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Kansas votes to legalize sports betting, bill heads to governor
Kansas lawmakers took final action on a plan to legalize sports betting, after an overnight session, extending into early Friday morning....
Massachusetts One Step Closer to Legalizing Sports Betting After Senate Vote
A total ban on collegiate betting would make Massachusetts an outlier among states that offer legal sports wagering
After years of discu...
Missouri Sports Betting Bill Stalled Via Filibuster by Republican Sen. Hoskins
Missouri sports betting legalization odds lengthened greatly this week after state Senator Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) filibustered two...
Kansas Sports Betting Bill Set For Final Sprint Next Week
While the Kansas legislature is likely to pass a sports betting bill when it reconvenes April 25, it is not without a peculiar component....
Maryland gambling officials hope to bring mobile betting to the state in time for the kickoff of the National Football League’s 2022 season.
Maryland gambling officials hope to bring mobile betting to the state in time for the kickoff of the National Football League’s 2022 seas...
Sports betting in Mass. gains momentum, but betting on college sports and credit card bets remain friction point
The Senate is poised to debate legislation Thursday to legalize sports betting in Massachusetts, but the bill that emerged Friday afterno...
Western Nebraska casinos in waiting game as state explores adding new licensed horse tracks
NORTH PLATTE — Casino proponents in western Nebraska will be playing a waiting game based on legislation approved this month that stemmed...
California Sports Betting Debate Not Waning as Petition Deadline Nears
The battle for control of sports betting in California is heating up. In the past few days, a number of organizations have issued stateme...
Tribal-rights deal allowing sports betting at Bangor casino clears Maine Senate
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate approved a bill from Gov. Janet Mills late Tuesday that would give tribes control of a new sports betti...
Maine House Votes to Support Legal Sports Betting, Senate Up Next
Last Week, Maine’s House of Representatives Voted to Legalize Sports Betting
Amendment Favorable to Maine Casinos but Opposed by State T...
California Tribes Gain Support For Sports Betting Referendum That Leaves Out Mobile Wagering
The potential exists for at least three California sports betting referendums to appear on the November General Election ballot. Today, a...
Sports betting plan heads to Missouri Senate
JEFFERSON CITY — A landmark sports betting proposal advanced to the full Senate Tuesday, but a final plan remains in flux.
On an 8-1 vot...
Behind the scenes of the Maine Legislature’s fight over tribal rights and sports betting
AUGUSTA, Maine — An abrupt split between two lawmakers looking to upend a contentious proposal to give Maine tribes control of mobile spo...
Legislative Leaders Finally Agree to Tribes’ Request to Take a Big Look at Gambling in Oregon
Legislative leaders said April 15 they would form an eight-member joint committee to review gambling in Oregon, granting a request that t...
Sports betting supporters hoping this is the year it passes in Kentucky
Opponents to sports betting in Kentucky cite religious reasons and believe it's not that big of a money issue. (WCHS)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WC...
Bill would prevent local barriers to lottery, liquor employment for felons in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY -- A House bill seeking to prohibit local governments from barring individuals with felony convictions from working at bus...
No up or down vote for lottery legislation in Alabama
Another legislative session has come and gone and Alabamians still can't vote a state lottery up or down. This while Mississippi to our w...
Approved Budget Starts Process to Add Downstate Casinos to New York Betting
Better late than never, the New York State fiscal year 2023 budget has passed with the blessing of Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature on S...
Governor Kay Ivey wants Alabamians to have a chance to vote on a lottery bill
Jefferson County, Ala. (WBMA) — Another legislative session has come and gone and Alabamians still don't have the ability to vote a state...
The time to legalize sports betting in Kentucky is now
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal ban on sports betting over three years ago, the United States has witnessed a boom in the ...
Charitable Gaming Still Sticking Point In Minnesota Sports Betting Bill
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When will online casino gambling be legalized in NY?
New York has always enjoyed a complex relationship with gambling. In years gone by the state was home to a thriving underground casino in...
Push for sports betting in North Carolina heats up
QUEEN CITY NEWS – It is no secret that sports clubs, leagues, and franchises want to get into an untapped market, and sports betting is o...
Missourians are one step closer to legal sports betting
Opening Day for baseball is approaching, and Missourians are one step closer to legal sports betting on those teams and others.
Current...
Voters to decide fate of legalized sports betting in California, the market's 'crown jewel'
California is not the final holdout among states deciding whether to legalize sports betting — but it is by far the largest, and a high-s...
Senator: Tax rate for sports betting plan in Missouri too low
A key player in a bid to bring sports betting to Missouri is questioning whether the proposed tax rate for wagers is high enough.
Sen. D...
Legislature should pass a sports betting bill that is a win for Maine Tribes and the state
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Georgia Ends Session Without Legalizing Sports Betting
Georgia will not legalize sports betting this year.
The state’s 2022 legislative session ended Monday night without lawmakers passing le...
Sports betting's time may have come in Minnesota Legalization could wipe out a robust black market
Minnesota can wipe out what is now a multibillion-dollar black market on sports betting and transform it into legal, regulated industry t...
Alabama lawmakers don’t expect state lottery bills to move forward before the end of the session
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (WIAT) — There is a lot of debate surrounding expanding gambling in Alabama with lawmakers considering two lottery bills....