Sportsbooks will share 10 percent of their associated gross gaming revenue with the state. HB133 sets aside the first $300,000 in annual sports betting taxes for addiction programs.<\/p>\n
Rep. Andi Clifford (D-Riverton) opposed the sports betting bill in his chamber, and urged the Senate to do so, too. His basis for rejecting the measure was because of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe being left out of the expanded gambling.<\/p>\n
\nI think we do a disrespect when we didn’t bring them to the table,” Clifford explained, as reported by the Casper Star Tribune<\/i>. “We didn’t bring them into the discussions. This affects them as well.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Other opponents voiced concerns that legal sports betting will lead to an increase in gambling addiction.<\/p>\n
“This particular fun activity has the potential of destroying a lot of lives,” opined Rep. Evan Simpson (R-Afton). “Addictions are real, and they will happen. Betting on sporting events is not an activity that does not have consequences.”<\/p>\n
Already Happening<\/b><\/h2>\n
Proponents of bringing regulated sports betting say the bill isn’t necessarily an expansion of gambling, but a framework to protect residents who are already betting through illicit channels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n“There are people who migrate out of the state to place bets. This is already happening, both legally and illegally,” stated Sen. Drew Perkins (R-Casper).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
“A big part of this bill is not to necessarily to create a hammer to go after those who are doing it illegally, but more to create a more protected and regulated environment, so when they place the bet and they win, their bets are paid,” Perkins reasoned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nSports betting is legal in-person in Montana, and online in Colorado<\/a>. And South Dakota recently passed legislation to allow Deadwood casinos to operate sportsbooks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wyoming is inching closer towards joining the 25 states, plus DC, that have moved to legalize sports betting.\u00a0 Today, the Wyoming Senate passed House Bill 133 by a vote of 24-5-1. The upper chamber made only minor changes to the House version of the sports betting bill. The legislation is now anticipated to quickly receive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":168953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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