Tag: mid-Atlantic

Following a recent uptick in chatter, a state lawmaker this week made the first step toward legalizing Virginia sports betting. Delegate Mark Sickles pre-filed a bill onto the 2019 calendar aimed at repealing constitutional prohibitions against sports betting and online lottery ticket sales. Sickles is not the first to suggest the idea; Delegate Marcus Simon discussed it last month. While sports betting bills have become almost commonplace…