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The Week In Sports Betting News: Cash Rules Everything Around Me

Happy Monday, everyone. Continued positive news around leagues returning to action means sports betting should be ramping up starting next month. Keep up with the biggest sports betting stories by subscribing to the LSR Podcast. Last week’s episode kicked off with one of the biggest stories of the week: the almost-certain death of California‘s sports […] Read More

Posted on: June 29, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

‘Hail Mary’ On Georgia Sports Betting Falls Short At End Of Session

Partisan politics ended any chances of legalizing Georgia sports betting this year, according to Rep. Ron Stephens. Both chambers of the Georgia legislature renewed sports betting initiatives late in the session, but it was too little, too late. HB 903 and SR 841 were both substituted in the opposite chambers to include sports betting. Expanded […] Read More

Posted on: June 29, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

How Georgia Sports Betting Bill Found New Life In Budget Crisis

Legislators revived a dormant Georgia sports betting bill Friday as the state wrestles with pandemic-induced budget issues. The Senate Special Judiciary Committee tacked the sports wagering measure onto HB 903, an unrelated bill about traffic tickets that passed the House in March. The measure now moves to the Senate floor, bringing sports betting in Georgia […] Read More

Posted on: June 19, 2020 | | Adam Candee