Author: Andy Nelson

With bipartisan support from House members and leadership, the NC sports betting bill passed by the Senate will receive approval from the House by the end of the month, according to a sponsor of the House legislation. North Carolina Rep. Kevin Corbin tells Legal Sports Report that S 154 will pass the House “with no problem.” Knowing that the Senate was moving the bill,…

Voters will decide the fate of Colorado sports betting this fall if Gov. Jared Polis signs a bill passed Friday by the state Senate. The Senate approved H 1327, a sports betting bill referring to matter to the fall ballot on a 27-8 vote. The House must still concur to the Senate’s one amendment that creates a hold-harmless fund for potentially affected casinos and…

The two legislators at the heart of NY sports betting bills have a deal. Whether it's enough for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains to be seen. Their amended companion bills that authorize mobile sports betting in NY appeared Thursday ahead of a committee meeting planned next week in the Senate. The addition of licensing fees and a tiered structure for tax rates are among the changes…

Hello, friends, neighbors and fellow fans of the lawmaking process! We hope you're ready for a busy week. After months of slow progress, bills creating legal sports betting are suddenly approaching the finish line in multiple states. For starters, here's your current snapshot of US sports betting: States with regulated sports betting: 8 Jurisdictions pending launch: 3 States with bills on file: 38 Number…

Is it time to get excited about Florida sports betting? Probably not. Florida is known for many things: beaches, oranges, Florida Man, and more recently, getting people excited about the possibility of sports betting coming to the Sunshine State. Florida sports betting talk has been relatively quiet since the November election and the passage of Amendment 3. That will require voters to authorize new casino…

Despite approving mobile RI sports betting this legislative session, the state does not plan to launch its app for months. A source close to the process tells Legal Sports Report that the goal for Rhode Island sports betting is a fourth-quarter start to mobile wagering. The later end of that timeline would endanger the start of football season in New England Patriots country. Rhode…

The need for remote online registration, a more tenable licensing fee and multiple skins were the topics discussed Thursday at an Illinois sports betting subcommittee hearing. This was the second informational hearing on sports betting held this year in the House Sales, Amusement & Other Taxes Subcommittee. The discussion featured representatives from the state department that handles problem gambling, local governments, industry advocates, Illinois…

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 on in Nevada in the United States. The state's…

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 $10 million required per license. “We think it’s possible…

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 Calendar to schedule a floor vote. With the legislature…