This Week in Gambling

This week’s gambling news finds states still pushing to get sports betting and online gambling passed this year! Plus, we’re in Las Vegas this week filming on The Strip and at the World Series of Poker! On our gambling news show from May 24th I told you that there were 15 states without regulated sports betting, and how it was unlikely that any more states would pass sports betting legislation this year. And now, here comes Massachusetts trying to make a liar out of me! The state Senate has a bill they really like… and the state House has a…

It’s down to the wire for Massachusetts sports betting this year. And while several key issues seem to make the passage of any legislation unlikely, the odds are no where near zero. Both the State Senate and House have passed bills, but the differences between them will have to be resolved before July 31st. Key differences between the competing bills revolve around betting on college games, the tax rate for operators, advertising restrictions, and the how many mobile licenses will be issued. Those are some major obstacles to overcome in just a month’s time. Major, but not impossible. Estimates are…

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Wagering on sporting events may be legal, but Maryland online sports betting is what residents have really been waiting for. And now, with the help of their Governor, they may get their wish by this fall. Yes, Governor Larry Hogan has actually been pushing a a state committee forward in hopes they could get a mobile sports betting agreement in place before the kickoff of this years NFL season. And as states all around Maryland launch mobile betting, frustrations grow with the Governor and state residents. Both Virginia and West Virginia, as well as Pennsylvania, have all been able to…

Two weeks and counting. That’s how long state legislators have to get a North Carolina online sports betting deal done. The session ends in just about 14 days, so now is the time to get a deal done. Lawmakers fully understand that the legalization of North Carolina online sports betting would bring a much needed boost to the economy via gaming revenue. But efforts to regulate the activity have been slow and painful. However, there is a glimmer of hope. And expectations are that the State House will end up passing a bill for sports bets before the session ends….

Well, Ohio sports betting will not be up and running in time for the start of this year’s NFL season. But take heart, because folks there will still be able to bet on next year’s Super Bowl. This according to the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The Commission’s Executive Director, Matthew Schuler, says that January 1, 2023, will be the day that Ohio sports betting will officially start. When it does, it will be the single largest simultaneous launch of a sports betting market in the United States. In the meantime, applications for licenses will be accepted from June 15th to…