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The Mississippi House of Representatives is to discuss another new bill that will propose legalising online sports wagering in the Magnolia State. House Bill 774 would extend the current Mississippi sports betting market to also allow for online wagering. At present, players can only wager at retail facilities at land-based casinos, under laws passed in 2018.
The California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) has said the failure of another effort to legalise sports betting in California should “be a warning” against future attempts. The two ballots aiming to legalise sports betting would have given tribes the exclusive rights to offer sports betting in California. However, they were scrapped on Monday after
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), a group of leading US gambling operators, has declared its opposition to two sports betting ballots in California, saying it will not financially support either initiative. Both ballots would give tribes exclusive rights to offer retail and online sports betting in California. They were filed with the state’s attorney-general in October 2023.
UK MPs have called on the Premier League and other sports governing bodies to reduce the amount of gambling adverts visible in stadiums. Thursday’s report from the culture, media and sport (CMS) committee states the decrease in visible gambling promotion would help to “minimise children’s exposure to gambling advertising”. MPs have also recommended there should
Brazil’s chamber of deputies voted yesterday (21 December) to approve Bill 3,626/2023, which will regulate sports betting. Igaming has also been added back into the bill after removal by the senate. Brazil’s chamber of deputies has now voted to approve online gambling, giving the final green light for the market to be regulated in 2024.
The Netherlands minister for legal protection, Franc Weerwind, has announced new measures that he hopes will protect players from problem gambling. Weerwind’s letter comes in response to “worrying and undesirable developments” in the Netherlands’ gambling industry. With the evaluation of the Remote Gambling Act not expected until 2024, Weerwind has decided to push on with
Today (6 December) Brazil’s senate plenary is set to vote on whether to approve Bill 3,626/23, which would legalise sports betting and igaming. But could this crucial vote be delayed? When Brazil’s Economic Affairs Commission (CAE) approved Bill 3,626 two weeks ago, the industry thought the Senate plenary vote couldn’t be too far away. Unfortunately
Five current or former Iowa State athletes have submitted guilty pleas to underage gambling as part of a state investigation into sports betting. The pleas by quarterback Hunter Dekkers and offensive lineman Jake Remsburg, plus former players Dodge Sauser and Aaron Blom and ex-ISU baseball player Gehrig Christensen, were to reduced charges of underage gambling.
Brazil’s government has launched the Provisional Measure for sports betting, in a move that marks the end of a 20-year wait period for the country. The Provisional Measure (PM) was adopted by Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and signed by the Ministries of Finance, Planning, Management, Health, Tourism and Sports. Once signed by
The establishment of a new football regulator could have wide-reaching implication for the industry’s relationship with the sport, according to a new white paper. Details on the new independent regulator were released as part of a football industry white paper, which was brought about by a call for reform in the form of a fan-led
