by Zachary Kelley | Mar 29, 2024 11:05 am | Legal
Georgia’s sports betting efforts for 2024 are officially dead after stalling out in the House on Thursday. The Senate-approved sports betting package never advanced out of committee on the final legislative day. Georgia lawmakers will give it another shot in 2025, but...
by Zachary Kelley | Mar 26, 2024 2:01 pm | Legal
The Georgia Committee of Higher Education discussed and further amended a sports betting bill on Monday but didn’t take a vote. A vote is expected in Wednesday’s committee meeting since Georgia’s legislative session ends Thursday, March 28. Debates over funding...
by Zachary Kelley | Mar 22, 2024 12:20 pm | Legal
The Florida Supreme Court rejected the challenging of the gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe. Their decision didn’t address if online Florida sports betting violates the state constitution, opening the door for petitioners to file a constitutional...
by Zachary Kelley | Mar 7, 2024 12:06 pm | Legal
A Minnesota sports betting bill was amended in committee to prohibit live betting. Senator Matt Klein’s bill MN SF 1949 carried over from the 2023 session but took on major changes, most notably the banning of in-game wagering. Resistance from the Minnesota horse...
by Zachary Kelley | Feb 21, 2024 2:23 pm | Legal
Daniel Wallach, a Florida gaming law attorney, filed an amicus curiae brief that challenges the validity of the Seminole Tribe’s sports betting compact. The brief supports West Flagler’s writ of certiorari and encourages the Supreme Court of the United States to...
by Zachary Kelley | Feb 15, 2024 4:40 pm | Legal
Two Alabama sports betting bills (HB 151 and HB 152) passed in the House on Thursday and advanced to the Senate. HB 151 and HB 152 would legalize sports betting, casinos, and add a lottery to Alabama. Fiscal estimates show between $935.6 million and $1.2 billion in...
