When the new legislative sessions starts March 2nd, there will be at least three Florida sports betting bills to be considered. The proposed regulations would allow mobile and retail sports books in the state with the possibility of gaming terminals placed at specific locations. The session is quite short, running from March 2nd to April 30th. Lawmakers may not have enough time to fully decide if Florida sports betting should move forward. However, the Governor supports the industry and could sign any legislation that makes it to his desk. Here are some brief summaries of the bills that could be…

Professional sports teams in the Lone Star State have been in a spiral dive for a while. And hope for regulated Texas sports betting does not look much better for the immediate future. Despite all the hope and rhetoric, several things would need to happen before any sports wagering legislation would pass. First, the state would have to amend its constitution to allow for the betting on sporting events. At this point, there doesn’t seem to be enough political support to make that happen. Second, there are competing interests between sports teams and casinos… not to mention opposition from religious…

It wasn’t that long ago that sports betting in Washington State was passed. That legislation, however, restricts the activity to Tribal casinos. Now, the push is on to expand the activity to card rooms in the state… a move that supporters say will add jobs and tax revenue. The bill has come out of the state Senate and is backed by the Nevada-based Maverick Gaming. They are the same company that backed a similar bill last year. That legislation ultimately came up short of their goal, however. Tribal gaming interests in the state are naturally opposed to expanding sports wagers…

Sure, you can bet on sports in the Empire State… but only in person at a brick & mortar casinos. Now New York mobile sports betting has the support of the Governor’s office… if only that were enough. Casino gambling was passed many years ago after it was determined that the activity is allowed under the New York Constitution. Some would argue that since sports betting takes place at state casinos, it would be a simple matter to allow online or mobile betting. But it’s not that simple. You see, the gambling is permissible under the constitution at “…no more…

Records are made to be broken, and New Jersey online gambling has done just that. Recently, they surpassed Nevada to take the sports betting lead in America. And now they are the first state to surpass $100 million in online gambling revenue in a month. Sports betting in the state set a new record high of $82 million, a 54% jump from January of last year. Gamblers bet over $945 million on sporting events for the month, down from the previous record $996 million in December of 2020. Online casino revenue reached a record high for the month with a…

Latvia has a rich history of being associated with football with the first-ever recorded match dating back to 1906 in Riga during a sports festival organized by the local Keizarmežs sporting union. Football is the third most popular game in the country after ice hockey and basketball. The Latvian Football Federation is the governing body and is in charge of the Latvian National Football Team. Although the side has never qualified for a World Cup, they played the European Championship in 2004. Despite the seemingly lacklustre performance on a global level, football continues to be extremely popular in Latvia. It’s…