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Brazil Lawmaker Wants Sports Betting Limited to Only One Type of Wager
The fallout from a widespread scandal of match-fixing in Brazilian sports is far from over. A federal investigation launched this week, a...
Tennessee Becomes First State to Tax Sports Betting Handle
Sportsbooks operating in Tennessee will soon begin paying taxes based on wagers rather than revenues. The new law goes into effect on Jul...
Sports betting bill clears North Carolina Senate, heads back to House for likely final vote next week
Legalized sports gambling is inching closer to becoming a reality in North Carolina after the state Senate approved a measure to that end...
Peru: Congress approves major amendments to the Remote Gaming and Sports Betting Law
On Thursday, May 25, the Peruvian Congress approved with 105 votes in favor the text which modifies Law 31.557, which regulates the opera...
The Buffalo News -The Editorial Board: Hold off on casino compact legislation
We’re not sure what's going on between the Seneca Nation of Indians and State Sen. Tim Kennedy, but the late push for legislation affect...
North Carolina inching closer to legalized sports betting after Senate committee amends, advances bill
An online sports betting bill currently being discussed in North Carolina's Senate was amended and advanced by a committee on Wednesday. ...
Nevada lottery bill passes Senate committee, now awaits for floor vote
A Nevada Senate committee passed on Thursday a bill to amend the constitution to allow a state-run lottery. Now headed to the floor of th...
Minnesota Online Sports Betting Sidelined Until 2024
Legislators opened this year’s session confident that 2023 was the year Minnesota would legalize online sports gambling.
Representative ...
Texas Sports Betting, Casino Legislation Falls Short In 2023
There will be no sports betting legalization in Texas in 2023.
The state, one of the least gambling friendly jurisdictions in the U.S., ...
Texas sports betting legislation makes major strides despite expected 'death on arrival' in Senate
The Texas House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to create a constitutional amendment legalizing wagering on certain spo...
Massachusetts State Treasurer: "What we have is a lottery system that right now isn’t able to compete against a DraftKings"
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has been seeking authorization to sell Lottery products online for years, and Healey made news last week signa...
A proposal to allow the Massachusetts State Lottery to offer games online is being met with some opposition
On Beacon Hill, the House included online lottery in its budget proposal to help pay for early education grants. And the concept has the ...
The Nevada State Lottery Resolution continues to be a topic of discussion in the Nevada Legislature
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Nevada State Lottery Resolution continues to be a topic of discussion in the Nevada Legislature.
During a Senate ...
Australian gamblers to be banned from using credit cards for online betting -except lotteries: “Lotteries present a low-risk to gambling harm”
Labor’s proposal would omit lotteries from the ban, including those offered by charities, because “they present a low-risk to gambling ha...
Senate Committee Advances Vermont Sports Betting Bill To Senate Floor
H 127 has been advanced to the Senate floor by the Vermont Senate Finance Committee. This measure would legalize online sports betting in...
Illinois Legislative Committee Discusses Expanding Betting On In-State Schools
The Illinois General Assembly’s House Gaming Committee held a subject matter hearing Wednesday regarding potentially expanding sports wag...
Ireland Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: AML Update
Introduction
The Gambling Regulation Bill is the most significant reform of gambling legislation in Ireland since the formation of the S...
Pennsylvania Senator To Introduce Skill Game Legislation
Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Williamsport) announced this week he plans to introduce a skill games legislation in the “near future.” The...
U.S. sports betting: Here's where all 50 states stand on legalizing sports gambling, plus site mobile bets
More than half the country has begun the process of legalizing sports betting
U.S. sports betting: Here's where all 50 states stand on l...
Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan Legislation Introduced
The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced legislation today to create Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS), a new commercial Crown...
South Carolina: Horse gambling passes House
It seemed like quite the longshot when this year started — a bill to expand gambling in conservative South Carolina sponsored by a Democr...
Online poker provider Caesars opposes listing of poker cheaters
A bill that would require the Nevada Gaming Control Board to publish a list of poker players banned from playing online doesn’t have the ...
The Kentucky Senate gave final passage to, and Governor signed into law, a bill banning "gray machines"
The Kentucky Senate gave final passage Tuesday to a bill banning so-called "gray machines," the video games with cash payouts that have p...
Kentucky Governor Beshear Signs Bills Legalizing Sports Betting
Beshear signed HB 551 legalizing sports betting in Kentucky.
“This was really a team effort,” primary sponsor Rep. Michael Merdith, R-O...
Effort to create Nevada lottery picks up steam despite casino industry opposition
A legislative proposal allowing Nevada to operate a state lottery could slice into the revenue stream of Northern Nevada casino operator ...
Kentucky becomes the 38th state to legalize sports betting, effective in June
To add to the commonwealth’s record-breaking economic momentum, boost tourism and ensure more money stays in state, Gov. Andy Beshear tod...
New Hampshire online casino bill approved in the Senate, now heads to House
Passing New Hampshire online casino legislation through the Senate wasn’t easy. But nothing involving online casino legislation has been ...
Coming Soon: Federal Oversight Of Online Betting
A bill that would prohibit most sports betting advertisements was introduced by Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY).
Tonko is an eight-term congress...
Congressional Gaming Caucus Chairs Reintroduce Bill to Strike Federal Sports Betting Tax
Congressional Gaming Caucus Chairs, US Reps. Dina Titus (D-Nevada) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pennsylvania), have reintroduced legislation ...
Nebraska: Bill to allow sale of lottery tickets through vending machines finds retailers' support
A legislative proposal to allow sales of state lottery tickets in Nebraska through vending machines attracted support Monday from retai...