• Jan 24, 2021 “Sports betting is alive and well in Massachusetts, but unfortunately we’re letting money go down the drain to the black market and states that have legalized,” Crighton said.
• Jan 18, 2021 Look Ahead: Passing a retail sports betting bill seems like a safe bet in 2021. Online sports betting is the bigger question. Though gaming is only allowed in Deadwood, some mobile betting backers believe online wagering could be permitted statewide if the computer servers are physically within Deadwood limits.
• Sports betting is the act of placing a wager on the outcome of a sports game. Sports betting is increasingly gaining popularity across the entire globe. This is partly because of the availability.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two lawmakers announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would put Minnesota among 25 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing sports betting, hoping to change their luck after attempts in past years failed to gain support.

The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Karla Bigham, of Cottage Grove, and Republican Rep. Pat Garofalo, of Farmington, would allow on-site sports wagering at tribal casinos for the first year, then mobile betting for those who sign up for an account at a casino. Revenue — which would be taxed at 6% for on-site betting and 8% for mobile — would go into the state’s general fund, and 0.5% would go toward compulsive gambling assistance programs.

The bill would also create a wagering commission that would include tribes and racetracks among its members.

Bigham and Garofalo argue the additional tax revenue would help the state, but “the big win” would be to provide consumer protections to individuals who are gambling anyway, whether through offshore websites or illicit underground operations.

“It’s already done flagrantly and it’s time shine some light on it, put some guardrails around it, protections around it, and quite honestly we need to legalize it,” Bigham said. “If that state makes a few bucks while we’re at it, good for us.”

Minnesota’s tribal nations oppose the legislation, and all four of the state’s top legislative leaders have expressed disinterest even though the measure could help close a $1.3 billion budget deficit.

While Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said during his budget address Tuesday that he’d be open to the legislation, GOP Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, of East Gull Lake, said lawmakers’ focus on the budget and the nature of a socially distanced legislative session make its success unlikely this year.

“Any major policy item that has a lot of disagreement I don’t foresee happening this year. But in addition, many of us just don’t think it’s the right thing to do for Minnesota,” he said.

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Mohamed Ibrahim is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

Another state is looking to bring in some sports betting tax revenue in 2021. In a filing to the state legislatures, Georgia Republican Ron Stephens and five other co-sponsors are attempting to push forward sports betting in the Peach State.

The proposed bill would give sports bettors six online-only sportsbooks with remote registration. The model that Georgia would institute will be similar to Tennessee. Tennessee adopted an online-only sports betting model, and the Tennessee Education Lottery oversees sports betting in the state.

In Georgia, plenty of sportsbooks will look to gain access to the 10 million people that inhabit the Peach State. Each one will be vying for a license as many states in the south have yet to hop on the sports betting bandwagon.

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Georgia is uniquely placed within the country. According to a fact sheet from the Hartsfield-Jackson, Atlanta airport, they are located within a two-hour plane ride from80% of the US population. The Atlanta airport is home to 150 US destinations and more than 75 foreign destinations in 50 countries.

Garnering interest from sports bettors who are waiting for flights is not the only point of interest for the state. Most of the southern states in the US have resisted online sports betting to this point. In fact, only Tennessee has opted to legalize sports betting in that area.

Florida is looking to right this wrong as they are attempting to legalize sports betting. However, there are legal hoops to jump through in order for that bill to hit the governor’s desk.

Ideally, Georgia will be able to use its location to bring in clients who may or may not be traveling. Furthermore, its proximity to Florida, a state with a massive population, could bring in additional revenue.

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The bill proposed would include a $900,000 annual fee. This would be paid by the sportsbook to the state on a yearly basis. There is also a $50,000 license application fee to all sportsbooks who are applying for the license.

Moreover, Georgia would make a 16% tax revenue on adjusted gross sports wagering income. These are massive numbers for the state so it should definitely make legislatures happy.

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However, there was a similar bill that failed last year. The bill got approved by the House but was rejected by the Senate.

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The expectation is that this bill will get through the House, whether it progresses through the Senate and onto the governor’s desk is yet to be seen.