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The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House. Posted Updated 3 min read Font size+ AUGUSTA - A twice-defeated bill that would give the Wabanaki tribes of Maine the exclusive right to online gambling was revived…

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Maryland Senate Online Casino Hearing Mirrors House Discussion

Just two days after a lengthy discussion about online casino legalization in the Maryland House, a state Senate committee conducted a nearly identical hearing Wednesday. Wednesday's hearing in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee focused on SB 603, which aims to bring up to 12 mobile casino apps to Maryland. Licenses would be tethered to…

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Illinois Rep. Gonzalez's Internet Casino Gaming Bill In Committee

The Illinois legislature will ponder online casino gaming in this year's General Assembly after State Rep. Edgar Gonzalez's House Bill 2239 was assigned to the House Gaming Committee last week. Gonzalez's bill, originally filed last year and failed to make it beyond first reading, is the companion to Senate Bill 1656 filed by Sen. Cristina Castro…

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Lawmakers in Illinois are making another attempt to bring online casinos to the Land of Lincoln. A piece of legislation that would authorize regulated iGaming in Illinois has been introduced in the state's House. The bill, which was first filed in 2023, has now been assigned to the House's Gaming Committee. House Bill 2239, sponsored by Rep. Edgar…

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Alabama legislators are discussing gambling legislation. Will it go anywhere?

Once again, Alabama legislators are talking about gambling. And once again, the House and Senate appear to be talking past each other. Legislators are discussing the possibility of addressing the topic, which has defied resolution attempts for decades. No legislation had been filed as of Wednesday afternoon, but a senator said he will file a bill…

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Online lottery is wrong way to go

THERE IS A debate about school funding on Beacon Hill that is getting very little public attention. The annual midsummer rite of the Massachusetts budget negotiation is upon us, as the Commonwealth's legislators and the governor hash out how we spend approximately $56 billion. The vast majority of the budget will fund programs, services, and big…

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New York's latest attempt to legalize mobile casino games in 2023 is on life support. State Sen. Joe Addabbo of Queens, the man behind the longshot push to legalize iCasino games in the Empire State this year, signaled pessimism Monday morning about his effort to get his bill into the upcoming fiscal budget. Addabbo has said that such a failure…

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Hawaii moving forward with plan to ban casino ads

A Hawaii Senate committee on Thursday approved a bill banning casino advertising in the state, but amended it to remove references to Nevada resort properties, including Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp., which has established a decades-old business to attract Hawaiians to "the ninth island." The Senate's Committee on Commerce and Consumer…

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State Rep. Files Bill To Legalize Online Casino Gaming In Indiana

Perhaps the third time will be the charm to launch internet casino gamling in Indiana. State Rep. Ethan Manning filed House Bill 1536 on Thursday, which was given a first reading and referred to the Committee on Public Policy. If it passes, operators could offer online poker, roulette, slots, and blackjack in the Hoosier State, as well as digital…

Law ・ 12 February 2023

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Legalizing online casinos lands backing of House committee chair

A rising Indiana lawmaker from Cass County will sponsor legislation to legalize online casino gambling and online lottery games, which would give Hoosiers the ability to play state lottery and casino games on their smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. Rep. Ethan Manning, a Republican from Logansport, said the bill will be similar to his…

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It's been nearly a decade since New Jersey became one of the first U.S. states to legalize internet gambling, allowing people in the state to play and bet money on virtual versions of poker, slots, and other games found at Atlantic City casinos without having to leave their homes. Today, the Garden State's online gaming market is the largest in the…

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Legislation to ban online gambling filed in the Philippines

In the Philippines and a prominent politician has reportedly filed legislation that would look to rescind the nation's foreign-facing online gambling licensing program and make the delivery of iGaming services a crime punishable by up to six months in prison. According to a Monday report from the Manila Bulletin newspaper, Joel Villanueva serves as…

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Lottery gambles on online betting OK

State Treasurer Deb Goldberg has been waiting three years to get lawmakers' approval for online Lottery sales. It looks like that wait will continue, now that language allowing that transition remains stuck in legislative limbo. Goldberg has previously declared that if legalized sports betting uses an online platform, so should the Lottery. It took…

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Alan Cayetano wants online gambling stopped │ GMA News Online

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday filed a proposed measure seeking to prohibit and penalize all forms of online bets and virtual gambling. In his explanatory note, Cayetano said the ill effects of online cockfighting or "e-sabong" amongst Filipinos have demonstrated how online gambling platforms "can destroy the moral fiber of our…

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Unite vs online gambling, public urged

FORMER Speaker Alan Peter S. Cayetano has pivoted to the public in a bid against the legalization of e-sabong and other forms of online gambling. "Parents, teachers, priests, pastors, ministers, imams: we have to speak up so that we can stop the spread of vices that threaten to destroy our values," Cayetano said. According to the senior lawmaker,…

Politics ・ 16 December 2021

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Filipino Lawmaker Warns Online Cockfighting, Gambling Are Country's New Pandemic

Alan Peter Cayetano is an ex-House Speaker from the Philippines currently hunting for a seat in the Senate. On Monday, he pleaded with Congress to reject the applications for 25-year legislative franchises requested by two different e-sabong companies in the country. His legislative endeavor follows Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva's last week's…

Covid ・ 26 November 2021

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Cayetano: Online sabong, gambling are the 'new pandemic'

Online cockfighting and gambling have been described by former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano as the "new pandemic" that requires immediate government action in order to save Filipino families from social, moral and economic degradation. Online cockfighting Cayetano made the call as he sought the rejection in Congress of applications for legislative…

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Texas Casino Business News for the Current Year

Currently, the state of Texas has very strict laws against all forms of gambling. The penal code states that anyone betting money on a game such as cards, slots, or sports is committing a criminal offense. This includes both land-based and online casinos and also includes sports betting too. Despite the recent relaxation of federal laws in regard…

Industry ・ 31 August 2021

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Illinois Rep. Rita Files Bill To Legalize Internet Casino Gaming

State Rep. Bob Rita, one of the primary drivers of legislation that helped legalize sports betting in Illinois, has turned his attention to bringing internet casino gaming to the Land of Lincoln. Rita filed HB 3142 on Thursday, which would allow "a casino or racetrack to offer Internet gaming or contract with a platform to offer Internet gaming,"…

Law ・ 24 September 2022

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Illinois Introduces Online Casino Bill; Indiana’s Stalls Out

After serving as one of the main proponents of legalized sports betting in Illinois, State Rep. Bob Rita is now pushing to bring online casino gaming to the state. Rita filed HB3142 on Thursday. The bill would "authorize a casino or racetrack to offer internet gaming or contract with a platform to offer internet gaming, as regulated by the Illinois…

Politics ・ 07 May 2021