Sports betting is usually a bipartisan issue. Democrats and Republicans can score big wins in their states by sponsoring winning sports betting bills. Republican Brandt Iden in Michigan powered through two governors to get his sports betting bills passed. They were rejected by a Republican governor and signed into law by a Democratic governor. In...
Since states began legalizing sports betting, some states have taken the extra step of legalizing online casinos. Some bettors may think that the law that allowed states to legalize sports betting also prohibited online casinos. But that’s not true. States had legal room to legalize online casinos before 2018. New Jersey legalized online casinos in...
A little more than half the country could still legalize sports betting. Politicians will cite job creation, new revenue, and business competition as reasons to bring sports betting to their states. However, politicians – and some analysts – will pull a simple writing trick to make their projections sound more impressive. They’ll take advantage of...
North Carolina seemed like it would become an early entrant into the sports betting industry. The rural south hasn’t traditionally been friendly to gambling expansions. But when Governor Cooper signed sports betting into law in July 2019, North Carolina seemed ready to take cautious steps toward sports betting. But at the beginning of 2021, North...
Indiana’s sports betting industry has grown quickly, processing $436 million in wagers in its first four months. That’s a staggering level of growth in a short amount of time. There are a few likely reasons: Indiana didn’t have this type of gambling available before. Illinois residents commuted to place sports wagers in Indiana before Illinois...
Almost a year to the day after the Supreme Court ruled PASPA unconstitutional, Iowa legalized sports betting. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission drafted rules for the new industry at breakneck speed. Sports betting was up and running in the Hawkeye State three months later. Iowans placed their first sports wagers on August 15, 2019....
The Rocky Mountain State is known for its three casino cities: Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek. However, Colorado also legalized online sports betting in 2019. It came online in 2020 and grew rapidly from there. Between the three casino cities, mobile sports betting, and the generous number of skins, Colorado became one of...
Although Tennessee hasn’t been receptive to the gaming industry, it took the big step of legalizing sports betting. Tennessee set strict controls on the industry, which normally include partnerships with casinos. However, Tennessee has no commercial casinos, so there’s nowhere to put retail sportsbooks. Consequently, Tennessee is the only sports betting market in the country...
Colorado has continued their trend in being one of the more…let’s call it “modernized” states in America. I think Colorado is an incredible sight to see. The mountains and stars at night – there’s nothing like it. I also think if I went to college there for four years right now, my GPA and bank...
