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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The West Virginia Lottery Commission has approved emergency rules for online gaming in the state, with director John Myers revealing that operators could be up and running as early as June or July. The emergency rules were approved by the Commission at a meeting on 29 April, and will now be filed by the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office by 15 May.
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When sports come back after the coronavirus quarantine period is over, Colorado residents will have the opportunity to bet on the Broncos, Rockies, Nuggets, Avalanche and other teams across the sports landscape after the Centennial State became the 18th in the U.S to offer legal, in-person sports betting to the general public.
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While California does not currently have meaningful legislation underway regarding the regulation of legal casino sites, it possibly may be closer to exploring the idea than people think.
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Amid the current landscape caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, legalized gambling is not a priority at the moment, but The Enquirer spoke with State Representative Brigid Kelly, a co-sponsor of Bill 194, before the pandemic to get a sense of where Ohio sits in the process.
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Virginia lawmakers continued their back-and-forth on sports betting Wednesday when the General Assembly and Senate met in separate tents on the state house grounds for a one-day reconvened session, and each accepted gubernatorial amendments to sports betting bills.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday he reached a deal with two Native American tribes to increase the state’s share of revenue from new casinos, but the governor still remains locked in a legal dispute over gambling with 10 other tribes.
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Gaming groups are calling for the General Assembly to defeat Northam’s proposal to delay a ban on skill games for a year, while taxing the machines and using the money for a new state fund to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Last Wednesday, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation unanimously set a new low for the emerging US sports betting market when the board approved rules to cap payouts for winning wagers at 90% by forcing TN sportsbooks to keep a permanent 10% minimum hold—” hold” is the amount of profit made from the “handle” (total amount bet at a sportsbook).
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