A bill would make it more difficult for many locations to host slot machines and other games Lawmakers in the Florida Senate advanced a bill on Wednesday to target illegal gambling activity. The sweeping legislative push seeks to raise the stakes for illegal gambling offenders by increasing the criminal penalties for such activity. State Senator
The goal is to improve responsible gambling regulations through data aggregation West Virginia lawmakers are pushing a bill requiring gambling operators to share user data with West Virginia University (WVU) researchers. The legislation passed the first reading in the House on Monday after it advanced beyond the Judiciary Committee last week. The second reading will
A bill has been submitted that would lower the tax rate for Iowa’s casinos over the next three years The Iowa House is considering legislation to lower the tax rate for licensed casinos to be comparable to that for casinos in Missouri and Nebraska. Illinois casinos pay varying tax rates based on the games offered
Maryland could be one of the next states to launch iGaming, but there’s a lot of work to do iGaming legislation is scheduled for a Senate committee hearing in Maryland this week as revenues continue declining at the state’s six brick-and-mortar retail casinos. State Senator Ron Watson proposed Senate Bill 603 in January, which seeks
Gambling and sports betting are garnering support in Georgia, but there’s still a long way to go Casinos are back on the agenda in the Georgia General Assembly after the state Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee authorized proposing a constitutional amendment on Thursday that permits Georgia voters to choose whether to legalize sports betting
Ohio launched a series of studies into joining the iGaming space this week Ohio lawmakers in the new Study Commission on the Future of Gaming in Ohio met on Tuesday to discuss possible online casino legalization in the first of four scheduled meetings. Future meetings will have debates regarding sports betting, iLottery, racinos/charitable gaming, and
The House approved gambling expansion, but one Senator doesn’t expect it to go further Supporters of legislation in Alabama to allow voters to approve sports betting, casino gambling and a statewide lottery recently celebrated its passage in the House last week. However, the bill will apparently hit a roadblock in the Alabama Senate. The proposal
Wyoming’s House of Representatives rejects a discussion on legalizing online gambling The Wyoming House has decided not to consider online casinos after voting 25-36-1 against taking up iGaming legislation in this year’s session. HB 120 was filed last week by Representative Robert Davis, who hoped his colleagues would approve the bill. They let him down.
The approval comes quickly after a House committee approved the legislation The Alabama House passed legislation to permit online casino gambling for the first time ever on Thursday, sending a sweeping gaming package including sports betting and a state lottery to the Alabama Senate. The two bills, HB151 and HB152, would also establish the first
North Carolina continues to warm up to expanded legal gambling Legislators in North Carolina have slowed down their efforts to authorize more casinos during the upcoming legislative session based on statements made by General Assembly leaders. However, the push by lawmakers to propose regulation of video gambling machines could return in the spring. The proposal
The approval is just one of many the bills need, but could show that Alabama is ready for gambling The push to legalize a lottery, sports betting and casinos throughout Alabama passed a significant hurdle after it was approved by the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press report.
The decision of the committee could impact what happens next to gambling expansion in the state Gambling legislation will see its first trial in the Alabama Legislature as backers of the new gaming bill seek to get the proposition before voters in November. The bill goes before a House of Representatives committee today, possibly setting
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