Things were looking good for Kentucky sports betting as we reported not long ago. It had easily cleared a House committee and was looking like an easy pass in the full House, but that may be as far as it gets. State Representative Al Gentry,a co-sponsor of the bill, says there are enough votes to pass the bill in the House, but “the senate is a different story” he says. Citing his organization’s informal polling, Family Foundation spokesman Martin Cothran issued a press release Wednesday declaring the bill to be “in trouble.” It is, at the least, in escalating doubt….

Most have noticed the rapid expansion of US sports betting over the past year or so, but few Americans have paid attention to the turmoil the industry is facing in the United Kingdom. Recently, Britain’s National Health Service joined the growing chorus of anti-gambling rhetoric there, and bookmakers in this country would be wise to take notice. In a letter sent to five of the largest UK operators, the head of National Health Service (NHS) in England said the link between betting and mental illness was “increasingly clear.” She called for an end to free bets, saying they drew people…

In order for you to succeed at anything, there are rules that you need to follow. It is with these rules that you do what you are doing the right way. That is why today, we want to look at the dos and the don’ts of sports betting. This is because it is these little things that can either help you to win the jackpot have you or make you lose everything. The Do’s and Don’ts of Sports Betting Do Always make sure that you use reputable site: By placing your bets on a reputable site, you know that you…

Governor Phil Scott recently address both the House and Senate, where he said Vermont online sports betting should be a part of his $6.3 billion 2020 state budget proposal. “Our demographic crisis is — without question — the greatest challenge we face as a state, “Scott said, repeating his oft-stated warning. “Addressing this reality is crucial to Vermont’s future.” As reported by Seven Days, the governor’s proposed budget would not raise any existing taxes or fees, but it would create two new ones: Scott pitched legalizing and taxing online sports betting, as neighboring New Hampshire recently did, and he called…

Well, that didn’t take long. Barely three weeks into the new year and word has already come that New York mobile sports betting will not be happening in 2020. The states budget for the next fiscal year, starting in April, will not extend sports betting outside the confines of upstate casinos. Although Senator Joseph Addabbo has made repeated efforts to legalize online and mobile sports betting and called for their inclusion in the 2020-21 budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo opted not to include these components. Instead, the bill will allow for casinos to take bets throughout their premises, but not from…

Nebraska online poker is set to regulated if the new “Games Of Skill” Act passes through the state legislature. The Act would legalize certain games of skill such as sports betting, daily fantasy sports, and poker. The “maybe” of online poker is due to the bill not specifically mentioning the internet at all. But the office for the bill’s sponsor said the intention is to include online gaming. The bill doesn’t categorize all poker games as games of skill, but does define skill-based games as “draw poker” games like five-card draw and “community card” games like Texas Hold’em and Omaha….