Michigan Legislative Summary
Outgoing Michigan Governor Rick Snyder vetoed a bill which would have allowed for online gaming in January. The governor argued that more time was needed to draft a more
comprehensive law while the impact of online betting required more thorough investigation. Two identical bills, one in the senate the other in the house, have been put forward which would legalize sports betting along the same lines which had been up for consideration last year. The Lawful Internet Gaming Act creates a new division of internet gaming which would oversee the industry. The new division would be permitted to allow a person that holds a casino license and an Indian tribe that lawfully conducts class III gaming in a casino located in the state to accept internet wagers. An internet gaming operator would have to pay a license
fee of $200,000.00 to the division at the time the initial internet gaming license was issued and $100,000.00 each year after the initial
license. The operator would pay to the state 8 per cent of the gross gaming revenue received by from all internet gaming. The National Indian Gaming Association (Michigan currently has 23 Native American casinos) has already come out in support of the legalisation of sports betting.
Mississippi Legislative Summary
Mississippi was the fourth state in the country to allow legalised sports betting. The state passed legislation for legalised sports betting in 2017 should the federal law be repealed.
However Mississippi does not have online and mobile wagering state-wide. Online sports betting is only allowed on the property of a casino sportsbook. There is not much impetus in the state to allow for online expansion in the state.
Montana Legislative Summary Like Ohio Montana enjoys “grandfathered”
status under PASPA. Lawmakers are currently considering extending the sports betting on offer to mobile gaming but it would be
restricted to mobile betting attached to already existing locations where gambling is already allowed such as taverns. Licence fees would be renewable every year but would cost only $1,000 under bill SB 330. If approved the bill will not take effect until June 1, 2020 to allow the Gambling Control Division to prepare.
Missouri Legislative Summary There are a number of new bills making their
way through the state’s legislative system. The current bills would be far reaching and, if
approved, would also authorize mobile sports betting. The Missouri Gaming Commission would be the entity charged with regulating all sports gambling activities in the state. In December State Representative Dean Plocher told local press that sports betting was still very much on the cards and that tax
Minnesota Legislative Summary
A number of moves are afoot to allow for sports betting expansion in the state. At the end of February lawmakers put forward Bill 1894 up for consideration. According to the bill sports betting will be placed under tribal
control as it gives the governor permission “to negotiate with a tribe for the purpose of
entering into a compact to conduct sports wagering.” Operators will be able to offer sports betting both on site as well as via a website or mobile application. In addition the bill does not forbid licensees from entering “into an
agreement with a third party to manage or operate an on-site sports pool, a mobile and electronic sports pool, or both.” The bill allows for sportsbook at tribal casino premises only and the state’s two race tracks.
In March the Senate tax committee agreed to send the bill to the state government
committee. However the bill does not have widespread support amongst local lawmakers and is not supported by The Minnesota Indian Gaming Association (MIGA). Meanwhile
another measure is being drafted aimed at earning the backing of the tribes.
S.B. 44 filed by Senator Denny Hoskins, which has an effective date of August 28 2019, would allow sports betting at floating casinos in the state and via gaming commission approved online platforms throughout state
borders. According to the bill sports betting will only be authorized on excursion gambling boats. A gaming facility may offer sports wagering in-person at the licensed facility and over the internet via an interactive sports wagering platform to those who are physically located in this state. A gaming facility may only administer sports betting over the internet if it holds a license issued by the Commission.
If approved the government would impose a 12 per cent tax on the operators’ adjusted
gross receipts received from wagers plus an administrative fee, which would stand at 2 per cent. If the bill is passed then operators will also need to pay an initial application fee of $10,000 with a renewal fee of $5,000. Meanwhile in April a Missouri House
committee passed HB 119 which would allow
for mobile sports betting and up to three skins for each certificate holder.
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revenue generated by sports betting funding could be used to help fund education. A bill being sponsored by Plocher would authorize sports betting online and on gambling river boats and is currently making progress through the Missouri Legislature.
Nebraska Legislative Summary
The Nebraska State Constitution determines what forms of gambling are permitted or
prohibited. The regulation of sports betting looks unlikely in the short term and there are only plans on the table to possibly allow Fantasy Sports.
New Hampshire Legislative Summary
Pro sports betting laws are likely in 2019 with momentum gathering for legalised sports betting. The head of New Hampshire’s state lottery said that it is ready to oversee sports betting should the government give it the go ahead. In February Governor. Chris Sununu said that he supports the bill HB480 which would allow for a sports betting expansion in the state. The bill would allow for mobile and land based gambling authorizing “the Lottery Commission to conduct sports betting directly or through an authorized agent via the use of mobile internet devices and through physical sports book retail establishments.” A town or city would have to vote to approve sports book retail locations (similar to UK bookmakers).
Revenue from sports betting would go to the Education Trust Fund. In March the bill was
approved by a vote of 269-82 and now moves to the New Hampshire Senate. At the end of
May the New Hampshire state House sent Bill HB480 back to the full Senate for approval.
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