17 shares email 0 An Oklahoma City federal judge should let the Oklahoma Supreme Court decide whether there are limits on Gov. Kevin Stitt's authority to approve tribal gaming compacts that may violate state law, several Oklahoma gaming tribes argued in a court document filed late Thursday.
Read More . . .Sponsors of Ohio's legislative efforts to make sports betting legal believe the House and Senate can work out a compromise despite differences on who would regulate it.
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Lawmakers in New York have been anxiously waiting for Spectrum Gaming Group to hand over its findings on how the state’s sports gambling market may, or may not, produce the revenue most people have predicted. The report was commissioned by the state and was to be delivered at the beginning of this month; however, COVID-19 has forced many schedules to be disrupted.
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The federal government approved new gambling compacts between Oklahoma and two tribal nations, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced on Monday, but the governor still remains locked in a legal dispute over tribal gambling with other tribes and legislative leaders from his own party.
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A new order from Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows sports bettors to register for online accounts from home, but they can’t lay wagers just yet.
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A 12-member group heard presentations, via Zoom, from representatives from all the tracks and casinos in the state, as it continues in its quest to put together a proposal that Ivey and state lawmakers can use to hopefully craft future gambling legislation.
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A press release issued on June 5 by the Illinois Gaming Board specifies that “temporarily suspending the in-person registration requirement will allow fans to create online accounts and place wagers from the safety of their own homes while continuing to provide the state with revenue. Executive Order 2020-41 will remain in effect until the Illinois Gaming Board issues a master sports wagering license.”
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After two years of watching silently as other states hurriedly legalized sports wagering, a Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that could bring sportsbooks — and hundreds of millions in new tax revenue — to the Golden State.
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A Superior Court judge has denied former Providence mayoral candidate Daniel Harrop’s request for an injunction to stop sports betting in Rhode Island. Harrop had asked the court for summary judgment, without a full trial, on his claim that sports betting at the state’s two casinos and online violates the state’s Constitution
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Having already congratulated the DC Lottery on its sports betting launch, lottery supplier INTRALOT has announced that 2021 will see it launch its own digital sports betting solution in Washington DC.
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The Senate voted 31-3 Friday to set the regulations needed before betting can begin.
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Should votes in the state of California approve online and real sports betting later this year it will open the door to a market that has the potential to generate more than $30bn in wagers annually, according to projections from PlayCA.com.
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