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Peru lawmakers consider online betting and gaming legislation

Lawmakers in Peru are considering a new bill that would license and regulate online gaming and sports betting.

The proposal from the Alliance for Progress political party would license and regulate the activities under the authority of the General Directorate of Casino and Slot Games, and is currently being considered by [...]

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Missouri lawmakers consider iGaming and sports betting legislation

Lawmakers in Missouri are considering legislation to allow the state’s licensed riverboat gaming facilities to offer retail and online sports betting, as well as online versions of casino games.

The proposed legislation would allow the gaming facilities to apply for online gaming and sports betting licenses, authorising the operation of a [...]

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Connecticut set to join list of US iGaming and sports betting states

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has made good on his promise to bring regulated iGaming and sports betting to his state.

Governor Lamont and Mohegan Tribe Chairman James Gessner Jr. struck a deal Tuesday to modernise the state’s gaming industry and deliver tens of millions of dollars in new revenue for the [...]

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Florida sports betting bill aims to authorise retail and online wagering

Florida House Representative Chip LaMarca has introduced legislation to regulate sports betting under the authority of the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering.

Betting would be available to players over the age of 21 through self-service kiosks operated by the Division at retail locations, and via web and mobile applications operated by licensed [...]

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Gaming Intelligence US Regulatory Bulletin

Gaming Intelligence US Regulatory Bulletin – February 2021

New York negotiations continue as eight more states introduce bills

New York was the headline news during January and continues to be the most likely new state to legislate for sports betting in the foreseeable future.

The Governor and lawmakers are locked in negotiations as the latter seek to bring Governor Cuomo [...]

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Texas sports betting bill introduced

Texas State Representative Dan Huberty has introduced legislation to legalise and regulate sports betting.

The proposal would allow in-person and online sports betting under the supervision of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, with interactive operator licenses available to US-based sports teams or their designees, Class 1 racetracks or Greyhound [...]

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Massachusetts Senate sees flurry of sports betting bills

Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced a number of bills to regulate sports betting.

Senator Adam Gomez introduced a bill Friday to authorise and regulate sports betting under two license categories.

SD2237 would allow in-person and online sports betting through a licensed gaming establishment under a Category 1 license, with Category 2 licenses [...]

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Wyoming gets online sports betting bill

Lawmakers in Wyoming have introduced a bill to regulate online sports betting in the state.

Introduced Friday, the legislation would see the Wyoming Gaming Commission promulgate rules for online sports betting by no later than 1 July 2021.

It directs the commission to examine regulations implemented in other states where online sports [...]

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Illinois

Illinois bill introduced to authorise internet gaming

Illinois House Representatives Robert Rita and Jonathan Carroll have introduced legislation to authorise online gaming.

The Internet Gaming Act would allow the state’s casinos and racetracks to offer online poker and casino games to players over the age of 21 who are located within the state or another permissible jurisdiction, and [...]

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Canada’s single-event sports betting proposal takes a step forward

An Act to amend the Criminal Code of Canada to legalise single-event sports betting passed its second reading in parliament Wednesday by a vote of 303 to 15.

The Criminal Code only allows parlay bets on sporting events and efforts to legalise single-event betting have been ongoing for over a decade.

Previous [...]

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Labour unveils draft bill to ban gambling advertising in Ireland

Ireland’s Labour Party has published draft legislation to “end the link between entertainment and betting” by banning all gambling advertising.

The proposed legislation is in response to anecdotal evidence from the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, which indicates a rise in gambling disorder referrals since lockdowns were imposed in response to [...]

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Vermont bill aims to authorise sports betting

Lawmakers in the US state of Vermont have introduced a bill to authorise retail and online sports betting.

The proposal would allow players over the age of 18 who are physically located in the state to bet on professional and collegiate sporting events through online platforms and lottery retailers.

The Department of [...]

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