Casino gambling would be profitable for Virginia and localities, such as Richmond, where they could be built, but the state faces plenty of risks — from a surge in gambling addiction to a potentially devastating blow to existing gaming operations tied to the state’s horse-racing industry — according to a long-awaited legislative study of state gaming options.
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The state’s Executive Council is looking to meet with New Hampshire’s governor on the 18th of November to okay the Lottery Council’s recommendations. One of the recommendations is that DrafKings be allowed to be the sole operator of New Hampshire’s online and retail gambling market. The other condition is that Intralot be allowed to offer limited wagering activities
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Tennessee is releasing proposed rules and has hired a director for its online-only sports betting program. But there’s still no indication of when people can start placing bets.
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D.C. bars and restaurants could be ready to take your bets by Super Bowl Sunday, even though plans for citywide sports betting have been tied up in the city’s bureaucracy as well as the courts.
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Colorado is moving swiftly to adopt emergency sports betting rules after close vote on Proposition DD
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A key player in the debate over gambling in Florida claims a bill filed this week violates the state constitution. At issue is a bill Sen. Jeff Brandes filed Monday that would legalize sports betting in Florida and place regulatory and oversight authority within the Department of Lottery.
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News of a sports betting bill has surfaced in California, but Hartley thinks it's, at best, a long shot.
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Florida lawmakers are gearing up to give sports betting another go in 2020. On Monday morning, Republican Senator Jeff Brandes filed a trio of bills, SB 968, SB 970 and SB 972 that appear to allow for state-wide mobile sports betting run by the Florida Lottery.
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If approved, the change to the California constitution would allow sports wagering at Indian casinos and licensed racetracks, but would prohibit bets on sporting events involving California universities and colleges. That means games involving Pac-12 powerhouses such as USC, UCLA, and Stanford would be off the board.
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It’s a near certainty that Californians will get to vote next year on legalizing sports betting in the Golden State, which could be worth anywhere from $1.2 billion to $2.5 billion in annual gaming revenues, depending on which market study you’re reading.
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Nearly two dozen California tribes said late Wednesday that they are backing a statewide ballot referendum that would legalize sports betting at casinos and racetracks in the nation’s largest Indian gaming state.
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The overall total since Aug. 15 of $93.6 million breaks down to nearly $51.4 million wagered online using apps offered by seven casinos, and $42.2 million in retail sports betting — meaning patrons have to travel to a casino where they’ve registered to place a bet. Few than half the casinos currently offer gamblers the ability to place bets online in Iowa: Altoona, Bettendorf, Davenport, Larchwood, Osceola, Riverside and Waterloo. The Casino Queen in Marquette is the only state sanctioned casino without a sports betting license.
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