Rhode Island Legislative Summary
The Rhode Island Governor has already signed a bill that legalises sports betting and gives the state 51 percent of the revenues from wagers. In March Rhode Island lawmakers approved a bill to allow sports betting online. The bill allows for the creation of an app that customers can use to access the sports betting offerings at either of the Twin River’s Casinos after they sign up in person. Anyone placing a bet will have to be physically present in Rhode Island
at the time of their wager. In April Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed a bill giving mobile sports betting the green light.
Texas Legislative Summary Conservative politicians have repeatedly
stated opposition to any new law. Changes to online gambling laws or any type of sports betting expansion looks to be highly unlikely.
houses and allows for casinos in the state. The bill authorizes the development of casinos in the cities of Bristol, Danville, and Portsmouth. Casino gaming will limited to certain cities and a referendum must be passed in the city on the question of allowing casino gaming. The bill requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to conduct a
review of casino gaming laws in other states and report its findings to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on
General Laws on or before December 1, 2019. While online legislation is not covered in the bill lawmakers have introduced three bills to legalize sports betting, license betting
Utah Legislative Summary
Utah is one of two states that currently outlaws all forms of gambling. The prohibition is likely to remain in place.
South Carolina Legislative Summary
The majority of conservative South Carolina is opposed to gambling and it could take years for the state to legalise sports betting. The state's constitution would also need to be amended. Online Sports betting remains very unlikely in the state. South Dakota An
amendment to the states constitution would be necessary which would need to be decided in a ballot. However lawmakers in the state voted against a measure to put the issue of sports betting on the 2020 ballot. As a result changes to online laws remain very unlikely.
Vermont Legislative Summary
Gambling is restricted in Vermont and there are no state-licensed or tribal casinos and gaming houses are prohibited by law. There have been a number of moves to legalise sports betting since PASPA was overturned. Bill H.484 would allowed a holder of a sports wagering operator’s license to operate up to three individually branded online sports pools in the state. Each online sports pool may,
Tennesse Legislative Summary The state does not have any casinos or
racetracks and gaming is currently limited to a state-wide lottery and fantasy sports. Put
forward by Rep. Rick Staples a new bill allows for mobile sports wagering only. The new bill permits sports betting over the internet and via mobile apps, without any physical sports betting locations being required in the state. The bill was passed with the House voting 58 to 37 in favour and the Senate approving it by 19 to 12. The tax rate has been set at 20 per cent with the licence fee set at $750,000.
There has been very little impetus for changes to sports betting legislation.
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All casinos in Wyoming are operated by Indian Tribes. For now not likely in the long term.
Wyoming
according to the bill, operate a website and an accompanying mobile application that bears the same brand as the website. A licensee would need to employ a geofence or other technology approved by the Board to ensure that it did not accept wagers through its website or mobile application from individuals who are not physically present in Vermont. The bill would also legalize state-wide mobile sports betting, and allows for in-person sports betting at kiosks placed in a “sports wagering lounge.”
Washington Legislative Summary Lawmakers are looking at introducing
legislation which would make sports gambling legal at tribal casinos in the state. However there are no laws pending which would allow for online betting.
operations and tax their revenues meaning that the state is likely to move quickly on the issue. Another bill HB 2210 in the lower chamber would repeal prohibition against the sale of lottery tickets over the Internet and electronic sports betting. It also directs the Virginia Lottery to regulate electronic sports betting. Under the provisions of the bill, betting on amateur sports, including youth sports and college sports, is prohibited, and betting on
professional sports is allowed. The bill imposes a 10 percent tax on a permit holder's adjusted gross revenue, defined in the bill. The Lottery would retain three percent of the tax revenue to defray its costs of administering the programme.
West Virginia Legislative Summary
Virginia Legislative Summary
Virginia could well be moving ahead with sports betting while the state moves much more quickly than expected to expand gambling. SB 1126 has been passed by both
In March 2018 the Governor of West Virginia Jim Justice signed into law the West Virginia Sports Lottery Wagering Act legalizing sports betting, pending the outcome of Murphy v NCAA in the Supreme Court. Casinos are permitted to offer sports betting and can partner with third-parties to develop sports betting lounges and to develop sports-betting apps. Online and mobile bets can only be
accepted from players physically located inside the borders of West Virginia. In February
lawmakers passed HB 2934 the West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act which will legalize online casinos and online poker in the state and the act became law in April.
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