On February 25, a bill that would allow tribal casinos in Washington State to offer sports betting was approved by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee. With that succesful vote, House Bill 2638 will now head to the Senate Ways and Means Committee for one more approval before a potential vote in the State Senate.
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“What ‘authorship’ there is in a sports event….. must be open to copying by competitors if fans are to be attracted,” the three-judge panel concluded. “If the inventor of the T-formation in football had been able to copyright it, the sport might have come to an end instead of prospering.
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On Monday, BetMGM officially received approval from the Indiana Gaming Commission to launch a mobile sports betting offering in Indiana. This sports betting app is a product of Roar Digital which is the joint venture between MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings.
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The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission has approved regulations this week paving the way for the state’s casinos to introduce legal sports betting and licenses, with a go-live date of May 1.
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William Hill US has been unveiled as the exclusive provider of online sports betting and online casino gaming for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians throughout Michigan.
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For the second week in a row, the House Gaming Control Subcommittee canceled a scheduled Friday meeting, where any deal between the two chambers could have been revealed. Discussions between legislative leaders have been ongoing, but the Seminole Tribe of Florida — a key player in any gambling deal — has not been part of the talks.
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State leadership has rightly been wary of solutions involving raising new revenue to solve Alaska’s state budget deficit. But in his State of the State address to the Legislature, the governor did float one new-revenue idea he supports: legalized gambling.
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Colorado gaming regulators had no trouble approving sports gambling master license applications submitted by seven casinos. The state is determined to reap the benefits of legalized wagers and, according to local media outlet The Gazette, the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission (CLGCC) met yesterday to make a decision on the requests.
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Chances of Tennessee sports fans having access to legal sports gambling ahead of next month’s NCAA March Madness just went from long to nonexistent. The state had approved the activity last year, handing over the responsibility of coming up with the regulations and implementing the system to the Tennessee Lottery.
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Seven casinos that currently operate in the American state of Colorado reportedly filed an application to get master licenses for sports betting. These licenses will give then an opportunity to operate sportsbooks that are not only located in casinos but also online for PC and mobile users.
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Maryland voters would no longer be required to decide whether to allow gambling expansion in the state, under a measure approved by the state Senate on Tuesday.
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While moving at a deliberate pace to go live with regulated sports betting after signing a massive gaming expansion bill last summer, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is confident bettors will be able to place wagers in time for the NCAA “March Madness” college basketball tournament next month.
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