From Olympia in the west to the Northern Quest tribal casino in the east, legal sports gambling has become a hot topic in Washington State. In the three weeks since the start of the year, tribal interests have met to negotiate their position on sports betting, Maverick Gaming, which owns a host of card rooms, held a call sharing its thoughts on the topic, and lawmakers held an informational hearing.
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After years of waiting, sports gambling in the state of Michigan was officially signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in December.FireKeepers Hotel and Casino in Battle Creek, one of the many casinos excited about the announcement, had been planning for the transition for more than 15 months.
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Advocates for New York sports betting were hopeful that Gov. Andrew Cuomo might include online wagering in his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Unfortunately, the governor decided on a much more modest expansion instead.
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Mary Kay Bean, spokeswoman for the Michigan Gaming Control Board, gave the update about a month after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed laws legalizing internet gambling and sports betting. Bean estimated it will take a year to write and finalize rules so three commercial casinos in Detroit and 24 tribal casinos can obtain mobile sports bettor operating licenses.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked a federal judge late Wednesday to order tribal casinos across the state to stop offering most electronic and table games.
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On Super Bowl Sunday, who needs to actually bet on football with an entire selection of non-gridiron wagering prop bets available.
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NCAA basketball free play for Thursday night hoops action.
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At least two Senate bills and two bills in the House of Delegates would take the question to the ballot this fall for a voter referendum. Supporters of the measures say time is of the essence; if the proposals don't pass before the session ends in April, the state will have to wait until 2022 for another referendum opportunity, while many of Maryland's neighbors continue to grow existing sports wagering operations.
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Mobile sports betting has been authorized in Michigan, but operations won’t be able to go live until 2021, state gaming regulators explained this week.
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When a new national coalition studied problem gambling funding and programs in 14 states, it found Pennsylvania among six using tax revenue as intended on the issue. That’s a good thing, as the first evident uptick in problems tied to the state’s ongoing gambling expansion appeared this football season.
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