Alabama state senator Merika Coleman said she plans to file a constitutional amendment asking voters whether to legalise a lottery, sports betting and casino gambling. The report says that, if voters approve, lawmakers would then draft legislation setting the rules.
A voter-approved amendment could set the next step for legislation on three forms of gambling in Alabama.
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Two citizen-led initiatives in Nebraska are seeking to put statewide online sports betting before voters on 3 November 2026. Campaign group Tax Relief Nebraska said it expects to meet petition thresholds by the 3 July deadline; the Secretary of State would review the signatures before deciding whether the measures qualify for the ballot.
The Colorado Senate approved Senate Bill 131 in a 20-15 vote during the closing days of the 2026 session and sent it to Governor Jared Polis. The bill would bar credit card deposits for betting, limit daily account funding frequency and prohibit operators or marketing affiliates from targeting advertising at people under 21; Polis has 30 days to act.
Nebraska casino operators and sports wagering companies are backing two petitions to put mobile sports betting before voters in 2026, according to Warhorse Casino chief executive Lance Morgan. Organisers are seeking 300,000 signatures, and the petitions must be submitted in July; Morgan said the campaign aims to meet a requirement covering 38 counties.
Hawaii’s House Committee on Economic Development & Technology advanced HB 2570 in a 5-2 vote, moving the proposal to legalise online sports betting forward in the legislative process. The bill would require at least six platforms, prohibit in-person wagering, impose a 15% tax on adjusted gross revenue and set application and annual renewal fees at $500,000; opponents included state agencies and Honolulu prosecutor Steve Alm.
South Dakota Senator Casey Crabtree and Representative Greg Jamison are backing Senate Joint Resolution 504, which would put a statewide online sports betting question before voters in November 2026. If voters approve, lawmakers would still need to set market rules; the proposal would link operators to land-based casinos and direct 90% of online betting tax revenue to property-tax relief.