{"id":90934,"date":"2018-10-19T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T00:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=90934"},"modified":"2018-10-19T17:12:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T00:12:22","slug":"virginia-joins-washington-dc-neighbor-in-race-to-legalize-sports-betting-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/virginia-joins-washington-dc-neighbor-in-race-to-legalize-sports-betting-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Joins Neighbor Washington DC in Race to Legalize Sports Betting in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virginia could legalize sports betting by next July, according to State Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church).<\/p>\n

\"Virginia
Virginia State Del. Marcus Simon wants his state to be the first jurisdiction without casinos to legalize and regulate sports betting, although the DC Council has other ideas. (Image: KSL.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Simon says he is working on a bill, to be introduced in January, which he hopes will do just that, along with a companion bill to establishing a framework of consumer rights for a future sports gambling market.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there will be some appetite for this,\u201d Simon told the Fox News\u2019 Washington affiliate. \u201cI think there is certainly a revenue opportunity in Virginia. We already see a lot of our residents\u2019 dollars go across the river to the MGM casino [in Maryland], and we lose out on a lot of opportunities to capture some of that revenue.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Simon may have been spurred into action by news of a hearing held on Wednesday<\/a> by Washington, DC\u2019s City Council. Councilmembers are eager to regulate sports betting in the US capital.<\/p>\n

DC Councilman Jack Evans has already introduced a bill to the council. He said Wednesday that it was crucial to \u201cget [this] up and running before Maryland and Virginia and some of the other jurisdictions, [so] we can capture the market.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Casino-less Jurisdictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

So, the race is on in the region. Both Virginia and DC are casino-less, which would represent a departure from states that have so far regulated sports betting since the repeal of PASPA. All have done so for the benefit of their casino sectors and by extension their tax coffers.<\/p>\n

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Simon has not elaborated on how Virginia sports betting would work in the absence of land-based casinos, but its reasonable to assume it would run along the same lines of its neighbor\u2019s proposal, which would be to have betting kiosks at major sports arenas, as well as certain bars, restaurants and hotels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Both jurisdictions are concerned about casinos in Maryland and West Virginia marketing gambling to their residents and want to keep the tax dollars closer to home. West Virginia has already legalized sports betting<\/a> and it\u2019s expected Maryland will too, although not before 2020.<\/p>\n

Governor Neutral on Virginia Sports Betting<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sports betting in Washington has the support of the majority of the City Council, including the mayor. But under federal law, it would also need to be ratified by Congress, once it had been passed by the council and signed off by the mayor. That\u2019s process will take time, which could give Virginia the upper hand.<\/p>\n

Ofirah Yheskel, a spokesperson for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, told Fox News Washington that the governor was neutral on the issue of sports betting.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Northam believes any future proposal to expand sports gaming here in Virginia should be considered with the input of the General Assembly and the communities that will be impacted in order to fully assess the benefits and potential consequences for existing industries and businesses,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Virginia could legalize sports betting by next July, according to State Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church). Simon says he is working on a bill, to be introduced in January, which he hopes will do just that, along with a companion bill to establishing a framework of consumer rights for a future sports gambling market. \u201cI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":90936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVirginia Joins Neighbor Washington DC in Race to Legalize Sports Betting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Virginia sports betting could be live by next July, according to State Del. 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