ABC Louisville affiliate on Kentucky sports betting legalization
Kentucky lawmaker speaks on sports betting, medical marijuana bills1:16Senate Republican Floor Leader Damon Thayer said it will be an uphill battle to legalize sports betting, and they don’t have the votes to pass medical marijuana.Mar. 29, 2022Uploaded by WHAS11
Massachusetts Senate President dodges sports betting questions
Summary: While a sports betting bill made it through the State House last summer, Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka remains evasive on sports betting legalization. Spilka did not indicate where she stands on sports betting legalization when asked about the topic in a Monday news briefing. Why it matters: HB 3977 passed though the House […]
DraftKings pulls DFS platform out of Ontario
Summary: The DraftKings daily fantasy sports site will cease operations in Ontario, due to new online gaming regulations in the province. DFS now falls under the same regulations as other forms of online gambling in Ontario, which include geofencing that disconnects the Ontario DFS player pool from the U.S., the rest of Canada, and other […]
Kansas sports betting proponents optimistic despite hold up
Summary: Kansas sports betting advocates are remaining optimistic despite another delay that further jeopardizes the legislation’s prospects. Why it matters: A compromise bill between the state’s casinos, lottery retailers, horse racing stakeholders, charitable organizations and other interested parties seemed to jump-start a long-stalled proposal to bring statewide mobile wagering to Kansas, but that bill has […]
Kansas sports betting bill hopes dim after latest delay
Summary: Passage of a Kansas online and retail sports betting bill seemed in increasing jeopardy Tuesday after lawmakers unexpectedly failed to advance the bill out of committee. Why it matters: The bill must pass out of not only the House State and Federal Affairs Committee but also the full House and Senate, a difficult task […]