The Next States Likely to Legalize Online Sports Betting in The US

Sports betting generates billions of dollars annually. New York launched online sports betting on January 8th. Only two states allowed sports gambling this year, but many other states are considering it. Massachusetts is one of them. The next states likely to legalize sportsbetting in the US are Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma.

The bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota for adults over the age of 21 is stuck in a House committee. The state would collect a 10% profit tax. If passed, the Senate will consider a bill authorizing sports gambling.

There are at least two initiatives on the November ballot that failed to garner enough votes to legalize sports betting in California. Some estimate that if Californians were allowed to wager on sports legally, the state's economy would increase by as much as $3 billion per year.

The bill that would have legalized sports betting in Missouri failed this year. The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) provided written, and oral testimony in the state and succeeded in having modifications added to the law that addressed problem gambling. NCPG plans to pick up the sports betting issue in 2023.

North Carolina's mobile betting is not legal yet. If passed, North Carolina Senate Bill 688 could make sports betting legal. It was approved by the Senate in 2021 and by many House committees the following year, 2022, but it was defeated in June by a single vote. The House adjourned for June 2022.

Vermont has been pushing for sports betting legalization for years. The state Senate and House of Representatives passed a bill without voting on it. New York and Canada have legalized sports gambling and Massachusetts is considering doing the same.