Legislation has been forth this week in the state of Rhode Island that would allow the residents to sign up, deposit and begin wagering online. Currently the law requires bettors to register in-person at one of the Twin River Casino locations. Bill H 8097 looks to remove this roadblock. Rhode Island's sports betting returns have been less than desirable since ...
Read MoreIf you are sports fan in the United States you have probably heard of Barstool Sports. It is a powerful source of sports information started by a man named Dave Portnoy. Portnoy himself has earned fame for being very vocal on the sports scene and for his constant lambasting of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Sports betting company Penn National, which ...
Read MoreThere were serious efforts to get sports betting legalized and regulated at the state level in California. There were originally two pieces of legislation introduced that would make sports betting legal. Each had its own cause and stipulations. Advisers to Governor Gavin Newsom worked with the two sides to try and reach a compromise. Senator Bill Dodd indicated that there ...
Read MorePeople from Illinois have been able to bet sports legally for three months. That hasn't meant anything however, because there have been virtually no sports to bet aside from a few UFC fights and a Nascar and Golf event or two. But now, just in perfect time, the state has its first mobile sportsbook operation up and running. Rivers Casino ...
Read MoreNot quite legal but almost there - That's how one might describe Ohio's sports betting situation. House Bill 194, a bill that has been moving around in the house for a year, was just passed. The law would legalize sports betting and place it under the jurisdiction of the state lottery. It would take 10% of the profits for the ...
Read MoreThree sports betting bills are being put forward in the state of Louisiana for consideration on the November ballot in individual parishes. Sports betting is not currently legal in the state. The idea is to get sports betting up and running by fall 2021. The money generated from sports betting could help the state recover from the Covid-19 shut down. Senator ...
Read MoreSports betting has been legalized in the state of Tennessee. Now, its only a question of getting sportsbooks in the door to offer their services. The state has made it harder on sportsbooks than other sates have. They have included rules for sportsbooks which include: Sportsbooks must hold 10% for at least one year. This means that bettors winning are ...
Read MoreI don't have to explain to you the reason why this has happened, but Kentucky has decided to take on the challenge of getting sports betting legalized next year instead of in 2020. And nobody can blame them. Residents of the state were very excited about the prospect of sports betting possibly being available by this fall. The state has ...
Read MoreAs we first mentioned in our article back in February, Washington State was fully expected to legalize sports betting in some form. Back then we were looking at them approving the activity but limiting it to brick-and-mortar shops only. But the law that was just signed and delivered is much more stringent. Sports betting in Washington State will only be ...
Read MoreIt seems that states are all in a race to get a piece of the sports betting pie. One state after another is addressing the issue and seeing if sports betting is a viable way to make more money for their state government. After the Supreme Court struck down existing laws which made sports betting illegal in most states in ...
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