Lawmakers will mull whether Florida should join eight states that have legalized sports betting. Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, has named sports betting as one of his priorities.
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A proposed initiative that would have allowed the activity in the state didn’t even gain enough support to qualify for an appearance on the 2020 ballot, and the deadline for introducing new sports gambling-related bills expired last month.
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Two former statewide officials have joined together to decided whether or not the introduction of gaming in South Carolina would be beneficial. The “Palmetto Forum for Gaming Studies” will be chaired by former State Superintendent of Education Dr. Jim Rex and former State Treasurer Converse Chellis.
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The state’s Senate Affairs Committee approved a proposal to allow sports wagers in Deadwood last month by a 5-4 vote. Yesterday, however, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted against it by a vote of 7-3. After the bill’s defeat, representatives used a procedural move that pushed it to the floor and the fight continues as the bill will now have to be considered by the House.
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Concern over the uncertainty of the Wire Act is holding back some states from moving forward with online betting.
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A 50-state review of sports gambling legislation by The Associated Press reveals that legalization efforts are nonexistent or very unlikely to happen anytime soon in the nation's three most populous states, (California, Florida and Texas), which together hold more than a quarter of the U.S. population.
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March 1st typically begins the unofficial tanking season for the NBA, but surely not for bettors looking to cash in.
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Backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and a host of gaming interests, Illinois is looking to join New Jersey, Pennsylvania and a growing number of states to legalize sports betting, turning the widely practiced but illicit activity into a bounteous source of tax revenue.
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Senate Bill 154 was introduced this past Wednesday by Senator Jim Davis and would allow sports bets on both professional and collegiate games. He predicts that it will be passed within a month and doesn’t see any reason why the bill couldn’t be signed into law by this June.
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Gambling companies can now be considered for Official Marketing Partners (OMPs) for all six tours overseen by the PGA TOUR, and tournaments and players also can seek sponsored deals with such entities. Players were informed of the policy change during a meeting Tuesday afternoon prior to this week’s The Honda Classic
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Casino executives, lottery officials, and even former baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine traveled to Connecticut’s Capitol on Tuesday, hoping to get a piece of whatever system the legislature may put in place to legalize sports gambling.
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The Indiana state Senate has approved a casino relocation bill that could send a casino license to Terre Haute. Senate Bill 552 by Mark Messmer, R-Jasper, and Jon Ford, R-Terre Haute, also allows gambling on college and professional sports at casinos or online by pre-registered bettors.
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