On Thursday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed the sports betting bill into law, while also renegotiating the existing tribal gaming compacts. The sports betting measure approved by the Legislature earlier this week extends gaming options at tribal casinos, besides introducing sports betting through licenses issued to tribes and professional sports …
Arizona Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill & Updates Tribal Compacts Read More »
DraftKings and the PGA Tour have announced the expansion of their existing commercial partnership to offer retail and mobile sports betting in Arizona. The development comes two days after Arizona Senate ironed out issues surrounding sports betting legislation after more than a month of bickering in the upper chamber. While …
DraftKings to Enter Arizona Sports Betting Via PGA Tour Read More »
The Arizona Senate approved a bill on Monday that will bring statewide mobile sports betting and daily fantasy sports as soon as this fall. State bettors would also be allowed to play limited Keno games at off-track betting venues and social clubs. The bill, which should be on the governor’s …
Arizona Sports Betting Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature, Could Launch by Fall Read More »
Arizona is finally set to take up a vote on sports betting today, with a realistic chance to legalize statewide mobile sports betting. The dramatic turn of events comes after Arizona sports betting remained stalled in the Senate for more than a month. Today, Senators are expected to hold an …
Arizona Sports Betting Could Become Legalized This Week Read More »
After its third reading and with some amendments, the Arizona House passed HB 2772 which seeks to legalize sports betting by a vote of 48-12 on Thursday. The measure now advances to the Senate to take it up for voting in a few days. After the Senatorial approval, the bill …
Arizona House Sends Sports Betting Bill to Senate Read More »
The Arizona Senate Rules Committee unanimously voted Wednesday on a sports betting bill, sending the measure to the Senate floor for voting. The Ruling Committee’s approval comes despite the Appropriation Committee’s controversial act of combining the straightforward sports betting bill with the Historical Horse Racing Bill (HHR), something that analysts …
Arizona Senate Rules Committee Sends Sports Betting to Floor Read More »
A Senate bill to expand sports betting in Arizona is finally making progress following the committee’s approval of SB 1797 earlier this week. While passing the move cautiously, the Senators called for the clarity regarding governor’s renegotiated compact with the tribes. The bill moved forward after Wednesday’s three-hour long session …
Arizona Senate Committee Approves Sports Betting Bill Amid Concerns Read More »
Arizona House committee moved a proposal onto the House floor Tuesday to allow professional and college sports betting in the state. The move comes after the Commerce Committee approved an amended version of Rep. Jeff Weninger’s HB 2772 after hearing from the stakeholders (teams and the tribes) that it supports …
Arizona Sports Betting Bill Moves Forward in the House Read More »
Arizona lawmakers and tribes have come together to consider a pair of sports betting bills filed with Gov. Doug Ducey’s backing early last week. Under the proposal put forward Monday, Arizonians would be allowed to have statewide mobile sports betting, as well as retail betting at the state’s tribal casinos, …
Arizona Lawmakers & Tribes Work Together on Sports Betting Proposal Read More »
Last Wednesday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said that he wants statewide expansion of the limited and well-regulated sports gambling industry. The governor said he wants lawmakers to legislate for commercial, statewide sports betting, betting on fantasy leagues, instant keno games, and legalized mobile sports betting. In a document given to …
Arizona Governor Asks Lawmakers to Allow Statewide Sports Gambling Read More »
