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When the Supreme Court ended PASPA in May 2018, most thought it would take a few years for legal sports betting to be embraced across most of the US.
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It looks like that inflection point is already here.
(SBG file photo) Gov. Cuomo said he intends to include a proposal for mobile sports betting in his upcoming State of the State address. Andrew Cuomo says sports gambling will. New Hampshire joined the list of states with legalized sports betting on the second day of 2020. The state agreed to a six-year contract with DraftKings, so mobile sportsbooks can be utilized.
Legal US sports betting is available in 21 jurisdictions so far with more on the way. The last to launch was Virginia, which arrived in time for the Super Bowl.
It’s not just about legalizing either. Multiple states, including New York and Oregon, have sports betting bills that would amend how wagering operates in their states.
- Sep 02, 2019 Bets placed via smartphones have rapidly brought New Jersey neck-and-neck with Nevada in the race to be the nation’s biggest sports-betting market. Limits in other states, though, could hamper the.
- Three states - Oregon, New Hampshire and Rhode Island - currently run sports wagering through their lotteries, Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli said in a research note Wednesday.
- Under the governor’s plan, the state would run mobile sports betting as it does with the state lottery, and revenues would be directed towards education funding. Cuomo announces proposal to.
Here are efforts in seven other states that are worth keeping an eye on:
Maryland should get legal sports betting this year
Many are eagerly awaiting sports betting legislation out of Maryland after voters approved sports betting last November.
We’re still waiting to see legislation that would legalize MD sports betting, but SB 24 is associated.
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Sen. Chris West wants the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society to also get a license so it can offer betting at the Maryland State Fairgrounds.
Mississippi trying again for mobile
Mississippi sports betting is alive and well, but only in retail sportsbooks. Mobile betting is technically allowed but is geofenced to a casino’s property.
Full mobile MS sports betting legislation has failed for years but there are three bills trying again this year. None of the bills look to materially change the market.
Sen. Scott DeLano‘s SB 2396 is short and sweet. It would allow each casino operator to offer one online sportsbook each.
Sen. Philip Moran‘s SB 2732 and Rep. Jay McKnight’s HB 1042 tweak the existing legislation to include online betting throughout the state. Moran’s bill also expands betting options to include esports and the Olympics.
Nebraska has three proposals for sports betting
There are multiple bills that would legalize sports betting in Nebraska after residents approved casinos through a referendum last November.
Sen. Justin Wayne is again trying to legalize his Games of Skill Act through LB 545, which would allow both sports betting and certain poker games online. All games of skill would have revenue taxed at 25%.
Sen. Tom Briese wants to legalize sports betting at casino racetracks throughout the state in LB 560. He wants to charge $1 million as a one-time fee to offer betting, which wouldn’t include betting on colleges in Nebraska. The bill would create the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, which would set the tax rate.
Mobile betting would be allowed, though it would be geofenced to the casino properties in “Mississippi mobile” fashion.
The third attempt, LR 26, is a referendum that would allow Nebraska voters whether sports betting should be legal or not.
New Hampshire could add retail sportsbooks
New Hampshire is the land of DraftKings Sportsbook after the state gave DK a monopoly outside of lottery-based betting from Intralot, which has yet to launch.
The state limited physical NH sports betting locations to 10, but there are a few bills that would change that.
HB 330 removes the 10-license cap and allows live betting at retail sportsbooks. HB 181 would let more towns and municipalities vote on whether citizens want a retail sportsbook there and HB 354 cleans up the language of the ballot question.
New Mexico could see gaming expanded at racinos
New Mexico already has sports betting at various tribal casinos but could see that expanded.
HB 101 would legalize sports betting and table games at the state’s five racetracks. Those tracks are already racinos – they operate slot machines and various table games, but those tables are automated games.
The legislation includes online sports betting, which means the state’s tribal casinos could offer betting apps as well. State law allows for six racinos, so naturally, there are six licenses available for both sports betting and table games.
Sportsbooks would pay a $10,000 application fee with an annual $5,000 renewal fee. Sports betting revenue would be taxed at 10%.
North Dakota sports betting could also go online
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians might have influenced this North Dakota online betting bill a bit.
The Chippewa announced last year they would team up with IGT to launch sports betting at their casinos. HB 1448 would take that a step further and allow gaming tribes to launch online casino and sports betting.
A Senate companion isn’t available on the website, though HB 1448 also lists Sen. Richard Marcellais as a sponsor. Marcellais was previously the chairman of the Chippewa.
Washington wants to include cardrooms, racetracks
Last year, legislators passed a bill to legalize sports betting in Washington state, but it wasn’t complete. The legislature picked the proposal that limited the market the most: no online betting and only at tribal casinos.
SB 5212 aims to change that. Cardrooms and racetracks around the state would be allowed to offer sports betting with online betting also legalized.
Each licensed gaming operator would pay $100,000 for a betting license and would get one skin each. Sports betting revenue would be taxed at 10%.
Mississippi sports betting is staying offline.
Three bills aiming to expand MS sports betting to mobile platforms in the state died in committee this week.
Mississippi was one of the first states to launch sports betting in 2018 but continues to be restricted to retail sportsbooks. Multiple mobile betting bills have failed in the years following legalization.
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Currently, mobile betting is allowed on a casino’s property in the state. None of the state’s commercial casinos are using the so-called “Mississippi mobile” option though.
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The three failed bills would have altered the betting landscape by bringing sports betting in Mississippi online:
- SB 2396 would have allowed each casino operator an online sportsbook.
- SB 2732 and HB 1042 proposed expanding existing legislation to carry online betting statewide.
Mississippi sports betting revenue hamstrung
Since launching in August 2018, Mississippi has generated $103 million in sports betting revenue, and $12.4 million in taxes on $890 million wagered.
In 2020, the state’s wagering created more than $43 million in revenue and $5.2 million in taxes. Unless the state’s 24 casino operators can open up statewide mobile, a wealth of potential tax revenue will continue to go into the illegal market.
“Every day millions of Americans in 15 states have access to state-of-the-art mobile sportsbooks, allowing them to place bets on their favorite teams and leagues at home while fostering much-needed tax revenue,” Sen. Philip Moransaid in a release introducing SB 2732. “Unfortunately, Mississippi law does not authorize online sports betting, but this bill seeks to change that.
“Mississippi has been leaving money on the table by not authorizing online sports wagering, and it is time to modernize Mississippi’s gambling offerings and do what’s best for Mississippians.”
Maturing MS sports betting market
Even without the extra betting mobile would bring, Mississippi is watching its monthly handle grow, hitting an all-time high of $61.1 million in October 2020.
The first half of 2020 was slowed because of COVID-19. As sports returned in August, however, the state’s monthly handles continue to grow year-over-year.
Both November and December 2020 revenues more than doubled compared to 2019, drawing $8.1 million and $7.7 million respectively. Those numbers pale in comparison to markets with mobile wagering however.
Neighboring state potential
Neighboring Tennessee launched mobile-only betting in late 2020, while Alabama and Florida offer untapped potential. Arkansas has retail betting and Louisana voters approved sports betting in November 2020.
In November and December, Tennessee brought in $5.4 million in taxes through its mobile betting.
The ability to draw potential customers from neighboring states is dwindling, however. Multiple states legislatures are looking at legalizing sports betting.