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California’s tribal casinos now want sports betting
- Jun 3, 2021
California Indian tribes that already have a monopoly on casino gambling in California now want to expand into sports betting.
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Effort to legalize Texas casinos fails despite hard Vegas push
- Jun 2, 2021
Backers of proposed legislation that would have enabled Texans to decide whether they wanted destination resorts with casino operations in the state’s largest cities have come away empty-handed.
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Connecticut Governor Passes Sports Betting Legislation
- Jun 2, 2021
On Thursday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation to regulate a sports betting industry in the state. The legislative part of this gaming expansion for Connecticut is now complete with the Governor’s signature but House Bill 6451 still has a few more channels of approval to get through before it can be enacted as law in the Nutmeg State.
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Maine Lawmakers Toss Three Sports Betting Bills to Focus on One
- Jun 1, 2021
On Friday, the Legislature Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs rejected three articles that sought to expand gaming in the state by way of sports gambling. The decision came after committee members agreed to work on another sports wagering statute introduced by Sen. Louis Luchini (D-Hancock).
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California Sports Betting Qualifies For 2022 Ballot Vote
- Jun 1, 2021
California sports bettors have hope on the horizon as a new sports betting bill is now qualified for vote in 2022. It will be then that voters can have their voices heard on whether or not to expand gambling options at tribal casinos and racetracks to include sports betting.
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Gambling deal to face federal scrutiny
- Jun 1, 2021
While Florida lawmakers signed off last week on a far-reaching gambling pact with the Seminole Tribe that includes sports betting, Las Vegas-style casinos, craps and roulette, the deal now will face scrutiny from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Is the New FanDuel-Associated Press Partnership a Win-Win Deal?
- May 28, 2021
The newest media-sportsbook partnership continues to break down unbreakable doors of the past.
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Massachusetts Senate passes $47.7B budget with no new taxes
- May 28, 2021
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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California voters will decide in 2022 whether to allow sports betting
- May 28, 2021
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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Nebraska Governor Signs off on Sports Betting, Gambling Bil
- May 28, 2021
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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Lawmakers say Louisiana sports betting could begin by fall
- May 27, 2021
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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Nebraska Sports Betting Legislation Heads To Governor's Desk
- May 25, 2021
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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