Florida’s sports betting bills are set for committee hearings in the new year following referral by the Senate on Friday.
The Senate considered three bills to legalise and regulate sports betting that were introduced by Republican senator Jeff Brandes in November.
SB968 (regulation), SB970 (license fee) and SB972 (tax) were filed on November 18th and would take effect on October 1st, 2020, allowing the Florida Lottery to offer bets on professional and collegiate sport and athletic events [...]
