“Remember, the tribes don’t need this,” Fogel said. There was no apparent movement in California this year to legalize sports betting after two competing measures, including one backed financially by Native American tribes, went down in flames in 2022 at the ballot box.īaird Fogel, a California attorney who works with the sports betting industry, said the key is getting the full support of the tribes. Sports betting proponents will hope to make progress against significant headwinds in both states in 2024.
Still on the sidelines, however, are the nation’s two most populous states - California and Texas.
Supreme Court ruled in October in the casinos’ favor. Another state, Florida, relaunched sports betting after a two-year legal battle ended when the U.S. Six states either passed legislation to legalize sports wagering or allowed sportsbooks to begin accepting bets. LAS VEGAS: Legalized sports betting continued its expansion this year while also factoring into scandals in college athletics and suspensions in the NFL for players who violated the league’s gambling policy.
