In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Louisiana Senate is still working on sports betting bills, pushing two through to the House over the past 24 hours. The Louisiana State Senate has passed a bill to legalize sports betting in the state, by a margin of 29-8, and now passes to the House of Representatives for further scrutiny. SB130 – proposed by Senator J. … Continue
Virginia is set to pass a bill legalizing sports betting after state lawmakers amended the proposal to factor in changes requested by Governor Ralph Northam. House Bill 896, which set out plans to permit online and mobile sports betting, passed the House last month by a vote of 59-35 after also clearing the Senate on March 7 by a vote of 33-5. However, rather than … Continue
Two new tribal compacts are in doubt since the Attorney General of Oklahoma started arguing that Governor Kevin Stitt didn’t have the authority to negotiate agreements for products not covered by the state’s tribal gaming regulations. Earlier this week Stitt announced that he had agreed on new compacts with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation, allowing each to offer Class III gaming – including … Continue
Jay Inslee, Washington’s Governor has signed the House Bill 2638 that will legalize the sports betting at tribal gambling facilities in the state. The bill authorizes in-person sports betting at tribal casinos, as well as on-premises mobile wagering. Confirmation of Inslee’s signature means that Washington becomes the first US state to legalize sports betting in 2020. Washington’s House of Representatives cleared the bill by a … Continue
The German lawmaker approved the new gambling regulations that will legalize online poker and casino from 1 July 2021, as well they decided on the location of the new regulatory authority. The Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsvertrag (GlüNeuRStv), which expands the nationally regulated igaming market beyond online betting for the first time, must now be ratified by each state parliament and submitted to the European Commission for approval before … Continue
The Netherlands’ government published new regulations regarding the measures set out in the Remote Gaming Act, that aim to enable the parliament to submit comments on the proposed rules. The regulations set out how gambling operators can conduct business in the Netherlands, and what conditions must they fulfil in order to secure a licence. A five-years awarded to the operators, by the Dutch gambling regulator … Continue
In Romania, the specific taxes for sports betting activity and the payment terms, are provided in the special regulations, the fiscal procedures, and practices that are found in the common regulations, in the form of fiscal and accounting procedures. This article will summarize the gambling activity of the traditional bets type, with all the three components: mutual bets, counterparty bets, and fixed odds bets. Specific … Continue
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 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
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