The Providence Journal reports that the bill, authored by Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, would allow the Twin River Lincoln and Twin River Tiverton casinos to operate a mobile betting app.
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A South Dakota Senate panel has approved a measure that would ask voters to legalize sports betting in historic Deadwood. The Senate State Affairs Committee voted 5-4 on Wednesday to send the proposal to the full chamber. Republican Sen. Bob Ewing, the sponsor, says lawmakers should allow South Dakota residents to decide the issue.
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In a letter signed Tuesday by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the states asked the Justice Department to withdraw last month’s Wire Act decision, saying the opinion was “wrong” and an “unfounded about face” that “undermines the values of federalism.”
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The online gambling bill tracker isn’t quite busy, nor is the map of states with regulated iGaming nearly as colorful. Only four states have passed online poker legislation to date, and efforts are somewhat sparse to begin the new year.
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Legislation that would allow for a local referendum on allowing a casino in Bristol passed the Virginia Senate Monday by a vote of 28-12 and is headed to the House.
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Texas has prohibited virtually all types of gambling for years. However, this may soon change with the help of a new sports gambling bill that is being sponsored by Representative Eddie Lucio III. While the legislation is solid, it is still just a first step of a long journey to receive regulatory approval.
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The bill would close a loophole in Utah law allowing certain slot machine-like gambling devices that have been cropping up in convenience stores in Utah.
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Kansas and Missouri are still talking about it. Missouri lawmakers recently heard testimony on a sports gambling bill, and the Kansas House just named a subcommittee to discuss the issue. Bills have been introduced in both states that would legalize sports gambling.
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The two prominent lawmakers who for years have backed what had been presented as Georgia’s imminent need to have casinos have shifted their approaches, with one calling for voters to decide whether gambling should be allowed in the state at all and another pursuing pared down horse-racing legislation.
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Nebraska and Iowa, as well as Kansas, have giant sports followings, especially in college sports. The sports fans have been advocating for the ability to gamble. The fantasy sports leagues in the Midwestern states have millions of subscribers.
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Senate President Bill Galvano said Wednesday he wants to take action on sports betting and a new deal with the Seminole Tribe following warnings from Florida’s top legislative economist that the future of state gambling revenue is uncertain.
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A group of Virginia lawmakers convened Wednesday morning to consider whether to cast votes to move a sports betting proposal along in the legislative process, but a lack of consensus on how sports betting would be set up has so far delayed the measure from the Senate committee vote.
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