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House approves felony penalties targeting offshore illegal sportsbook operators
Summary
Lawmakers inserted new penalties into a gaming bill to give state authorities stronger tools against offshore illegal sports-betting operators and reaffirmed mobile sports wagering tethered to brick-and-mortar casinos; the House approved the measure 82-19.
The House adopted a strike-all on Senate Bill 25 10 that inserts new criminal penalties targeting offshore illegal online sportsbooks and restores state mobile-sports wagering language tied to licensed casinos.
The floor sponsor described the changes as a crackdown on offshore operators that, he said, generate “between $200 million and $800 million in our state” while evading state regulators. The amendment makes…
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