Legal sports betting made tremendous inroads throughout 2019, and the stage is set for another wild legislative ride in 2020. Sports betting will be a hot topic of conversation in state legislatures across the nation next year, including the key states of New York and California.
A study commissioned earlier this year that provides an overview of several gambling expansions under consideration in Virginia was recently submitted to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.
The Oregon Lottery has broad authority to approve new games, but with legislators scrutinizing its foray into online sports betting, the Lottery is discovering that what the statehouse can give, it can also take away.
But sports betting isn’t the only gaming expansion states are looking to for extra revenue. Casino expansion has become a hot topic in a number of states, particularly in southern states that have thus far resisted the siren calls of casino gambling.
A group of California tribes filed a ballot measure that would put sports betting on the 2020 ballot. The proposal would amend the California constitution to allow sports betting at tribal casinos and racetracks in California, and secondarily, allow tribal casinos to add craps and roulette games.
Off-year elections don’t typically create a lot of headlines, but if you’re a supporter of legal sports betting, Tuesday night was must-see TV. And if you tuned in, you weren’t disappointed.
The Michigan House of Representatives passed several gaming bills championed by Rep. Brandt Iden this week, including legislation that would legalize retail and online sports betting, as well as online casino and poker.
The Oregon Lottery launched its Scoreboard sports betting app earlier this month, but not everyone in the state can log-on and place wagers. Anyone on tribal lands is excluded from using the Scoreboard sports betting app.
Indiana was expected to be a strong sports betting market, and after its first month, it’s safe to say the Hoosier State is living up to the hype.
With the state’s budget stalemate over the multi-year efforts to legalize sports betting and online casino games in Michigan is back in the spotlight. Betting USA had a chance to speak with the bills’ sponsor, Rep. Brandt Iden, to get his take on where these efforts currently stand.
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