Delaware: While
Regulated gaming type: full service
Operator type: centralised igaming system via Delaware Lottery and operated by the three state casinos
Go-live date: October 2013 On 31 October, 2013, Delaware became the first state to launch a full service online gaming offering. The igaming program is run by the state lottery and powered by a vendor collaboration between 888 and Scientific Games/WMS. Delaware’s 888-powered poker sites, including WSOP, began pooling liquidity with Nevada’s in March 2015. This was extended to include New Jersey on May 1, following October 2017’s Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). On June 5, Delaware became the first state to launch sports wagering following the lifting of the federal ban when Delaware Park, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino and Harrington Raceway & Casino started offering sports betting services. Delaware, which had been offering parlay NFL wagering via partial exemption under PASPA, is yet to confirm whether it will allow betting on college sports events. State lottery regulations currently ban any bets being taken on Delaware’s two Division I colleges (Delaware State and the University of Delaware).
Nevada:While
Regulated gaming type: poker
Operator type: applicants with existing landbased licences
Go-live date: April 2013 There are two real-money online poker platforms in operation in Nevada: WSOP and Real Gaming, formerly South Point Poker. WSOP started to pool liquidity with Delaware in late March 2015 and on May 1 started doing so with New Jersey, following the MSIGA signed by the three states in October 2017.
New Jersey:While
Regulated gaming type: casino, poker, sports betting
Go-live date: November 2013 The sites on the Golden Nugget licence — Golden Nugget, Betfair, Playsugarhouse, Resorts, PokerStars and Mohegan Sun — extended their share to 35.3% of the market. A bill authorising sports betting became law in June this year, with the first bets taken on June 14. The first mobile sports betting application went live on August 6.
Georgia: Green
Green Regulated gaming type: online lottery
Operator type: Georgia Lottery monopoly
Go-live date: November 2012
Illinois:Green
Green Regulated gaming type: online lottery
Operator type: Illinois Lottery monopoly
Go-live date: March 2012 The Illinois Lottery has stayed online despite lawmakers failing to reauthorise the four-year pilot programme that expired in March 2016. An amendment to legalise igaming, sports betting and DFS failed to pass the Illinois House Executive Committee as part of a casino expansion bill in late May. Lawmakers held a hearing in October to discuss the legalisation of sports betting. At least one new bill will be introduced in January. Extending authorisation to online and mobile operations has remained part of the discussions.
Kentucky: Green
Green Regulated gaming type: online lottery
Operator type: Kentucky Lottery monopoly
Go-live date: April 2016 A bipartisan group of legislators is close to finalising a sports betting bill, which it plans to pre-file prior to the start of next year’s legislative session. The legislation will reportedly include mobile and online wagering, as well as betting at brick-andmortar facilities. The nine-member working group has reportedly also agreed to forgo an integrity fee and to tax net revenues as opposed to handle, as provided in Senator Julian Carroll’s previous bill from June. Three sports betting bills have been introduced in the state legislature, none of which have passed a committee vote thus far. Senator Morgan McGarvey predicted that the odds of the most recent bill passing when the General Assembly meets next in January are “good”.
Michigan: Green
Green Regulated gaming type: online lottery
Operator type: Michigan Lottery monopoly
Go-live date: August 2014 The House passed a bill in June that would allow the state’s casinos to offer various forms of gambling, including poker and sports, over the internet. It hoped that the bill would be a top priority in the Senate in the fall, but unresolved issues — including constitutional questions and stalling negotiations between tribal and commercial operators — have slowed the measure’s progress.
New Hampshire: Green
Green Regulated gaming type: online lottery
Operator type: New Hampshire Lottery monopoly
Go-live date: September 2018 New Hampshire commenced sales of lottery tickets online in mid-September, making it the latest state to offer lottery over the internet.
Pennsylvania:Green
Green Regulated gaming type: online lottery
Operator type: Pennsylvania Lottery monopoly
Go-live date: June 2018 The only type of gambling currently offered online in Pennsylvania is the lottery (instant win games only), but casino games and sports betting are forthcoming. Pennsylvania became the fourth state to fully legalise online gambling in October 2017 after Governor Tom Wolf signed an expansive gambling package into law. The legislation allows for the regulation of online poker, slots and table games within the state’s boundaries. Additionally, the Gaming Control Board is now issuing sports betting licences. Onsite sports wagering will likely commence in late fall. Mobile betting on sports will be permissible but only available to participants located within a licensed casino. 10 of the state’s 13 approved casino operators have applied for licences in at least one of the four categories. 1 interactive gaming licences (five online poker, three online slots and three online table games) remain up for grabs among licensed operators. Each interactive gambling licensee is allowed to partner with multiple interactive platforms.
Connecticut: Amber
Present status: In March both the state’s gaming tribes, the Mashantucket Pequot and the Mohegan, came out in support of legalising online gambling and sports betting. Executive director of online gaming for the Mashantucket Pequotowned Foxwoods Resort Casino, Seth Young, in written testimony to a Public Safety and Security Committee hearing said: “The strongest opportunity for the state is in legalising state wide igaming, another activity that is currently operating for Connecticut residents in the black market.” Avi Alroy, VP of interactive gaming for Mohegan Sun, said online casino gaming and sport wagering would “reduce unregulated bets that are done locally and offshore and increase state revenues.” Both also submitted estimates to the committee that online gambling would generate around $87m in tax revenue to the state over its first five years of operation, based on a pragmatic tax rate and legalisation of casino and poker.
Massachusetts: Amber
Present status: A measure introduced by Senator Eileen Donoghue in January would regulate online gambling and daily fantasy sports as well as create a commission to study online sports betting. In June the Senate authorised the Joint Committee on Economic Development Emerging Technologies to investigate and study the issue. Efforts to fast track the omnibus bill fell short in 2018, but Joint Committee Chairman Rep. Joe Wagner believes the initiative will be up for a vote in 2019. Gov. Charlie Baker has confirmed that sports betting will be addressed in January.
Missouri: Amber
Present status: At least three bills to authorise sports betting have been introduced to the legislature, two of which include provisions to allow sports betting over the internet. Lawmakers have conceded that it is unlikely any of the bills will pass in 2018 but are hopeful for 2019.
Kansas: Amber
Present status: Multiple bills to authorise sports betting, including provisions authorising online sports betting, were introduced to the legislature in 2018. Under the proposed bills, the Kansas Lottery would have a master license, with approval to enter into contracts with lottery and racetrack gaming facilities. All of the bills died in committee, but proponents are hopeful they will gain traction in 2019.
West Virginia: Amber
Present status: Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races took its first legal bet on sports on August 30. The state, the fourth Alabama to of launch PASPA, sports enacted betting its sports since betting the repeal law in March 2018. Hollywood Casino is one of five West Virginia casinos, with the other four expected to go live with sports betting this fall. Under the new law, casinos can offer online and mobile wagering, which could be available in West Virginia by late fall. Use of apps for remote electronic gambling will be limited to patrons located physically inside state borders.
Louisiana: Red
Present status: A bill introduced this year in Louisiana would legalise online gaming Georgia parish-by-parish basis via a voter referendum. The bill is unclear on what types of gambling would be authorised and makes no mention of taxation or licensing fees. Even if the measure progresses, the state would not see live authorised online gambling until at least 2020.
New York: Red
Present status: Online poker, this time alongside sports wagering, failed to make the final budget proposal for the third year running, with Senate support again not mirrored in the Assembly.