Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has called on state
lawmakers to pass sports betting legislation to stop revenue from flowing to
neighboring states.
The governor was joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the Capitol on Thursday to urge lawmakers to pass HB 137, which would legalize sports betting at horserace tracks and the Kentucky Speedway, as well as authorize mobile betting.
The bill, which would also authorize fantasy sports and
online poker, passed the House Licensing, Occupations and Administrative
Regulations [...]