A bill in Connecticut A system has been introduced that allows sports gambling on flights departing or arriving into the state, despite other states’ gambling laws.
State Rep. Christopher Rosario introduced the bill Wednesday. However, federal law could prevent the bill from moving forward Gambling Equipment Act of 1962which prohibits the use of gambling equipment on commercial flights.
However, because bets can be placed with the tap of a finger, attorney Daniel Wallach doesn’t see this as a major hurdle.
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Some of the more than 400 betting odds for Super Bowl LI between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots are shown in the Race & Sports SuperBook at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on January 26, 2018 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
“A cell phone is not a gambling device,” Wallach told Front Office Sports. “A cell phone does not determine winners or losers; it is merely a means of communication. No different than a pencil writing your name on a betting slip and handing it to an agent. (The law) does not prohibit monetary gambling; prohibits gambling equipment.”
Perhaps the biggest problem is the fact that there are a dozen states that have kept sports gambling illegal. Thirty-seven states have made it legal in some capacity in the past decade. The Federal Wire Act of 1961 prohibits interstate gambling.
Delta Air Lines appears to be close to a partnership with DraftKings, which has become a sports gambling powerhouse after starting as a daily fantasy company.
Connecticut wants to make sports gambling legal on flights to and from the state. (Fox News)
Eilers & Krejcik, an independent research firm, has conducted a new study showing that sports betting does pay for the state of Texaswhere sports betting remains illegal.
The study, “Legal Online Sports Betting In Texas: Revenue Forecast And Economic Impact Analysis,” estimates the market could generate more than $360 million in direct tax revenue for the state while adding more than 8,000 jobs.
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The report estimates that Texas would benefit from more than $2.6 billion per year in economic output, adding that non-gambling tax revenue from legal sports betting is expected to total $24.3 million per year.
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