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UNITED STATES Sports-betting
US Sports-Betting Update AT A GLANCE Governor Blocks Sports Betting
in Maine l
Lawmakers Discuss Sports
Betting in California l
Michigan Gives Sports Betting
the Green Light l
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill
Backed by Governor l
Joe Biden Comes out against DOJ
in Wire Act Case l
Verizon to Expand Sports Betting
across more States l
Scientific Games to Launch in Michigan
State Tracker Maine
Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have seen Maine legalize sports betting. In July Gov. Mills opted to hold on to nearly 40 bills passed by lawmakers until the next legislative session saying they need further review including sports betting legislation.
According to the bill bets would have been allowed at physical locations – such as existing casinos or off-track betting parlours – or online via mobile apps. Maine offers commercial casino gaming at one
However Gov. Mills in a statement argued that while she believed that the bill “is a good effort by those who wish to bring out into the open a black market activity that is practiced by many now,” Mills said that she still remained unconvinced. According to Mills the state needs to examine the issue more thoroughly in order to “better understand the evolving experiences of other states and thoughtfully determine the best approach for Maine.” She also cast doubt on the effectiveness of online player protection measures and said that revenues from the industry in other states had “fallen far short of expectations.”
State Tracker California
California state lawmakers have held a preliminary hearing on sports betting - the first hearing on the issue in the state. In a joint meeting the state Senate and the California Assembly collected information from industry experts as well as from representatives from major sports leagues. Committee chairs Sen. Bill Dodd and Assemblyman Adam Gray will look to introduce a sports betting bill that is expected to include online betting soon.
Under current rules the state allows
land-based casino-resort and one racino. Both properties offer electronic gaming devices and table games and are subject to oversight by the Maine Gambling Control Board (MGCB).
for card rooms, tribal gaming and race tracks, all of which have a vested interest in how sports betting develops in the state. An amendment to the state constitution would be needed where voters could be asked next if they want to permit an expansion of gambling on the ballot for the 2020 general election on November 3.
Crucially a rival ballot measure is already underway to allow tribes to run sports betting. In November eighteen tribes led by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians put forward an initiative that would allow sports betting in California. The tribes want a constitutional amendment to change California Sports Betting laws at tribal casinos and horse tracks. Mobile gambling would not be permitted under their proposals.
State Tracker Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a number of new bills into law allowing for an expansion of gambling in the state. Revenue from online gaming and sports betting will support the school aid fund and First Responder Presumed Coverage Fund (FRPCF).
"My top priority in signing this legislation was protecting and investing in the School Aid Fund, because our students deserve leaders who put their education first . . . This is a real bipartisan win for our state,” the governor said in a statement.
HB 4311 creates the Lawful Internet Gaming Act, which allows the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) to issue licenses for online and mobile casinos games to be offered by licensed Detroit or Tribal casinos. The bill allows for all current forms of casinos games to be offered online or on mobile devices. HB 4916 creates the Lawful Sports Betting Act, which legalises sports betting in casinos, online and mobile while HB 4308 establishes the legal framework to regulate fantasy sports contests within the state.
Combined the new bills mean that sports betting will be allowed at the three casinos in Detroit and the 23 Native American casinos. Sports betting could go live as early as March. The Michigan Department of Treasury estimates that sports betting could generate as much as $19 million in new revenue to the state. There will be an 8.4 percent tax on sports wager receipts in the state while those offering online casino games will pay a tax of between 20 per cent and 28 per cent.
Outgoing Michigan Governor Rick Snyder vetoed a bill which would have allowed for online gaming in January last year.
The National Indian Gaming Association had already come out in support of the legalisation of sports betting while Republican lawmaker Brandt Iden also pushed for gambling regulation so that it would be up and running this year.
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