Month: September 2024
New Jersey Bill to Ban College Sportsbook Partnerships Advances in Trenton
Legislation in New Jersey that would prohibit public institutions of higher learning from taking on partnerships and accepting marketing buys from sports betting companies advanced on Monday. Legislation in New Jersey seeks to keep sports betting ads out of public university venues like Rutgers’ SHI Stadium. (Image: Getty) The New Jersey Assembly Higher Education Committee…
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Road to Vegas Closed by Second Lithium-Ion Battery Fire in 2 Months
A portion of US 95, northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, remains shut down Tuesday evening, a full 18 hours after two semi-trucks collided. One carried lumber, the other lithium-ion batteries that exploded into uncontainable flames. This lithium-ion battery fire in the early hours of September 17 closed US 95 entering Las Vegas for…
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Remains Uninterested in Expediting Casinos
A powerful Democrat in the New York State Senate said this week that Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) remains evasive to legislation that would expedite issuing the three downstate casino licenses the legislature authorized in 2013. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul remains uncommitted to signing legislation that would speed up the issuing of downstate casino licenses.…
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Alabama Bill Would Elevate Gambling Convictions to Felonies
Alabama is among the most limited states when it comes to gambling. The Cotton State has no commercial casinos or racinos, iGaming, sports betting, or even a state-run lottery. New legislation would implement harsher penalties for those who don’t abide by the restrictive gambling rules. An electronic bingo hall in Alabama’s Jefferson County is pictured.…
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Federal Bill Seeks to Implement Sports Betting Guardrails
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-New York) formally introduced legislation that seeks to place federal regulations on the rapidly growing sports betting industry that’s today legal and operational in 38 states plus Washington, D.C. U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko discusses his federal sports betting bill outside the Capitol on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Tonko’s SAFE…
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Ohio iGaming Bill Introduced but Online Casinos Have Powerful Opponents
An Ohio lawmaker this week filed legislation in the Columbus capital seeking to legalize online casinos with interactive slot machines and table games. Upperclassmen at Ohio State University can already place legal sports bets on their mobile devices. A state lawmaker wants to expand the online gaming offering to include iGaming with slots and table…
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