A Connecticut lawmaker is introducing a bill that would legalize sports betting on flights to and from the state
AND account in Connecticut was introduced that would allow sports gambling on flights set to depart or arrive in the country, despite other states’ betting laws.
State Rep. Christopher Rosario introduced the bill Wednesday. Federal laws, however, could prevent the bill from moving forward, including Gambling Devices Act 1962which prohibits the use of gambling devices on commercial flights.
However, since bets can be placed with the touch of a finger, attorney Daniel Wallach doesn’t see this as much of an obstacle.
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Some of the more than 400 proposition bets for Super Bowl LI between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots are displayed in the Race & Sports SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on January 26, 2018 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
“A cell phone is not a gambling device,” Wallach told Front Office Sports. “A cell phone doesn’t determine winners or losers; it’s just a means of communication. No different than a pen that writes your name on a betting slip and gives it to an agent. [The act] does not prohibit monetary gambling; prohibits gambling devices.”
The biggest problem, perhaps, is the fact that there are a dozen states that have made sports gambling illegal. Thirty-seven 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 close to partnering with DraftKings, which has become a sports gambling powerhouse after starting out as a daily fantasy company.
Connecticut is seeking to legalize sports gambling on flights in and out of the state. (Fox News)
Eilers & Krejcik, an independent research firm, has conducted a new study that shows that sports betting would pay for the state of Texaswhere sports betting is still illegal.
The study, “Legal Internet Sports Betting in Texas: Revenue Forecast and Economic Impact Analysis,” estimates the market could generate more than $360 million in direct tax revenue for the state, while creating more than 8,000 jobs.
Guests watch Game 6 of the World Series at the three-level Circa Sportsbook during the grand opening of Circa Resort & Casino on Oct. 27, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Circa Resort & Casino)
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The report estimates Texas would benefit more than $2.6 billion annually in economic output, adding that nongaming tax revenue generated by legal sports betting is expected to total $24.3 million annually.
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