Proposal Increases Momentum for Ohio Sports Betting
Ohio representatives Dave Greenspan and Brigid Kelly have boosted the state’s chances of seeing legal and regulated sports betting through the introduction of a new bill.
Legal Developments
Online Casinos and Poker Legalized in West Virginia
West Virginia has legalized online casinos and poker sites after Governor Jim Justice allowed HB 2934 to pass into law without his signature yesterday. With this new law, West Virginia becomes the third state in the US with a regulated online gaming industry encompassing the full range of sports betting, casino games and poker.
Ohio Moves Towards Legal Sports Betting
Ohio has come one step closer to becoming the next state to legalize sports betting. A bill filed last week seeks to legalize in-person and mobile sports betting in the Buckeye state.
Legal Horse Racing Betting Under Discussion in Utah
Utah’s statehouse is set to discuss a number of important bills in coming days, one of them being SB 181 that would create the Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing Commission and legalize betting on horse races. Sponsored by Senator David Hinkins, the bill will be debated by the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee later today.
Considering the Possibilities as Illinois Sports Betting Efforts Gain Momentum
The new governor of Illinois has emerged as a passionate advocate of sports betting and that has inspired Churchill Downs to snap up the state’s largest casino.
North Dakota Sports Betting Closer than Ever to Reality
The legal sports betting effort in North Dakota scored a last-minute victory last week after the House of Representatives failed to pass the state’s latest sports betting bill and then reversed its own decision just hours later.
New Jersey Catches OddsShark Promoting Offshore Betting Sites
High-profile gambling affiliate website OddsShark.com has fallen afoul of New Jersey regulations related to the promotion of unlicensed betting sites to US visitors.
Rhode Island Senate Approves Mobile Sports Betting
Mobile sports betting could become a reality in Rhode Island after the Ocean State’s Senate voted 31-4 to move the proposal to the House late last week. Under the terms of the bill, sports fans will be able to wager on their mobile devices through the two Twin River casinos in Tiverton and Lincoln.
A Closer Look at SB 1158, Arizona’s Newly Proposed Sports Betting Bill
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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Challenges to the Latest Wire Act Opinion Incoming
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.
