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Senate committee questions whether sports-betting measure would cover mobile wagers; MDHS staff says portal can be built by year-end
Summary
A Senate committee discussed whether a proposed sports-betting statute would cover telephone and mobile wagers. Department of Human Services staff said the current statutory text does not include mobile sports betting and that MDHS IT believes it can create the portal needed by year-end, though transaction speed and credential checks remain concerns.
A Senate committee spent its opening discussion on the scope and implementation timeline for a proposed sports-betting law, focusing on whether telephone or mobile wagering would fall under the bill.
An unidentified committee member asked whether the proposal would cover sports betting in slots and by telephone. Department of Human Services staff responded that “that would depend on whether that would be included within the…
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