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SECAUCUS, NJ — New Jersey regulators said that the state saw more than $100 million wagered on the recently completed NCAA men’s tournament. It’s the first time that betting on March Madness took place at legal NJ sportsbooks. The tournament — aside from casual and widespread office and online pools — had only been legal to wager […]

Entering Thursday’s second legislative hearing of the year on Illinois sports betting, Rep. Bob Rita has yet to hear any reason why the state can’t fulfill the governor’s request for $200 million upfront in licensing fees. One surprise in last month’s hearing on IL sports betting was that none of the stakeholders spoke against the […]

The twisting road toward legal Tennessee sports betting appears pointed toward the governor’s desk after a whirlwind day at the state legislature. A heated floor debate ended with H 1 comfortable clearing the House, 58-37, at midday Wednesday. Within hours, its Senate companion bill, S 16, moved quickly through the chamber’s Finance Committee and into […]

The Iowa legislature has authorized the state’s casinos and racetracks to build sportsbooks, and it doesn’t take a giant leap of faith to know that people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. Bill sponsors Rep. Bobby Kaufman and Sen. Roby Smith told Legal Sports Report that SF 617, passed by the Senate last week, would […]

Casino operator Delaware North is suing the company that was providing its sports betting platform in West Virginia, after it was forced to shut down all wagering last month. The basics of the WV sports betting shutdown and lawsuit Miomni had been the supplier for WV sports betting for Delaware North at its two casinos […]

Editor’s note: this is a guest column from Scientific Games. Ahead of his appearance at Betting on Sports America, Benjie Cherniak, Managing Director of Don Best Sports, Scientific Games’ U.S. managed trading service, outlines the steps required to ensure a safe environment for college sports betting: Even in the months leading up to the repeal […]

Tennessee sports betting narrowly escaped the House Finance Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday after a tense discussion of H 1. The shape-shifting bill now featuring hefty license fees and revenue taxes passed on a 10-9 vote, hours after clearing a related subcommittee. It will head to the House floor Monday and if passed, could […]

An effort to expand sports betting statewide through the lottery could doom efforts in North Carolina, warns the Senate sponsor. Sen. Jim Davis got S 154 passed in the Senate last week. It’s an NC sports betting bill that authorizes wagering at two casinos on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians reservation in his district. The bill […]

It’s been nearly a year since Colorado lawmakers first discussed the possibility of legal sports betting in public, and the time for action has come. This week, casino operators had the chance to offer feedback on preliminary language for a new CO sports betting bill. Reviewed by Legal Sports Report, the draft being circulated includes provisions for both […]

PA sports betting performed well last month as March Madness betting buoyed bookmakers throughout the nation. Keystone State bettors put up more than $44.5 million in March and PA sportsbooks held better than $5.5 million. That hold of nearly 12.5 percent triples the $1.9 million in revenue Pennsylvania operators made in February. Cutting into that […]