Virginia had a terrific month of sports betting in May, with the latest Virginia Lottery revenue report reflecting significant year-over-year growth.

Legal sportsbooks in the Old Dominion increased their betting handle by 17.7% and adjusted gross revenue by 25.9% year-over-year. The 12.2% hold was also the highest in nearly three months.

All of that came despite handle at Virginia sportsbooks falling below $600 million for just the second month in 2025.

Rhode Island will continue with just one sportsbook.

Senate Bill 748 intended to open the sports betting market to between two and five legal operators after a report from Spectrum Gaming Group encouraged officials to expand the market.

However, the bill did not make it out of the House Committee on Finance after it was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate in June.

Rhode Island’s deal with IGT, which powers Sportsbook Rhode Island, will expire in November 2026.

The New Jersey Legislature has approved tax rate increases on online casinos, sports betting, and daily fantasy sports.

A bill containing the updated standards passed both chambers on Monday. The Assembly voted 45-33 in favor of the bill, followed by the Senate’s 25-14 vote.

Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is expected to sign the bill into law following his support for increased gambling taxes during budget discussions.

Federal authorities are investigating suspicious sports betting patterns related to prop bets involving Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Sunday.

The alleged suspicious behavior occurred during the 2023-24 NBA season, when Beasley played his only season with the Milwaukee Bucks. At least one US sportsbook reported unusual betting interest in Beasley's statistics, a source told ESPN's David Purdum.

California, one of 12 states that doesn’t have a legal sports betting market, is set to ban daily fantasy sports contests.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is expected to announce the decision to outlaw DFS operators within the upcoming days, KCRA-TV reported.

A major change could be on the way to the NCAA’s sports betting guidelines for student-athletes and team personnel.

According to Legal Sports Report, the Division I Council is expected to remove the rules against sports betting on professional sports that are in place for college athletes, coaches, and team members.

The change would not alter the ban against betting on college sports.

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A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced a bill that would ban prop betting on college players.

The Senate Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation Committee approved Senate Bill 3080 last Thursday on a 5-0 vote. Introduced by Sen. Kristin Corrado (R-40) in April, the bill would remove college player prop bets from all New Jersey sportsbooks.

The next stop for the bill will be a full discussion on the Senate floor.

Sports betting operator DraftKings has created a corporate political action committee.

The company submitted a filing to the Federal Election Commission under the separate segregated funds category, which enables it to solicit funding from individuals associated with connected organizations.

The fight against prediction exchanges continues to rage.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, along with AGs from more than 30 states, filed an amicus brief Tuesday imploring the US Court of Appeals to side with New Jersey in its lawsuit levied by Kalshi, a prediction exchange that enjoys federal protection.