A bill has been introduced in Connecticut that would allow sports gambling on flights departing from or about to arrive in the state, despite other state laws on betting.
State Rep. Christopher Rosario introduced the bill on Wednesday. Federal laws, however, could prevent the bill from moving forward, including the Gambling Devices Act of 1962, which prohibits the use of gambling devices on commercial flights.
However, being able to put bets on a finger tap, an obstacle that attorney Daniel Wallace doesn’t see.
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“A cell phone is not a gambling device,” Wallach told Front Office Office Sports. “A cell phone doesn’t determine winners or losers; it’s just a means of communication. No different than a pencil writing your name on a betting slip and handing it to an agent. [The act] Financial gambling is not prohibited; It prohibits gambling devices. “
The biggest issue, perhaps, is the fact that there are a dozen states that have outlawed sports gambling. Seventy states have legalized it in some capacity in the past decade. The Federal Wire Act of 1961 states that interstate gambling is prohibited.
Delta Air Lines appears to be nearing a partnership with DraftKings, which has become a sports gambling powerhouse after starting out as a daily fantasy company.
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Independent research firm, Eilers and Krejcik conducted a new study in which sports betting will Pay for the state of TexasWhere betting on sports remains illegal.
The study, “Legal Online Sports in Texas: Revenue Forecasts and Economic Impact Analysis,” estimates that 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 estimated that Texas would benefit by more than $2.6 billion annually in economic output, and added that non-gaming tax revenue derived from legal sports betting is expected to total $24.3 million per year.
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