It appears that Vermont is now interested in testing the waters for legal sports betting within their borders, as a new piece of legislation has been introduced intended to allow for regulated sportsbooks to begin taking wagers as soon as this summer.
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Less than three weeks after the first retail sportsbooks opened in the state, two North Carolina lawmakers filed a bill this past week to expand the opportunity statewide for a very noble reason.
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Amid ongoing talks with the Seminole Tribe about a gambling deal, Senate President Wilton Simpson wants to move forward with other measures that would create a state gaming commission and lift a long-debated requirement on pari-mutuel facilities.
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North Carolina will be introduced to a mobile sports wagering bill as one was filed on Wednesday to regulate that aspect of the industry for the state.
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Kansas lawmakers continue to attempt to legalize sports betting, but this has been a complicated process. It seemed as if things were heading in the right direction earlier this year. Unfortunately, that progress has come to a screeching halt.
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The bipartisan bill, introduced by Republican Sen. Jim Perry and Democratic Sen. Paul A. Lowe Jr., could be enacted in North Carolina as soon as Oct. 1. The legislature is in session until July 30.
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The plan being put forth by the state Senate would be one that is wide-open to applicants, compared with one approved by the House of Delegates that would limit the number of licenses.
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According to industry outlets, the plan will be implemented by the New York State Gaming Commission, which will accept bids for proposals for up to two providers to run mobile sports gambling in the state.
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A Maryland Senate work group that has been helping shape the state’s sports wagering bill came up with recommendations Tuesday that would essentially uncap the number of licenses for certain categories of retail sportsbooks as well as for mobile sports licenses.
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Legislation aimed at legalizing online sports betting in Georgia is a casualty of the controversial election law overhaul majority Republicans pushed through the General Assembly last week.
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On Monday, Wyoming’s Governor Mark Gordon put his signature on House Bill 0133, turning it into law for regulated sports betting in Wyoming to open.
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Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Penn., introduced the legislation Thursday to eliminate 0.25% tax on sports wagers, which is often referred to as the handle tax.
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