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The Mississippi House has passed its own version of a bill to create a state lottery
JACKSON, MISS.
The Latest on a special session of the Mississippi Legislature (all times local):
3:25 p.m.
The Mississippi House ha…
Mississippi Senate passes bill to create state lottery
JACKSON, MS - Mississippi senators have passed a bill to create a state lottery, spending proceeds on state highways for at least 10 years…
Proposed Florida Constitutional Amendments: See what's on the state's 2018 ballots
read #3 and #13
The November election includes 13 Florida constitutional amendments. Here's what they all mean.
When you head to the ba…
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn won't block lottery
The latest on a special session of the Mississippi Legislature to discuss transportation:
4:15 p.m.
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn…
Committee raises $1.25M to fight Florida gambling measure
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A political committee formed last month has raised $1.25 million to help fight a proposed constitutional amendment that…
Connecticut Pension commission looks at lottery money, asset sales
A commission charged with paying down the state’s pension obligations focused Friday on teachers’ pensions, which a financial adviser sugge…
Florida Gambling Amendment Turns Disney Lobbying Arm and Seminole Tribe Into Strange $10M Bedfellows
Disney Worldwide Services and the Seminole Tribe of Florida continue to pump money towards passage of a constitutional amendment which woul…
Lottery finds little favor among many Northeast Mississippi lawmakers
TUPELO – If a lottery comes to Mississippi, it will likely happen without strong support from the legislative delegation of the state’s nor…
Illinois State Representative Bob Rita renews online gambling legislative effort
Online gambling is back on Illinois’ legislative discussion agenda with the sponsor of one of several 2017 bills on the topic announcing th…
Video gambling on past horse races likely at Illinois tracks
CHICAGO • The Illinois Racing Board is moving ahead with plans to introduce a form of video gambling on past horse races despite legal…
Florida Voters Gain Control of Casino Gambling Initiative
The future of Florida’s gambling industry may be put into the hands of the public following a constitutional amendment proposal, aimed at g…
Does NY Sports Betting Have A Backup Plan? Referendum Bill Sees Action
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Swiss to place bets on gambling law in high stakes referendum
GENEVA: Swiss voters will decide on Sunday (Jun 10) whether to back a new gambling law designed to prevent addiction and allow some online…
GAMBLING IN THE USA Lobbyists push Albany to pass sports gambling law
As expected after the recent US Supreme Court order that allows individual states to make decision on gambling legislation, lobbyists are p…
Scratch to save a castle: France launches new heritage lottery
French President Emmanuel Macron launched a new lottery Thursday to raise funds for the restoration of endangered heritage sites, including…
Connecticut Gov. Malloy, tribes could negotiate online gambling as well as sports betting
Hartford — Sports betting might not be the only form of gambling that’s on the table during upcoming negotiations between Gov. Dannel P. Ma…
Washington mulls whether to legalize sports gambling
SEATTLE - The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting.
A decision Monday struck down a 1992 law prohi…
Florida - Disney, Seminoles sink $10m into gambling issue
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) - In a major escalation of their support, Disney Worldwide Services and the Seminole Tribe of Florida each plowed…
Could legalized sports betting fund Texas education?
AUSTIN (Nexstar) - State Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-Brownsville, wants to legalize sports betting in Texas, and has drafted a bill to do it. T…
Florida Gov. Scott reaches deal with Seminole Tribe on gambling money
As legislative leaders hold behind-the-scenes talks about revamping the gambling industry, Gov. Rick Scott announced a deal Wednesday that…
The heated run-up to the June 10 referendum popular on Switzerland online gaming regulatory policy
In September 2017 Swiss legislators stirred controversy by approving changes to the country’s gambling laws that would only allow online ga…
Special Session gambling proposal sent to top Florida lawmakers
Top Florida lawmakers are considering details of a gambling deal that could potentially pave the way for an agreement with the Seminole Tri…
Illinois lottery winners could be anonymous under proposed law
A lottery jackpot win in Illinois could become a private affair.
Illinois lawmakers are moving ahead with a plan that would allow any lott…
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and top lawmakers are trying to stop online gaming
Internet gambling opponents are zeroing in on the industry's ads to try and shut it down
Opponents of online gambling point to certain i…
Florida Legislature may reconvene on gambling, with $300 million at stake
When Florida legislators adjourned the annual session three weeks ago without a new gaming deal with the Seminole Tribe, they left open the…
Mississippi House passes lottery, but don't hold your breath
The House on Thursday passed a likely doomed measure to create a Mississippi lottery, more of a symbolic message to legislative leaders and…
Florida House, Senate throw in towel on gambling talks
TALLAHASSEE — Despite the looming threat of a constitutional amendment and a potential $300 million annual hit to state coffers, Florida la…
Florida Reanimated: Senate gambling bill, with changes, back in play
A strike-all amendment planned for the Senate’s 2018 gambling bill will add an authorization for slot machines in counties where voters OK’…
Alabama Democrats pitch lottery in governor's race, conservative critics pounce
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and former Alabama State Supreme Court chief justice Sue Bell Cobb have both rolled out educational lottery pr…
Vermont House approves liquor control, lottery merger
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) The Vermont House has approved a bill that would merge the Vermont Lottery Commission with the Department of Liquor…