Category: Legal
Online sports wagering could be close to passing the Kentucky Senate by Thursday. As the sponsor of House Bill 551, Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) reportedly said he was confident enough votes have been secured. The lawmakers are scheduled to meet Wednesday, opening the final two days of the session. THIS MORNING: The Kentucky Senate L&O […]
North Carolina’s sports betting legislation is on a fast break. House Bill 347 was approved by its third committee last week and moves on to the Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House committee on Tuesday. Will it be a slam dunk? #LegislativeUpdate: An online #sportsbetting bill is sailing through the #NorthCarolina House. @JasonSaine97th's bill […]
Mobile wagering is now live in Massachusetts. With six authorized sportsbooks, legal online betting is open for business in the Bay State. Wicked. Massachusetts has passed a bill to legalize sports betting on professional and collegiate sports, which Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to sign The bill includes: – 20% mobile tax rate– 15% retail […]
The state of Mississippi edged ever closer to online sports betting legalization with House Bill 606 moving through the Senate and now to the Gaming Committee, which will discuss the bill and have a final vote on its content. What does Mississippi HB606 say? The bill was first introduced to legislature in January, where it […]
The Washington State Gambling Commission (‘WSGC’) has arrested Sara Lee Moon at the Prossers Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, accused of theft charges. The suspect was sent to Benton County jail on four counts of first-degree theft. The Washington State Gambling Commission acts as an accredited, limited jurisdiction law enforcement agency, and is unique insofar […]
The American Gaming Association (‘AGA’) has announced record commercial gaming revenue in the United States of $60.4 billion in 2022. This represents a 13.9 percent increase on 2021’s prior record figure of $53.0 billion. AGA collects data from both the landbased and online sectors. Landbased gambling was still far the largest segment, with 80.5 percent […]
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has fined DraftKings and PENN Entertainment (Barstool) a total of $750,000 for breaches of its advertising regulations within days of the official state launch. DraftKings settled two violations for a total fine of $500,000 and PENN one violation for $250,000. The settlements saw both companies waive their rights to a […]
Sen. Joe Addabbo has filed Bill S4856 seeking to legalize online casino in New York. Most notably, the tax rate proposed by Addabbo sits at 30.5% which is comfortably lower than the 51% tax on sports betting GGR. The bill uses the state’s online sports betting legalization as an example of the benefits to the […]
While the majority of the state of Pennsylvania would have been sat head in hands as a Patrick Mahomes inspired Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, the states bookmakers were doing the exact opposite. According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, state operators took a total of $85,413,189 in wagers, and pocketed revenue of […]
BetMGM at MGM Springfield has completed the trifecta of Massachusetts casinos to have taken illegal wagers within a week of sports betting being legalized in the state. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will have to decide punishment for the three operators, who all have been found guilty of minor infringements as the state encountered teething problems […]
