Arizona Sports Betting Now in Senate for Consideration
Arizona lawmakers continue to try and legalize sports betting, but it has been a long and difficult process up to this point....
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Georgia Moves Forward with Sports Betting
The state of Georgia has conservative laws when it comes to gambling, but those laws are being challenged at this time. Lawmakers in the state continue to look to legalize sports betting, and there is now plenty of optimism that a bill will be passed. There are two bills that......
Maryland Senator Optimistic For Sports Betting In 2020
by Ryan Knuppel
Sports betting was all over the news in 2019, and things have already started off fast in 2020. This time, the news comes out of the state of Maryland, where at least one Senator is hoping to legalize and launch sports betting at some point in 2020. The Eastern portion......
Smarkets: At the Head of the Class or Ahead of Its Time?
by Kate Rowland
European-betting exchange leader Smarkets announced a first-time U.S. partnership with Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts in Indiana and Colorado for the launch of its recently patented SBK mobile sports betting app. Full House Resorts owns and operates five casinos, including Rising Star in Indiana, Bronco Billy’s in Colorado, Silver Slipper......
Indiana Inches Closer to Legal Sports Betting Reality
by Kate Rowland
The Indiana Gaming Commission moved closer to the opening of legal sportsbooks at licensed retail gambling locations on Tuesday with the release of all sporting events state bettors will be able to place wagers on. Along with football, basketball, baseball and hockey, residents of the Hoosier State will also be......
Untethered Betting in Maine Gets Initial Approval
by Joan Mantini
Initial approval has been made by the Maine Legislature for a measure that would tax and regulate sports betting while allowing online and mobile sites to operate independently of the brick-and-mortar locations. Although Maine lawmakers have agreed on allowing sports betting for people 21 and older, the disagreement has been......
Illinois Makes Massive Move in Gambling Expansion
by Joan Mantini
Illinois is expected to see quite the push forward in gambling after the Senate lawmakers approved a substantial gambling expansion bill yesterday. With this, legalized sports betting will be coming to the state, along with six new casinos, the option for racinos and slots added to Chicago airports. Casinos, racetracks......
Louisiana Looking to Compete in the Legalized Sports Betting Market
by Joan Mantini
The Louisiana House’s criminal justice committee approved a bill yesterday (May 21) that could allow for voters to decide if sports betting will be legal in their parishes during the October election. This bill would allow for betting to be legal inside Louisiana’s casinos, on riverboats and on racetracks. Mobile......
Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering Established
by Joan Mantini
The American Gaming Association (AGA) released a new set of self-regulations on advertising and marketing legal sports betting. The new “Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering” was released on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). AGA’s code, developed in coordination......
Canadian gaming lawyer Chantal A. Cipriano: “Prohibitions don’t work”
As we celebrate one year since the PASPA repeal and we see new states introduce sports betting every month, what about Canada? Is it time our northern neighbor follow suit and start regulating sports betting too? Chantal A. Cipriano, a lawyer with Dickinson Wright in Toronto, thinks it’s about time.......