Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says he doesn’t like three bills pending before lawmakers, including a state takeover of Omaha Public Schools’ troubled pension fund and a proposal to allow electronic keno games.
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Connecticut inched closer to legalizing sports betting and online gambling Wednesday with votes by a legislative committee to send gaming-expansion bills to the floors of the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Online sports betting in Georgia continues toward a statewide vote with a full House vote expected on a pair of gambling-related proposals as soon as Thursday.
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The upper chamber voted down House Resolution 3032 by just a single vote on Monday, March 22. The measure narrowly failed on Friday, but an absent senator revived the bill before it met a final death.
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Nebraska has moved one step closer to enacting rules for the state’s newly legalized casinos, but some gambling opponents criticized portions that would clear the way for sports betting and electronic keno tickets.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that lawmakers in the Sunshine State are “getting close” to a deal that would open to the door to legal and online sports betting in the nation’s third largest state.
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The Tribes of Connecticut have come to a 10-year agreement deal with their Tribal Gaming Compacts and Governor Ned Lamont on Thursday that will open up legal sports betting and online gaming industries in the state.
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After months of negotiations, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) today announced agreements with the Mohegan Tribe and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to allow them to operate sportsbooks and iGaming.
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The State Senate and Assembly both passed online sports betting clauses in their fiscal year budgets for the first time, putting statewide online wagering closer than ever to becoming the largest regulated gambling market in the US.
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New York is getting closer to having the idea of legal mobile sportsbooks be more than just an idea but one that becomes an actual law as talks continue to ensue.
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One resolution is looking to leave the question up to voters and put the issue on the next general election ballot. If passed in 2022, its companion legislation would go into effect and sports betting would be able to pick up in 2023.
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Dallas would be the top destination for a casino resort if the bills become law.
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