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IGT set for Rhode Island joint venture with Twin River
International Game Technology (IGT) has announced a new joint venture with Twin River Worldwide Holdings, with the aim of working together in Rhode Island to…
Kansas senate committee introduces sports betting bill
The Kansas state Senate’s Committee on Federal and State Affairs has introduced a bill to allow sports wagering in the state. Senate Bill 283 would…
Maryland Senators file competing sports betting bills
Two competing bills to authorize sports betting in Maryland have been introduced in the state senate. While Senate Bill 58, introduced by senator Chris West,…
Missouri sports betting and VLT bill clears House committee
A new bill seeking to legalise sports wagering and video lottery terminals (VLTs) in Missouri has cleared the state’s House Special Committee (HCS). Sponsored by…
PokerStars founder Scheinberg surrenders to US authorities
Isai Scheinberg, the founder of online poker giant PokerStars, has travelled to the US to face charges of gambling, bank fraud and money laundering first…
State of the Union: NJ, NY, PA, Detroit and more
In this week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, the two states to benefit most from the repeal of PASPA post their…
Washington State to consider new sports betting bills
Lawmakers in Washington State are to consider bills that have been introduced to legalise certain forms of sports wagering. Senate Bill 6277 is currently with…
Kentucky sports betting bill passes first committee
A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky is headed to floor of the House of Representatives after passing through the Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative…
Nebraska bill would class sports betting, poker as skill games
Nebraska state senator Justin Wayne has introduced a bill that would define sports betting, paid fantasy sports and poker as games of skill. The bill,…
New York mobile betting bill passes first committee stage
A bill to allow online and mobile sports betting in New York has passed the first committee stage in the state senate by a unanimous…
Maine governor vetoes sports betting bill
Janet Mills, governor of Maine, has vetoed a bill that would have allowed sports betting in the state, arguing that the people of Maine are…
State of the Union: DraftKings, MI, NH, NV and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers DraftKings and SBTech’s merger and listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange, as well…
Mobile sports betting bill filed in Vermont
Vermont state senators Dick Sears and Michael Sirotkin have filed a bill that would allow mobile, but not land-based, sports betting in the state. Bill S.213,…
Addabbo renews fight for NY mobile betting in 2020
New York state senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, continued his push for legal…