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– In South Carolina, you can only purchase lottery tickets with cash. However, many state lawmakers, including Governor Henry McMaster, are interested in changing the law to allow South Carolinians to buy lottery tickets using their debit cards. As of now, South Carolina is one of three states that has a cash-only requirement for lotter purchases. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Education C...

As  Maryland mulls legislation to regulate online casino, the  Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency has hammered home to lawmakers the impact of what it calls “bad actors” offering unlicensed and unregulated platforms. In a letter sent by the agency’s Director  John Martin to the state  House Ways and Means Committee and made available to SBC Americas, the lottery stressed that “these ‘b...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, indicated this week that he’s sympathetic to seeing online sports betting in the Lone Star State. Greg Abbott, pictured above. The Texas governor showed some support this week for online sports betting. (Image: Texapedia) On Tuesday, Abbott said during the Houston Chronicle’s Texas Take podcast, “I don’t have a problem with online sports betting.” “The reality is t...

January 31, 2025
The Legislature will once again consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove a 159-year-old prohibition on Nevada opera...
January 31, 2025
Lawmakers in Illinois and Maryland have introduced new bills to legalize DFS contests. Last week, Illinois Senator Lakesia Collins intro...
January 31, 2025
While the fate of two dueling casino proposals in Queens will ultimately be decided by the state’s Gaming Commission, the groups behind t...
January 27, 2025
Legal lottery and casino games could come to your smartphone as soon as September. A proposal authorizing interactive gambling — known a...
January 27, 2025
New Hampshire is the latest state this year to field legislation to allow online casino gambling. The DraftKings Sportsbook at The Brook...
January 22, 2025
Four aiming to join multi-state online poker compacts, though legalization faces significant challenges. Lawmakers in at least six US st...
January 24, 2025
Queens, NY (January 21, 2025): During the taping of a podcast series on New York State gaming with political news organization City and S...
January 21, 2025
With five bills taking aim at the Connecticut sports betting industry, CT sportsbooks might soon have new rules to follow.  Rep. Tony Sc...
January 20, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Will state lawmakers roll the dice on a new mobile lottery system? The Scott administration is proposing new rul...
January 22, 2025
SD 1657 proposes doubling the sports betting tax rate and banning in-play betting. US.- Massachusetts senator John F. Keenan has introdu...
January 22, 2025
New York Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. has introduced a new bill, SB2614, which seeks to authorise online gaming and lottery gaming in the s...
January 22, 2025
 Senate Bill 827 introduced by Senator Mamie Locke, hoped to authorise the Virginia Lottery Board to issue licenses for online casino gam...
January 22, 2025
Maryland lawmakers are continuing their efforts to bring iGaming to the Old Line State at the start of a new legislative session. Sen. R...
January 16, 2025
Former Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Mr Samuel Awuku has expressed...
January 15, 2025
House Bill 162 introduces measures to legalise and regulate online betting. US.- Several Wyoming legislators are pushing House Bill 16...
January 17, 2025
Gambling is a popular pastime worldwide. The rise of online platforms has expanded the industry more than ever before. As a result, many ...
January 17, 2025
Youngkin wants to create committee to oversee all gambling in Virginia RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signaled his hesitanc...
January 16, 2025
You may remember from school (or, if you’re from a certain generation, "School House Rock") the process behind taking a bill and passing ...
January 17, 2025
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Huff filed a bill to legalize casino gaming in the state in the 2025 legislative session. The bill would allow voter...
January 17, 2025
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has proposed a bold move to double the state’s sports betting tax rate from 15% to 30%, a decision that could...
January 10, 2025
The new year brings new legislative sessions for numerous states around the country. For a few, that has meant the filing of gambling-rel...
January 7, 2025
Senate Bill 827, sponsored by Senator Locke, aims to expand Virginia’s gambling framework by allowing its existing licensed casino operat...
January 7, 2025
House Bill 17 seeks to legalise and regulate online gambling in the state. If passed, it would authorise the State Lottery and Gaming Con...
January 10, 2025
A bill filed in the Maine Senate proposes a blanket ban on prop betting in fantasy contests. Senate Bill 33 was filed by Democrat Sen. C...
January 9, 2025
Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter is not willing to predict yet whether there is any momentum in the Alabama Legislature t...
January 7, 2025
A senator in Minnesota, US, believes the sports betting bill he plans to reintroduce this year would be the “safest sports wagering bill ...
January 4, 2025
Sponsors of the bill estimate that the state will lose roughly $640,000 per year in revenue due to the lost betting activity of those und...