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Mississippi Law Professor To Study Mobile-Online Sports Betting For State Committee
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has appointed University Of Mississippi law professor Ronald Rychlak to the state’s first mobile-online sports ...
Oklahoma sports gambling legislation lacking momentum
The sports gambling and collegiate athletics world changed in May 2018 when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down The Professional and Amate...
Sports betting committee established to aid state Lottery Commission
The latest step to establishing mobile sports wagering — approving the charter for a sports betting committee — was approved last week by...
Maine is still on track to launch sports betting in November
Legal sports betting in Maine is on track to launch anytime between Nov. 5 and Nov. 15. The state attorney general's office is currently ...
Bill to allow Pennsylvania lottery players to claim anonymously passes unanimously in Senate
Senator warns current laws can lead to having "a target on your back"
A bill that would allow some lottery winners in Pennsylvania to cl...
NC Senate releases bill that authorizes 4 more casinos in state
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – After months of negotiations about a plan to legalize more gambling options in North Carolina, Republican Senate l...
Brazil's Lower House Passes Sports Betting Bill, Aims to Raise $335 Million in 2024
Brazil's lower house approved on Wednesday a bill that aims to regulate sports betting in a move that could boost its 2024 budget by ov...
Romania expects significant changes to its gambling legislation
A recent draft legislative proposal initiated by the Romanian government is generating serious concerns due to the significant changes re...
Alabama ‘Ad hoc’ gambling committee to bring ’24 legislation
Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, says he’s recently purchased bogus scratch-off lottery tickets in multiple Alabama counties.
And on a day tr...
How many millions does Alabama leave on the table without a lottery?
Is Alabama missing out by not betting on a lottery? We’re one of the last states to not have a lottery and even with people crossing stat...
Massachusetts budget deal nixes online lottery
A compromise on the state’s fiscal 2024 budget left behind the legalization of online lottery but went ahead with a plan to offer in-stat...
Maine Sports betting facing a November launch as rules reach Attorney General's Office
Maine is in its final step toward going live with sports betting, the state's Department of Public Safety announced Monday.
The state's ...
U.S. sports betting: Here's where all 50 states currently stand on legalizing sports wagering sites
More than half the country has begun the process of legalizing USA sports betting sites
Sports betting is still one of the most talked-a...
Tribal sovereignty bill falters after Maine lawmakers fail to override governor veto
Maine lawmakers failed Thursday to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have expanded the sovereignty of Native American Tr...
North Carolina Legalizes Sports Gambling, Portion Of Fees Directed To Public Universities
CHARLOTTE — With North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signing House Bill 347, the Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Bill, inside the Charlotte Spect...
New Jersey Legislature Votes To Extend iGaming by Five Years
After some last-minute waffling, the New Jersey state legislature today voted to extend legal internet gambling in the Garden State for a...
Bally's monopoly extended to iGaming in Rhode Island as Gov. McKee signs Bill 948 into law
Governor Dan McKee of Rhode Island has officially signed Senate Bill 948 into law, extending Bally's land-based casino monopoly in the st...
The State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro takes history-making step by granting the first online sports betting license
The State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro (LOTERJ) published in the Official State Gazette the first contract of the term of accreditation and ...
North Carolina Legalizes Online Sports Betting and Advance Deposit Wagering on Horse Racing, moving through the legislative process in a little over three months
On June 14, 2023, Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 347 legalizing online sports wagering and advance deposit horse race wagering. Th...
Rhode Island Legislature Passes iGaming on Final Day of Session
Rhode Island is a signature away from becoming an iGaming state. The state House on Thursday afternoon passed House Bill 6348 by a 57-11...
Pennsylvania Senator Continues To Push Skill Games Legislation
Pennsylvania Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) is putting on a full-court press to regulate skill games. Yaw introduced Senate Bill 706, which cons...
New Jersey iGaming Expires in November, Lawmakers Scramble to Extend Law
New Jersey’s iGaming law passed in 2013 authorized Atlantic City casinos to conduct online casino operations, but the bill sanctioned suc...
Bill to legalize online casino passes Rhode Island Senate, heads to House
The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill Thursday allowing certain residents of the state to access casino games at Bally’s Twin River remot...
North Carolina sports betting bill headed to Gov. Cooper's desk after final House approval
North Carolina legislation to authorize statewide regulated sports betting and horse race wagering is heading to the desk of Gov. Roy Coo...
Vermont sports betting will become legal
Although the state is one of the smallest in the U.S. by population, its legalization of sports betting opens up another potential market...
Online sports betting in NC could start as soon as January after House's approval
State lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to legalizing sports gambling on mobile devices and at select in-person sports venues acros...
Nebraska: Education package that includes lottery allocations approved
A bill distributing state lottery funds to education programs received final approval from lawmakers May 30.
LB705, introduced by Sen. D...
New Legislation Seeks Changes in New York's Tribal-State Gaming Contracts
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Senator George Borrello has introduced a bill allowing the State Comptroller to review and potentially amen...
Nevada lawmakers clear path for lottery bill's required second run in 2025 session
Nevada lawmakers last week took a historic step towards giving voters the opportunity to reconsider the state's longstanding constitution...
Malta Looks to Shield Gaming Operators from Foreign Prosecution
A battle has been brewing in the European Union’s (EU) gaming market for years that has repeatedly thrown Malta into controversy. Now, th...