Alaska Representative David Nelson introduced House Bill 145 to establish a licensed mobile sports betting market in the state. The proposal would allow up to 10 licences, set an annual fee of $100,000 and tax adjusted gross revenue at 20%; its 1 January 2026 effective date depends on at least three operator licences being issued.
Operators would face proposed licensing, fee and tax requirements if the bill becomes law.
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New Mexico Representative John Block urged tribal gaming partners to discuss reopening their compacts to allow online sports betting. He said the state was missing out on tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue; any expansion would require renegotiating the agreements, while New Mexico is separately pursuing legal action against Kalshi over its sports event contracts.
Texas Representative Sam Harless filed House Joint Resolution 134, a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the legislature to legalise wagering on certain sporting events, according to the report. The measure appears focused on retail betting and does not specify online betting or tax allocations. If approved by lawmakers, it could go to voters in November 2025.
Fanatics said it will pass Illinois’s new per-bet mobile sports betting tax on to customers from 1 July. Operators owe $0.25 on each of the first 20 million annual online bets in the state and $0.50 on subsequent bets; FanDuel and DraftKings plan to charge customers $0.50 per wager from 1 September.
Reportedly, the NYSGC unanimously advanced a revised proposal to restrict automated personalisation by mobile sports betting licensees. Regulators seek to prohibit operators from using AI to tailor promotions and betting recommendations, with the proposal also addressing algorithmic profiling and other automated systems.
New York’s mobile sports betting handle rose 34% in July to $1.88 billion, according to the report. DraftKings overtook FanDuel for the first time in almost a year.