Senate Bill 4 bill that would legalize sports betting in Maryland was passed by the Senate by a landslide vote of 47-0. The Bill will now progress to the House of Representatives, with a hearing in the Ways and Means Committee scheduled for March 19. Introduced by Craig Zucker in January this year, SB 4 sets out measures for both land-based and online sports wagering … Continue
The ruling AK Parti in Turkey, introduced a new package of bills including one that would allow authorities to ban foreign-based and illegal sports betting sites. Turkish authorities blocked popular websites including Wikipedia and YouTube at different times. Gambling, cryptocurrency and online gaming websites are no exception and authorities already block access to several sites, in their crackdown against illegal betting. Like several other markets, … Continue
The NLRC and the CAC have united in a new partnership to improve standards, reduce corruption, and better regulate the lottery sector in Nigeria. The Nigerian National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have joined efforts to fight “unscrupulous companies” operating in its gambling industry. Lanre Gbajabiamila, Director-General of NLRC declared that “This collaboration has been long overdue (…) Our mandate … Continue
Regulated Michigan sports betting is set to begin on March 11, with Detroit’s three commercial casinos expected to be authorized to launch retail wagering by the Michigan Gaming Control Board. If the Control Board meeting on March 10 should license the casinos – MGM Resorts’ MGM Grand Detroit, Penn National Gaming’s Greektown Casino, and the privately-owned MotorCity Casino, they could launch at 1 PM the … Continue
Two bills that would legalise the sports betting in Virginia moved forward to Governor Ralph Northam for signature, after securing approval in the state’s House of Representatives and Senate. On March 8, House Bill 896, which legalizes the online and mobile sports betting, passed the House with a vote of 59-35, after clearing those Senate on March 7 by a vote of 33-5. Also yesterday, … Continue
Senate Bill 4 to legalize sports betting in Maryland has been amended and passed the first vote in the Senate Committee for Budget and Taxation. Introduced by Craig Zucker in January, was one of two Maryland senate bills to legalize sports betting. The new amendments to Zucker’s bill were proposed by committee members Guy Guzzone, Thomas Miller, Jr, Nancy King, and Cory McCray as well … Continue
The SJR501 bill that will amend the constitution of South Dakota in order to allow sports betting in the state, passed through the House of Representatives by a vote of 36-27 and is advancing to Governor Kristi Noem for signature. Introduced by state Senator Bob Ewing, the approval from the House comes after the South Dakota Senate also voted to pass the bill on February … Continue
Lithuanian government signed a new cooperation agreement to help fight match-fixing and move towards the ratification of the Macolin Convention. The agreement was signed by Minister of Education, Science and Sport Algirdas Monkevičius, Minister of the Interior Rita Tamašunienė, Attorney General Evaldas Pašilis and Renatas Požėla, Commissioner General of the Police Department. The organizations that each of the four represents have been cooperating to help … Continue
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means voted the HB 2638 bill that would legalize in-person and online sports wagering activities in Washington. House Bill 2638, accompanied by the Senate Bill 6394, would allow land-based sports betting at tribal casinos and card rooms, in addition to mobile on-premises betting. Approval from the Committee on Ways and Means comes after the vote of the Senate Labor … Continue
The House Bill 0225 which aimed to legalize online and mobile sports wagering, failed after was voted down 32-27 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Introduced last month, HB 0225 will now be withdrawn from the legislative process. This also means that Wyoming will unlikely legalize sports betting this year, with the state’s current legislative session due to conclude on March 6. Sponsored by Representative … Continue
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