Maine Rep. Marc Malon introduced LD 2080 to the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, proposing to bar credit-card payments for online sports bets. Malon said the measure aims to limit gambling-related debt and compulsive betting; a committee work session is expected in the coming weeks.
If adopted, the bill would require online sports betting operators in Maine to restrict credit-card funding.
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It was reported that Pennsylvania’s Joint State Government Commission recommended banning credit-card gambling deposits. Its report also proposed voluntary spending limits and tighter advertising restrictions; the recommendations have not become law.
Pennsylvania lawmakers led by Representatives Tarik Khan and Jamie Flick proposed bills to tighten online gambling rules. The proposals would limit deposits within a 24-hour period, prohibit credit-card funding and bar marketing to people on the self-exclusion list; the package also addresses advertising and prevention funding.
Colorado senators approved an amended Senate Bill 117 on 23 April by a 22–13 vote and sent it to the House, where it went to the Finance Committee. The bill would prohibit credit-card purchases of lottery products but no longer restrict online instant games; the Colorado Lottery Commission opposes the measure, and the article says Governor Jared Polis may veto it.
Illinois Representative Travis Weaver is seeking to repeal the state's recently introduced sports prediction market tax. The proposal would remove a 1.75%-to-3.5% transaction tax that Kalshi and the CFTC have challenged.
Mississippi Representative Casey Eure plans to introduce a bill to legalise online sports betting and direct its revenue to the state pension system. The proposal would allow each casino to partner with up to two online platforms and retain a fund intended to mitigate potential casino losses; Senate opposition remains a hurdle.