Last Thursday, the city’s mobile sports gambling platform, called GambetDC, went live in what the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming is calling a “soft launch” (the platform is only available via web browser at the moment; an app will start accepting bets early next month). And based on initial observations, it’s very much a work in progress.
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Betting on sports is one step closer to becoming legal in Ohio, after the Ohio House of Representatives on Thursday approved a gambling bill that’s been debated in the Statehouse for over a year.
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For the second time in two years, Louisiana voters will go to the polls with a chance to legalize a form of sports gaming. In 2018, voters in 47 of 64 parishes chose to make daily fantasy legal, and this November, they’ll get a chance to decide if sports betting should be allowed.
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Caesars’ Indiana sportsbook has launched successfully with the news just in that the company has secured another license in Virginia
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During coronavirus lockdown, casino gamblers are proving that despite risks, they are willing to play.
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For starters, the state decided to make sports betting a monopoly, handing full control to the Montana Lottery and vendor Intralot. On top of that, for now, “mobile” betting is not really mobile; yes, there’s an app where you can look up the odds, but you can only place bets at terminals installed in licensed bars and taverns.
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A bid to help legalize sports betting in Louisiana is steps from final legislative passage, though the wagering still would be a year or more away.
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The Michigan Gaming Control Board looks to be leaving no stone unturned amid a recent flurry of moves to accelerate online gaming availability that could potentially help lessen a huge gap in projected revenue in the Wolverine State as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tennessee is about to begin sports gambling after considering the merits and demerits of the sector for a very long time. Now, because the current situation has placed almost every sporting activity on hold, the process would have to be a gradual one. However, we are now getting the facts about what the new gambling arena would look like.
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This November, voters in Maryland will have a very important decision to make. After lawmakers created an initiative to put sports gambling on the ballot, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed off on the measure last Thursday
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A psychologist who works with gambling addicts in Leeds says more needs to be done to tackle the problem which will have worsened under lockdown.
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A Louisiana Senate judiciary committee approved Senate Bill 130 (SB 130) yesterday with no one apparently objecting to the measure, according to media outlet The Center Square. The approval is a stark change from the previous legislative session, which found the bill facing an uphill battle in the House before it was forced to be shelved.
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