Legislative developments concerning sports betting and igaming were reported across Illinois, South Dakota, Virginia and other US states on 4 February. The available text gives no specific bill, vote or legislative outcome.
State legislative developments can affect whether operators may offer sports betting or igaming in those markets.
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South Carolina lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 444, which would establish a state wagering authority and permit up to eight licensed online sports betting operators, reportedly. The proposal would tax betting revenue at 12.5%; Governor Henry McMaster has opposed gambling expansion and is expected to veto the bill if it reaches him.
It was reported that BetMGM is retreating from states without iGaming as prediction markets affect its business. CEO Adam Greenblatt said the company continues to focus on higher-value, higher-staking players.
Thirty-seven US states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands submitted a brief supporting New York against Kalshi to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Registered on 6 November, the brief argues that federal derivatives law should not prevent states from enforcing sports-betting and consumer-protection rules; a separate group of 38 states filed a Wisconsin brief concerning Polymarket, Coinbase, Robinhood and Crypto.com.
A coalition of 37 US states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands has filed a brief supporting New York in its case against Kalshi at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief, filed on 6 November, argues that federal derivatives law should not prevent states from applying sports-betting and consumer-protection rules.
Voters in Nebraska, Virginia and Indiana are considering gambling measures in the 2026 US midterm elections, according to the report. Nebraska Initiatives 440 and 441 would together allow regulated online sports wagering tied to licensed racetracks; Virginia measures concern local horse-racing venues, while votes in three Indiana counties concern eligibility to pursue a casino licence.
DraftKings chief executive Jason Robins said the company will not offer prediction markets in states where it holds sports-betting licences. Robins told the Next Predict Summit in New York that the approach protects its gaming licences and leaves it well placed whatever courts decide on sports event contracts.
DraftKings will not offer prediction markets in states where it holds sports-betting licences, chief executive Jason Robins said at the Next Predict Summit in New York. Robins said the approach protects the company's gaming licences and leaves it positioned for either outcome in litigation over sports event contracts.