Online casinos in Illinois are becoming more of a reality for Prairie state if a new bill sponsored by State Senator Cristina Castro is passed. On Wednesday The Internet Gaming Act SB1656 was filed with the Illinois General Assembly. Details of the bill show that it would authorize internet gaming operators in accordance with the act to launch their platforms. The bill calls for a licensing fee of $250,000, $100,000 to renew and plans to tax operators 15% of adjusted gross gaming revenue. The bill also plans to only allow three individuals branded internet gaming skins.

New numbers from a survey taken by the American Gaming Association (AGA) are showing that this could be a record breaking Super Bowl for sports betting. The numbers show that an estimated 50.3 million people plan to place a wager on Super Bowl LVII which would put the estimated handle for the game at around $16 billion. A recent survey taken by the AGA shows that 34% of viewers believe that the inclusion of legal gambling has made NFL games more enjoyable to watch and with all the new state legalizations in 2022, the big game will have more bettors than ever before. Though the number of male bettors exceeds female by 250%, another interesting stat from AGA shows that women are outpacing men in […]

Hope for Georgia sports betting has sparked again as 11 state senators announced a new bill that would bring sports betting to the Peach State. If approved the new initiative would allow sports betting to be put into law without a ballot initiative. The bill, SB 57 is named the Georgia Sports Betting Integrity Act, looking to give regulation to the Georgia Lottery, and if legalized the Georgia Sports Betting Integrity Act will allow 18 Type 1 licenses which would allow: Professional sports teams or their designees Governing bodies that hold professional golf tournaments Owners of auto race facilities associated with the stock car auto racing national tour or the international motor sports car tour The Georgia Lottery Corporation In short, if the new bill […]