Ohio was projected to finalize a sports betting bill by the end of 2018, however, two introduced bills show there is still a long way to go. Senate and House Representatives in Ohio have introduced bills to express intent to investigate whether legalizing and regulating sports betting in the state would be sensible. However, the …
Last year, Pennsylvania approved of expanding its gambling offers which allowed for online casino gambling, online poker, and sports betting. In 2018, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced they could not comment on the status of progression of PA online poker due to uncertainty regarding an intrastate liquidity program. The state commented on its …
Ohio residents hoping to wager on their favorite local sports teams will have to wait a bit longer before that can happen. Larry Obhof, Ohio Senate President, recently disclosed that the Ohio sports betting bill (SB316) needs to be looked over by a committee. This will not happen until after the midterm elections in November. …
Pennsylvania residents will have a bona fide sports gambling option through land-based, online and mobile platforms thanks to an agreement with Mount Airy Casino. We recently reported that The Stars Group, parent company to PokerStars, struck a deal with Mount Airy Casino to offer online casino and poker platforms to residents. This deal also includes …
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice refuses to abandon the prospect of adding language to the new sports betting legislation that would benefit professional sports leagues. Governor Justice and his aids attempted to stifle the launch of sports betting next month in order to add certain regulatory principles to the bill. The WV Lottery seems to …
State Representative Bob Rita is lobbying extensively for sports betting legislation in Illinois. He hopes that the new gambling platform(s) will help aid the state’s revenue, though it will take some serious collaboration between lawmakers for any legislation to go through. Rita has two hearings scheduled—August 22 in Chicago and October 3 in Springfield—to discuss …
The NBA has been pushing for integrity fees for a while now, ever since before sports betting was even legalized. In their mind, the league is entitled to some type of compensation for putting on NBA games, which they consider their intellectual property. League officials have gone so far as to travel back and forth …
Illinois is hoping to join the sports betting legalization party. Unlike other states in the country, Illinois failed to get any legislation on the books before PASPA was repealed by the Supreme Court back in May. With their legislative session adjourned, it would take a special summer session to get anything done in time for …
In a bizarre twist of events, Congress scheduled a hearing for federal regulation on sports betting but then postponed it shortly after. This is a point of worry for sports betting advocates, but also a positive sign in that Congress already failed to commit. For states that just passed regulation of their own, this is …
While legal sports betting is spreading like wildfires across the United States, Michigan is taking it one step further with the approval of two new online gambling bills. Lawmakers are also wanting to include online sports betting if the state elects to pass a domestic sports betting bill in the future. Michigan lawmakers have drafted …