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2020 was poised to be a big year for sports betting. Some of that momentum was lost due to the shutdown, but the industry is still surging ahead — and holding out hope for a massive fall. The state of play: Sports betting is now legal and fully operational in 18 states, plus Washington, D.C.

Several gambling bills were discussed this week during a House Economic Development Committee meeting, with plentiful vocal opposition.

While HB 736 was deferred, committee chair Rep. Sean Quinlan is supportive of the bill that proposes a sports betting pilot program in Hawaii.

“I feel more comfortable with [over the other gambling bills,]” Quinlan said. “It’s something we really need to look at. With the ubiquity of cell phones, I would like to see the state get its fair share.”

Hawaii sports betting pilot program

If approved, the bill would require the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to develop a pilot program for the state to oversee sports betting.

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The program would allow the state to issue licenses to companies to operate mobile betting on the islands. The program would cease to exist in 2025.

DraftKings government affairs manager Rebecca London spoke in favor of the bill. London cited American Gaming Association estimates there are 276,000 Hawaiians illegally betting up to $669 million annually.

Objections to HI sports betting

Deputy Prosecutor Tricia Nakamatsu spoke against the bill on behalf of the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office.

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Nakamatsu said various studies found legalized gambling comes with increased rates of crime, including domestic violence. Hawaii does already have social gambling, which legalizes betting in settings like office pools.

“Once you open this Pandora’s box to legalized commercial gambling … the evidence is very clear [crime] will be way worse,” Nakamatsu said.

Lack of enforcement?

Between London’s claims of illegal betting activity on the islands and Nakamatsu’s issues with evaluated crimes correlated to gambling, representatives had questions.

Quinlan and Rep. Richard Onishi asked Nakamatsu what kind of enforcement of illegal gambling exists in Hawaii.

Nakamatsu did not have an answer and said she would look further into the issue. She also feels the AGA estimates are too high.

Other Hawaii gambling bills deferred

The committee also deferred two other bills related to gambling on Wednesday:

HB 383 — to create a state poker commission.
HB 772 — to grant a 10-year license for a standalone members-only casino in Waikiki.

The same committee indefinitely deferredHB 359 last week. That bill proposes a resort-casino to benefit the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

SB 595 proposes a sports betting task force and is currently in several Senate committees.

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Happy Monday, everyone. This week will feature no shortage of sports betting news as most legal states should report their Super Bowl handle, but last week had plenty of news as well.

The LSR Podcast talked about what Super Bowl betting looks like in the US this year compared to last year along with some of last week’s top stories.

Make sure to follow @LSPReport on Twitter for updates as states report Sunday’s Super Bowl action.

Top sports betting news: Penn outlines Barstool Sportsbook plans

Penn National focused its year-end earnings call heavily on its plans for Barstool Sportsbook, which will continue to roll out to new states this year.

Penn plans to enter the Illinois sports betting market first and hopes to be live by March Madness. After that, CEO Jay Snowden said to expect a new mobile state launch every three to five weeks in the other open and available states.

Retail sportsbook conversions to the Barstool Sportsbook brand will also continue, Snowden said. That begins with Pennsylvania casinos in the first half.

Snowden also noted the Penn Interactive business segment could be profitable since its acquiring customers at what he said are industry lows. It cost less than $200 per Michigan sports betting customer for Penn compared to the $300 to $800 per customer the rest of the industry pays, he added.

Penn National’s stock dipped in early pre-market trading after missing some financial estimates from Wall Street but eventually jumped to an all-time high of $128.91 by Friday’s close.

Arizona sports betting bills introduced

The latest attempt to legalize sports betting in Arizona might just have the legs to cross the finish line this year.

A joint proposal across both chambers includes sports betting licenses for Arizona’s professional sports teams and Indian gaming operators.

The proposal leaves out a few important details, such as a tax rate and license fees. The bills also call for official league data and would let leagues receive an integrity fee from sportsbooks.

Additional betting legislation round-up

There were seven other states with recent legislation news:

  • Georgia passed its mobile-only sports betting bill out of a House committee.
  • Kansas now has two sports betting proposals on the table with SB 84 and HB 2199.
  • Hawaii is looking to combat a budget deficit with multiple gaming bills, including two that specifically legalize HI sports betting.
  • Mississippi sports betting will go another year without statewide mobile as three bills failed to get a committee vote.
  • There is a slew of bills looking to legalize sports betting in Missouri, with one self-interested request from Caesars for in-person registration.
  • It seems like Virginia sports betting will get the correct amount of licenses last year’s bill sponsors originally wanted.
  • Sports betting in Washington could include cardrooms if SB 5212 passes this session.

U.S. Integrity gets $1 million seed funding

Sports betting monitor U.S. Integrity secured $1 million in its latest funding round from SeventySix Capital and investment consortium New York Angels.

U.S. Integrity plays a crucial role in the development of the legal US sports betting market, Wayne Kimmel said. Kimmel is both a SeventySix Capital managing partner and sits on the U.S. Integrity board.

The company’s data-driven monitoring program uses account-level betting detail along with dozens of other data sets to look for irregular activity. The cash will fund continued innovation for new technology.

“The interest we received in this round validates our mission to provide conflict-free fraud detection tools to meet the ever-increasing demands of integrity compliance within the sports betting industry,” U.S. Integrity co-founder andCEO Matthew Holt said.

DraftKings makes play for Canada with NFL partnership

It might not technically be sports betting news, but DraftKings‘ expanded NFL partnership into Canada likely has more than just daily fantasy sports in mind.

The expanded exclusive DFS agreement gives DraftKings access to NFL branding and content opportunities in the DK app and across NFL Media.

The official release never talks sports betting but it’s probably not just a coincidence that sports betting in Canada looks ready to end its federal ban on single-game betting.

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Elsewhere, DraftKings got its first investment from an ARK investment fund which helped send the stock to an all-time high by Friday’s close.

Iowa soars with remote registration

The end of in-person registration led to all new highs in handle and revenue for sports betting in Iowa.

Handle jumped to $149.5 million with $11.3 million in sports betting revenue. Three casinos reported more than $20 million in mobile handle, up from just one in December:

  • $22.7 million for Diamond Jo Dubuque, partnered with FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • $21.6 million for Wild Rose Jefferson, partnered with BetRivers and DraftKings Sportsbook.
  • $21.6 million for Prairie Meadows, partnered with William Hill.