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Arkansas lottery bill allowing winners of more than $500,000 to remain anonymous passed Senate heads to House Rules Committee
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - A bill that would allow someone who won more than $500,000 in the Arkansas lottery to remain anonymous sailed ...
Maryland Sports Betting Framework Passes House, Heads to Senate
Bill would allow 15 mobile licenses and includes pro sports stadiums in the mix
The Maryland House on Thursday morning passed an amended...
Two Georgia sports betting proposals made their way through the Senate last week
Two Georgia sports betting proposals made their way through the Senate last week.
Now, state representatives want voters to have a final...
Kansas sports betting took another step forward this week
Kansas sports betting took another step forward this week.
A substitute bill for SB 84 received a 26-12 approval from the Kansas Senate ...
Tennessee lawmakers to consider joint resolution to authorize casino gaming
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – A joint resolution in the Tennessee House of Representatives proposes amending the state constitution to allow ...
Connecticut Lottery is ready for growth, online sales and sports betting
Two years ago, the new chief executive of the Connecticut Lottery Corp. invited lawmakers and reporters to hear his vision of a gambling ...
Lottery, casino vote ahead in Alabama Legislature
Alabama lawmakers are headed to a vote on a lottery and casino bill next week, the bill sponsor said Thursday, even though last-minute ne...
Arizona House approves sports betting, gambling bill amid transparency questions
State proposal will allow sports betting at pro sports sites and casinos
Some Democrats in the Arizona House on March 4 raised transpare...
Texas bipartisan Set of State Lawmakers Introduce Sports Wagering Legislation
Under the proposed laws, the state would require a $500,000 application fee for a sports wagering operator license
A McAllen Democrat an...
Connecticut Authorizes Sports Betting and iGaming at Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods
Connecticut is set to become the sixth state to legalize online gambling with interactive slot machines and table games. It’s also joinin...
Canada: Single-Event Sports Betting Bill Could Make Way for More Global Markets
NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sports fans across the nation in Canada rang out with joy at the announcement of the House of Com...
Georgia Senate panel passes constitutional amendment bill to allow sports betting
The bill and constitutional amendment, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Mullis, now head to the Senate Rules Committee to schedule votes on the Sen...
NY has major support for casino expansion amid COVID: poll
New Yorkers grappling with the coronavirus pandemic are warming up to expanding casino gambling as an economic dig-out alternative to tax...
Massachusetts legislators introduce bill to allow sports betting at small businesses
Several Western Massachusetts legislators seek to make it easier to place a bet among friends.
Newly-elected state Sen. Adam Gomez and R...
Alabama: Money from lottery proposal could help with teacher shortage
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama has struggled to find more science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers. Some state...
Efforts to legalize sports betting back in Vermont
Bill S 77 would authorize VT sports betting through the lottery and allow up to six mobile sportsbook operators. The proposal calls for t...
Georgia Senate panel set to vote on sports betting bill next week
The Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities heard arguments on the bill Thursday, and is expected to take up the bill agai...
Texas Legislature Considering Legalized Sports Betting
Texas lawmakers are once again taking up the issue of whether Texas should have legalized sports gambling and there will be some pressure...
Former Gov. Siegelman talks current gambling bill in AL legislature
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Wednesday former Gov. Don Siegelman joined CBS 42 News Anchor Sherri Jackson to discuss the latest gambling bil...
Bill to establish a state lottery passes first hurdle in a long, uphill battle
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Less than a week after shutting down a proposed casino in Leeward Oahu, lawmakers on Wednesday advance...
New Mexico bill to allow sports betting and table games at racetrack fails in legislature
A bill seeking to allow table games and sports betting at New Mexico horse racing tracks stalled during a meeting of the House Education ...
New Arizona bill would legalize sports betting but exclude small business operations
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Betting on Phoenix Suns games or any other sporting event is one step closer to reality after a new bill advanced o...
State lawmakers propose to use online gambling to help fund college education
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH)– Top lawmakers in Hartford are looking at funding education with gambling. A proposed internet gaming system could...
Back To The Future? Governor Cuomo’s Proposal For Mobile Sports Betting Could Spark New York Constitutional Battle
Back To The Future? Governor Cuomo’s Proposal For Mobile Sports Betting Could Spark New York Constitutional Battle
NEW YORK, UNITED STAT...
Missouri senators file three sports betting bills
The senators said Tuesday that the legalized market could bring nearly $50 million to the state in revenue a year, and the money would go...
Lawmakers hope new bill will allow sports betting in Ohio
Governor DeWine has supported the idea of legalized sports betting in Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Super Bowl is the biggest sport...
Lottery Bill Once Again Heading to Alabama Lawmakers
Once again, a bill regarding the lottery in Alabama is heading to state lawmakers.
Alabama is one of six states in the country that have...
BCLC Supports Legalization of Single-Event Sports Betting
BCLC Supports Legalization of Single-Event Sports Betting Super Bowl Sunday Renews Call for Modernized Laws
Vancouver, B.C., February 1,...
State lawmakers begin new legal push for Alabama lottery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Alabama could move closer to having a state lottery in 2021, thanks to state lawmakers.
A state representative...
Operators expect competitive market when online gaming, sports betting launches in Michigan
Michigan’s state gambling laws and competitive tax rates on online wagering has sportsbook and casino operators eager to launch in the st...