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Alabama’s 2024 Legislative Session

By Matthew C. McDonald and Tommy Shepherd on Posted in Alabama Gaming, Casino Gaming, Government Regulation, Horse-racing, Lottery, Skill-based Gaming, Slot Machines, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming
The regular session of the Alabama Legislature begins on Feb. 6, 2024. Legislators are allotted 30 legislative days during the session, which totals 105 calendar days. Once again it appears that competing legislative proposals relating to gambling will be considered. Legislators have grappled unsuccessfully with the issue since 1999, the year Alabama voters declined to … Continue Reading

Jones Walker Expands Gaming Group with New Office in Tallahassee, Florida

By J. Kelly Duncan and Tommy Shepherd on Posted in American Gaming Association, Casino Gaming, Daily Fantasy Sports, Florida Gaming, Florida Gaming Control Commission, Government Regulation, Horse-racing, International Masters of Gaming Law, Jones Walker Announcements, Lottery, Louisiana Gaming, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming
Jones Walker LLP is expanding its reach within the gaming industry by reopening its Tallahassee, Florida, office effective immediately. The new office expansion is the direct result of a successful and long-standing strategic alliance with Florida’s Dean Mead law firm. A total of nine attorneys and government relations professionals will join Jones Walker to maximize a larger client delivery … Continue Reading

Federal Appellate Court Rules Florida-Seminole Compact Legal Under Federal Law

By Tommy Shepherd and Katie Hester on Posted in Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming
On June 30, 2023, in a challenge by gaming competitors to the Florida-Seminole gaming compact (the Compact), the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit held that while a gaming compact entered into between a state and a Native American tribe pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) can legally authorize a tribe … Continue Reading

2022 Mississippi Milestones

By Tommy Shepherd on Posted in Casino Gaming, Government Regulation, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming
We took a deep dive into Mississippi’s milestones throughout 2022 and have listed those highlights below. Still No Mobile Sports WageringAt least five bills authorizing mobile sports wagering were introduced in the 2022 session of the Mississippi Legislature. However, once again, none made it out of committee due to the inability of gaming interests to … Continue Reading

2021 Regional Gaming Highlights

By Tommy Shepherd, J. Kelly Duncan, Matthew C. McDonald and Chris Ulfers on Posted in Alabama Gaming, Casino Gaming, Georgia Gaming, Government Regulation, Horse-racing, Lottery, Lottery News, Louisiana Gaming, Skill-based Gaming, Slot Machines, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming
Alabama In 2020, Governor Kay Ivey appointed a Gaming Task Force to study the feasibility of legalizing gaming in Alabama. Since voters rejected the last attempt in 1999 to amend the Alabama constitutional prohibition on gambling, numerous attempts to pass gaming legislation have failed. But with the proliferation of gaming in surrounding states, bingo casinos … Continue Reading

2021 Mississippi Milestones

By Tommy Shepherd on Posted in Casino Gaming, Government Regulation, Lottery, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Skill-based Gaming, Slot Machines, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming
We took a deeper dive into Mississippi’s milestones throughout 2020 and have listed those highlights below. Mobile Wagering Legislation Has No Legs — Yet Coast Senators Scott Delano and Philip Moran and others introduced bills (SB 2732, SB 2396, and HB 1042) to allow mobile sports betting statewide in an effort to enable Mississippi sports … Continue Reading

The Latest on Sports Wagering in Louisiana

By Tommy Shepherd, J. Kelly Duncan and Chris Ulfers on Posted in Louisiana Gaming, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming
On June 10, 2021, the Louisiana Legislature advanced a key piece of sports wagering legislation, Senate Bill 247, to Governor John Bel Edwards. If signed into law, Senate Bill 247 will establish the all-important regulatory framework for the conduct of sports wagering in Louisiana and put certain parishes one step closer to offering sports wagering. … Continue Reading

2020 Regional Gaming Highlights

By J. Kelly Duncan, Tommy Shepherd, Matthew C. McDonald, Zach Branson and Chris Ulfers on Posted in Casino Gaming, Georgia Gaming, Government Regulation, Horse-racing, Lottery, Louisiana Gaming, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Sports Betting, Tribal Gaming
Alabama In late 2019, the Birmingham Race Course placed 301 historical horse racing machines at its facility. The machines, known as historical pari-mutuel betting, allow users to place wagers on horse races that have already taken place. The machines use historical information from previously run races, allowing bettors to pick the favorites or handicap for … Continue Reading

2020 Mississippi Milestones

By Tommy Shepherd and Zach Branson on Posted in Casino Gaming, Government Regulation, Lottery, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Skill-based Gaming, Sports Betting, Tribal Gaming
We took a deeper dive into Mississippi’s milestones throughout 2020 and have listed those highlights below. UMUSIC Broadwater Hotel and Casino Dakia Global U-Ventures and Universal Music Group announced a $1.2 billion resort to be built in Biloxi starting in 2021, with a target opening in 2023. The planned resort would have 1,150 hotel rooms, … Continue Reading

Sports Wagering is on the Ballot in Louisiana: Here’s What We Know

By J. Kelly Duncan, Tommy Shepherd and Chris Ulfers on Posted in Louisiana Gaming, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering
Despite a significant effort to legalize sports wagering in Louisiana during the 2019 Legislative Session, sports wagering remains illegal in the Bayou State. Many expect that to change soon. In June 2020, Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law Senate Bill 130, which will give voters in each of Louisiana’s 64 parishes the ability to … Continue Reading

Virginia Establishes Narrow Window for Sports Betting Permit Applications

By Tommy Shepherd and J. Kelly Duncan on Posted in Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Virginia Lottery Board
The Virginia Lottery Board will accept applications for sports betting permit holders beginning October 15, 2020. All applications for such permits must be filed on or before October 31, 2020. After October 31, 2020, applications for sports betting permits will not be accepted again until the next annual application period — May 15–31, 2021. The … Continue Reading

2019 Mississippi Milestones

By Tommy Shepherd and Zach Branson on Posted in Casino Gaming, Government Regulation, Lottery, Lottery News, Sports Betting
We took a deeper dive into Mississippi’s milestones throughout 2019 and have listed those highlights below. New Biloxi casino In June, the Mississippi Gaming Commission gave site approval to what will be Biloxi’s ninth casino — Biloxi House — on the site of the former Margaritaville Casino on the Back Bay. The building, off 5th … Continue Reading

Update on Sports Wagering in Louisiana

By J. Kelly Duncan, Tommy Shepherd and Chris Ulfers on Posted in Daily Fantasy Sports, Government Regulation, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering
We write with an update on the status of sports wagering in Louisiana. In our May 2019 article titled “Sports Wagering in Louisiana Might Be on the Horizon,” we provided an overview of Senate Bill 153, sponsored by Senator Danny Martiny (R-Metairie), and its efforts to legalize sports wagering in Louisiana. As of May 22, the date on … Continue Reading

Sports Wagering in Louisiana Might Be on the Horizon

By J. Kelly Duncan, Tommy Shepherd and Chris Ulfers on Posted in Horse-racing, PASPA, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming
With the introduction and serious consideration of Senate Bill 153 during the 2019 Regular Session, Louisiana is primed to join the growing number of states that have legalized sports wagering in recent years. Senate Bill 153, sponsored by Senator Danny Martiny (R-Metairie), would authorize sports wagering in Louisiana. The bill, if passed, would call for … Continue Reading

Will Louisiana Be the Next Southern State to Permit Sports Wagering?

By J. Kelly Duncan and Tommy Shepherd on Posted in Daily Fantasy Sports, Government Regulation, PASPA, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering
The 2019 session of the Louisiana Legislature began on April 8. Senator Danny Martiny (R-Metairie) has pre-filed a bill which would authorize sports betting on a parish-by-parish basis in the same way that daily fantasy sports (DFS) was legalized last year. Even though the Louisiana Senate Judiciary B Committee was the only place in the … Continue Reading

Top “Baker’s Dozen” Mississippi Gaming Stories of 2018

By Tommy Shepherd on Posted in Casino Gaming, Government Regulation, Lottery News, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Sports Betting, Tribal Gaming
As we round the bend into 2019, we pause to reflect on the top Mississippi gaming stories of 2018. Here is our list: Out of the Shadows and Into the Light. On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Christie vs. NCAA, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the … Continue Reading

What Do Delaware’s Early Sports Betting Numbers Tell Us About Mississippi’s Potential?

By Zach Branson and Tommy Shepherd on Posted in Mississippi Gaming Commission, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering
Recently, the State of Delaware released data from the first 20 days of sports wagering in the state. These numbers may provide some insight into the anticipated success of sports betting in Mississippi. But first, let’s review what some of the experts have previously estimated gross gaming revenue (“GGR”) from sports wagering could be in … Continue Reading
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