dead. A bill that would have allowed the activity in the state will not be considered before the end of the legislative season, which means Marylanders will now have to wait at least two years before they can legally start making sports wagers in the state.
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Rhode Island this week expanded legalized sports betting, paving the way for gamblers to make wagers online. The move by Rhode Island caught the attention of Connecticut lawmakers, who are struggling over how to implement gambling in their state.
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