MichaelBluejay
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January 20th, 2023 at 8:58:01 PM permalink
I made what I think is the most complete and up-to-date list of what gambling is legal / illegal in each state, along with potential penalties where it's illegal, here. I'm pretty sure there's nothing else on the whole Internet like it. I'm soliciting feedback. Is it good enough? If not, what would you suggest I add / remove / change?
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January 20th, 2023 at 9:34:54 PM permalink
Small correction offered for MA: In-person sports betting will start in MA 1-31-2023, with mobile betting starting some time before March 2023. Both will include online offerings.

https://www.masslive.com/betting/massachusetts/
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January 21st, 2023 at 12:22:30 AM permalink
No error that I can see (but my knowledge is severely constrained).

I do find it humorous that Bovada will not accept wagers from New Jersey residents, where online gambling is legal (huge ad budgets for sportsbooks and NJ casinos), while they will accept players in South Carolina.

In SC, the anti-gambling laws are so draconian that it is actually illegal to own a pinball machine, even if it's a antique and non-functional one.
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January 21st, 2023 at 1:28:16 AM permalink
Quote: BillHasRetired

No error that I can see (but my knowledge is severely constrained).

I do find it humorous that Bovada will not accept wagers from New Jersey residents, where online gambling is legal (huge ad budgets for sportsbooks and NJ casinos), while they will accept players in South Carolina.

In SC, the anti-gambling laws are so draconian that it is actually illegal to own a pinball machine, even if it's a antique and non-functional one.
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Nor will they allow people from NV anymore.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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January 21st, 2023 at 4:53:23 AM permalink
I like that you have gone to the extra step of providing the relevant state law/code reference !
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January 21st, 2023 at 9:19:31 AM permalink
Quite thorough! Bravo!!!

I applaud the time and effort that you put in to compile this information!
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January 21st, 2023 at 9:22:31 AM permalink
South Carolina pinball news from just two days ago:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/19/south-carolina-pinball-ban/
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January 21st, 2023 at 10:43:47 AM permalink
Quote: GenoDRPh

Small correction offered for MA: In-person sports betting will start in MA 1-31-2023, with mobile betting starting some time before March 2023. Both will include online offerings.

https://www.masslive.com/betting/massachusetts/
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Thanks! I fixed it. I started this project months ago, and when I picked it up again yesterday, I forgot that I'd initially recorded the date that gambling as *legalized*, not when it went *live*, so when I posted the article yesterday, the dates were a mixture of both. I just spent all morning tracking down sources to make all the dates to be the launch date (and specified that in the table heading, since it wasn't clear).

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I do find it humorous that Bovada will not accept wagers from New Jersey residents, where online gambling is legal (huge ad budgets for sportsbooks and NJ casinos), while they will accept players in South Carolina.

It's not a coincidence. Bovada isn't licensed, and can't get licensed b/c the states won't license an operator which offers play in states which aren't explicitly legal. New Jersey doesn't want unlicensed operators like Bovada competing with their licensed operators, and will go after Bovada legally if Bovada tries to compete in NJ.

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I like that you have gone to the extra step of providing the relevant state law/code reference !

Thanks for noticing, it was a HUGE job.
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January 21st, 2023 at 12:18:44 PM permalink
Nice job. Fills what has been a glaring hole in internet-provided information.
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January 21st, 2023 at 2:28:12 PM permalink
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Nice job. Fills what has been a glaring hole in internet-provided information.
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I know, right? You would think that someone else would have done it already, but they didn't, so I did. In fact, most of my articles are stuff that no one else has done (or at least hasn't done as completely as I have).

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