Within four years, bettors could be placing nearly $5.2 billion in bets in Illinois, according to one market forecast. Sports wagering has yet to go live here, though.
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Leaders of Michigan's Indian tribes, whose support could be crucial to allowing sports betting in Michigan, are generally on board with legislation that has passed the state House and will be taken up by a Senate committee Tuesday, says the bill's sponsor.
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It’s only been a little more than a month since Oregon launched its mobile sports gambling platform, Scoreboard. Run by the Oregon Lottery, it seems to have already attracted a serious amount of interest and will only continue to grow from where it now stands. According to the Lottery, Scoreboard saw a handle of $13.1 million in November, the first full month it was available.
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On Tuesday, the District of Columbia Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) announced the forthcoming availability of sports wagering license applications on Tuesday, Dec. 3 through its online portals.
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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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