Virginia, Ohio and Massachusetts lawmakers offered sharply different views on online casino legalization as 2027 agendas take shape.
Operators and public-health experts backed education campaigns, data-driven interventions and more clinician training ahead of a 2027 casino fight.
House and Senate passed competing measures in 2026, but lawmakers could not reconcile them before the session ended.
The pair become the state’s 14th and 15th mobile sportsbooks through partnerships with the NFL’s Washington Commanders and Loudoun United of the USL Championship.
Surges in traffic crashed the official Powerball site. It’s been replaced temporarily with a static page in preparation for Monday’s record jackpot.
Virginia lawmakers also blocked the City of Richmond from holding a second referendum on a casino until 2023 & called for the state to study a casino in the City of Petersburg.
888 had planned a Wednesday launch for its new Virginia sportsbook, but failed to get app approval through the Google Play Store. Another attempt to launch could come next week. Meanwhile, Betway will launch on May 18.
UK-based gaming giant announces plans to launch SI Sportsbook in Virginia next month. The company also said there are more “states in the pipeline” for its online poker platform.
Bill that would ban sportsbooks from using “Virginia is for Bettors” in their advertising headed to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk. Meanwhile, bettors drive record $485.5 million handle in January.
Churchill Downs is set to acquire multiple properties and development projects, including Colonial Downs Racetrack & Hard Rock Sioux City with purchase of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment.
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