Is Arizona warming to the idea of legal sports betting? Senator Sonny Borrelli (R-Lake Havasu City) and two other republican lawmakers believe the time is ripe for the Grand Canyon State to take advantage of changes in the US sports betting landscape and tap into a significant new source of tax revenue that Borrelli believes …
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The Department of Justice decision to reverse its 2011 interpretation of the Federal Wire Act has, not surprisingly, proven quite unpopular among key lawmakers in states with legal online gambling, sports betting and lotteries.
Iowa is shaping up to join the list of states to seriously consider the issue of sports betting in 2019. Recent comments from prominent lawmakers combined with a flurry of bills being filed in the current legislative session build on attempts last year to legalize sports betting in the Hawkeye State.
Hawaii has emerged as the next state to consider legalizing sports betting. A bill filed on Wednesday in the House of Representatives seeks to take advantage of last year’s Supreme Court ruling by authorizing sports wagering for state residents both in-person and online.
Arizona has joined the list of states considering sports betting legislation in 2019. Earlier today, Senator Sonny Borrelli filed SB 1158 seeking to authorize the state’s Indian Tribes to offer sports wagering in casinos and install betting kiosks in locations with a bar license, beer and wine bar license or a private club license.
It’s been a busy week for lawmakers in Massachusetts as they rush to introduce legislation for the 2019 session. No fewer than four sports betting bills headed through the legal pipelines ahead of the Friday deadline this week, the last one just eking through at the last minute on Thursday.
Lawmakers in two more states are looking to shake things up with the introduction of new sports betting legislation.
A second sports betting bill has been introduced in Indiana for the 2019 legislative session. On Monday, Representative Alan Morrison filed House Bill 1363 seeking to authorize sports betting at riverboat casinos, racetracks with casinos, off-track betting facilities and through mobile devices.
Missouri legislators are following through on promises made last month that they would be seriously considering the sports betting issue in 2019. The state’s latest sports betting bill was prefiled on January 7th and seeks to legalize both in-person and online betting.
A couple of interesting sports betting developments have come out of New York over the last week. Although details are limited right now, Governor Cuomo has confirmed he will be seeking to authorize sports betting in New York.
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