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January 27, 2020
A pair of state Senate bills hope to legalize gambling in Hawaii in order to provide funding for necessary programs statewide. Senate Bi...
June 24, 2019
Match State Bill Status Summary/Title Last Action 99% OR HB5030 Intro Increases amount of lottery bonds aut...
January 13, 2020
ATLANTA -- It's a constitutional amendment that if Georgia voters approve, could provide an estimated billion dollars in additional reven...
December 22, 2019
Will Robinson chances another try at Florida Lottery labels Lawmaker wants ‘Play Responsibly’ labels on every ticket sold. December 19,...
December 3, 2019
The Michigan Legislature is returning from its hunting and Thanksgiving break this week, a session recess that’s been a long-standing tra...
December 2, 2019
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is looking to drum up support among evangelical politicians and their constituents, groups that were i...
April 28, 2019
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his staff continued Wednesday to scrutinize a proposed gambling agreement, but the odds of closing out what some la...
November 24, 2019
ALDOSTA, GA. Georgia lawmakers studying the possibility of expanding gambling in the state are taking their show on the road. A House c...
November 17, 2019
VALDOSTA – Lawmakers want to know if Georgia communities will roll the dice on legalized gambling. Hosted at the James H. Rainwater Conf...
September 8, 2019
Georgia state lawmakers again are exploring the idea of new legalized gambling to help fund the HOPE scholarship program. If gambling in...
August 18, 2019
HUNTSVILLE,  Ala. -- A  proposed lottery didn't get through the Alabama Legislature in 2019, but 2020 could be in play. "There will be a...
June 17, 2019
The Florida Lottery wants another look at the potential impact on education funding from legislation that would require slapping gambling...
July 14, 2019
Nearby states, like New Jersey and Pennsylvania have recently embraced online gaming, but New York seems oddly uninspired to jump on boar...
June 1, 2019
 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LETTER  May 22, 2019      Office of Governor Ron DeSantis State of Florida  The Capitol  400 S. Monroe Street  ...
May 24, 2019
Lottery in limbo and drama in Montgomery. The lotto bill stalled after supporters lacked enough votes to get the bill up for debate in th...
May 22, 2019
Alabama lawmakers today rejected a plan to allow voters to decide whether to establish a state lottery, a question that was last on the b...
May 19, 2019
No one in either the Alabama House or Senate can seem to agree on how to spend revenue from a potential Alabama lottery. Last month, the...
May 19, 2019
Alabama's next best chance at a statewide lottery could hit the state House floor as early as Tuesday, a lawmaker said this week. State ...
May 11, 2019
It was an unusual day in the Senate Committee on Business and General Government this morning—and a state senator took an unusual approac...
May 5, 2019
SPRINGFIELD — The smart money says that if Illinois lawmakers are going to legalize sports betting this spring, it's going to be part of ...
May 5, 2019
The Alabama legislature failed to move forward on either of the pieces of lottery legislation before them today. Instead, there appears ...
May 5, 2019
Warning labels on Florida Lottery tickets won the support of the House Friday, and the legislation now heads to the Governor’s desk. The...
April 7, 2019
TALLAHASSEE — Legislative leaders are in behind-the-scenes talks with the Seminole Tribe of Florida in hopes of nailing down a new gambli...
April 7, 2019
The Alabama Legislature has seen a flurry of activity regarding gambling legislation this week. Thursday was a particularly busy day as ...
April 7, 2019
A bill requiring lottery vendors to place a warning message about addiction risks on lottery tickets is gaining momentum in the Florida L...
March 24, 2019
National Lottery ‘disappointed’ by Minister’s comments on synthetic lottos Donohoe says no evidence of lotto sales being hit by new wave...
March 19, 2019
A bill aimed at prohibiting online lottery ticket sales could have an unintended side effect. According to the Revenue Estimating Confer...
March 19, 2019
State Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, has announced that he will release the details of his lottery bill at a press conference today. ...
March 17, 2019
Alabamians lined up at gas stations across the Georgia state line Wednesday for their chance to win $448 million dollars in the Powerball...
February 13, 2019
WHEELING — Legislation that would allow Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack to establish a second gambling location in Ohio County is ...