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Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday voiced support for legalizing sports betting in Massachusetts
Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday voiced support for legalizing sports betting in Massachusetts and said she expects state lawmak...
Measure to allow gambling in Georgia advances
Georgia voters soon could decide whether to allow sports wagering and casino gambling.
The House Economic Development and Tourism Commit...
Kansas sports betting talks underway, greyhound racing clash ahead?
TOPEKA, (KSNT)— Kansas lawmakers are negotiating a bill to legalize sports betting in the state, kicking off a round of conference commit...
Bill would postpone construction of new racetrack/casinos in Nebraska
LINCOLN — Proposals to open new horse racetracks, with accompanying casinos, in Nebraska would be put on hold under a bill advanced by th...
Kansas Sports Betting Bill Hits Snag in House Committee
A potential Kansas full House vote to legalize sports betting was delayed Tuesday after a bill stalled in committee.
After lengthy debat...
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Gets First Read In Senate, But It’s Still A ‘Longshot’
An unabashed horse racing guy at heart, Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer used a racetrack analogy to describe the statu...
Sponsors say Alabama lottery, gambling bills probably dead this session
The Republican sponsors of two distinct legislative plans to allow Alabama voters to decide whether to have a lottery said today they do ...
Measure to study possible state lottery revenue for Hawaii public schools stalls at Legislature
A measure to investigate whether public schools could benefit from state lottery revenues is stalled at the Legislature.
The Senate Educ...
Effort would allow vote on gambling, enable sports betting in Georgia
March 28,2022
Attempts to expand legalized gambling in Georgia reemerged Monday as a House panel approved legislation that would ask vot...
Will they or won't they? Alabama legislators face decision on lottery, gambling votes
Alabama gambling bills demonstrate the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: the better you understand their position, the less you understa...
Costa Rica Lottery Winners Saved After Proposed Tax Bill Fails
An attempt by Costa Rica’s leaders to increase the country’s revenue through additional taxes has fallen flat. The Legal Affairs Committe...
Kansas House unveils sports gambling plan with support of casinos, opposition by greyhound industry
TOPEKA — The Kansas House unveiled Tuesday a plan for legalizing sports wagering in Kansas through online platforms and bets placed at ca...
Kansas looking to legalize sports betting once again
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Get those bets in if you’re in Kansas, as they may soon be on the growing list of states legalizing sports betting.
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Kentucky House passes sports betting bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky House passed a sports betting bill Friday morning.
This comes as the 2022 session of the Kentucky G...
Minnesota sports betting bill passes another House committee
A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is making its way through the Minnesota House and has passed through a second committee.
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Lawmakers advance bill to give mobile sports betting licenses to Maine tribes
State lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill that would allow Maine’s Indian tribes to operate mobile sports betting businesses, and authoriz...
Kentucky's sports betting bill clears first hurdle in Frankfort
As March Madness gets underway, a bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky clears its first hurdle in Frankfort.
House Bill 606 unani...
New lottery-only proposal in Alabama House committee
An Alabama House committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on a new proposal for a state lottery.
The legislation was introduced Wed...
Hugely expensive ballot fight looms over gambling in California
Californians, given the chance, would wager hundreds of millions of dollars a year on sporting events, say analysts, and that golden pote...
After a Mixed Session For Gambling Interests, Legislative and Tribal Leaders Will Chart Path Forward in Oregon
Oregon’s contentious gambling industry is inching toward a comprehensive discussion of how three players—the state-owned Oregon Lottery; ...
Iowa's bill to legalize cashless gaming, esports betting moves forward in Senate after House approval
A bill seeking to allow the state gambling industry to adopt cashless gaming and to legalize esports betting has passed the Iowa House of...
Senate Discussion Starts Up On Missouri Sports Betting Bills
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Singapore’s New Gambling Laws Survive Final Parliamentary Vote
Singapore is a step closer to introducing new gambling laws in the country. A successful final reading of the updated laws in parliament ...
New York State Senator Introduces Bill to Legalize iGaming
In February 2022, New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo introduced S.B. 8412, a bill that would legalize online casino gaming (also known...
Indiana lawmakers halt online lottery expansion
The Hoosier Lottery won’t be adding online games anytime soon.
Lawmakers added new language to state law that stops expansion into iLott...
Plan for 5 new Alabama casinos, state lottery, sports betting, clears 1st hurdle
A proposal for five new casinos, two satellite casinos, sports betting, a lottery, and a state commission to regulate gambling received a...
Iowa Cashless Gaming Bill Passes State House, Would Also Legalize Esports Betting
Iowa House lawmakers recently passed a measure to allow cashless casino gambling and expand the available sports betting opportunities fo...
Online sports betting now available in Arkansas, mobile betting soon to follow
Southland Casino Racing in West Memphis is the first to launch online sports betting in Arkansas.
The Southland Betly online sportsbook ...
What's in the new Minnesota sports gambling proposal? Here are 5 key elements
A brand-new bill that would legalize sports gambling in Minnesota is officially on the table — and has support from both DFL and Republic...
Gambling study bill in Connecticut draws support in public hearing
Both supporters and opponents of newly expanded gambling in Connecticut agree it bears study — right away.
But can “an examination of th...