Category: Legislation

The Virginia Senate has approved a Fairfax County casino compromise The compromise authorizes a temporary casino without a local referendum If a permanent Fairfax casino is rejected through a referendum, the temporary casino would shutter On Friday, the Virginia Senate approved legislation that would allow slot machines, live dealer tables, and a sportsbook in Fairfax…

Federal legislation seeks to give states the right to determine what sort of prediction market trading is allowed The Prediction Markets Security and Integrity Act would also increase the minimum prediction market trading age from 18 to 21 United States Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is leading federal legislation that would prevent the US Commodity Futures…

Legislation in Massachusetts would limit how much sports bettors could bet The limit could be lifted if the bettor agrees to an affordability check Massachusetts bettors lost $865 million betting last year Massachusetts lawmakers are considering legislation that would place a series of consumer protection guardrails on the sports betting industry. A bustling Summer Street…

A federal bill would allocate funds to help with gambling addiction The tax revenue would come from the US government’s excise tax on sports bets The excise tax money currently goes to the General Fund There’s little on Capitol Hill these days garnering bipartisan support. However, the notion that the federal government should do more…

New Hampshire’s charitable gaming law could soon be amended Charities can currently be a casino’s beneficiary for 10 days a year A bill that has cleared the state Senate would reduce the allowable number of days to seven New Hampshire is unique in how it regulates casino gambling, as a considerable portion of the gross…

Kentucky lawmakers are considering raising the sports betting age Currently, anyone aged 18 and up can bet legally on sports in Kentucky Most states require sports bettors to be 21 or older Kentucky is in the minority of the 39 states that have legal sports betting in that the Bluegrass State allows anyone aged 18…

Bills in Alabama seeking to authorize forms of gambling have stalled The Alabama Constitution needs to be amended to permit any new form of gambling Alabama’s tribal casinos only offer electronic-based bingo machines Legislation in Alabama to allow the public to weigh in on whether a lottery, casino gambling, and sports betting are authorized is…

Sports betting in Georgia has been rejected once again Georgia is among only 10 states without legal sports gambling Georgia will remain clear of legal sports betting for at least another year after state lawmakers in Atlanta refused to get behind a measure to allow the people of the Peach State to determine the fate…

Is a gaming tribe in Michigan funding an opposition campaign for a casino in Northeast Indiana? Full House Resorts CEO Daniel Lee is speculating on who is behind the anti-casino movement Full House Resorts CEO Daniel Lee speculated on his company’s full-year earnings call on Thursday that a Native American tribe in Southern Michigan is…

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has signed a casino bill The legislation qualifies Allen, DeKalb, and Steuben counties for casino considerations Only one of the counties could open a casino The Northeast Indiana casino bill has been signed by Gov. Mike Braun (R). The law grants voters in Allen, DeKalb, and Steuben the right to decide…