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A new bill was introduced this week in the state senate, allowing the possibility of seeing online sports betting in North Carolina. This is the first legislative effort of North Carolina to legalize online wagering in the state. As many in the sportsbook pay per head industry know, online wagering has a huge potential to be a top revenue generator for anyone, much more a state.

The bill proposes that 10-12 licenses can be given to online sportsbook operators as well as tribal casinos. This is a bipartisan bill that, if passes, could be enacted as early as October this year. The bill will allow the licensed sports betting software companyy to operate under the purview of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission.

Three sportsbook firms want legal mobile sports betting in Arkansas. At present, mobile wagering is not allowed in the state. Thus, a lobbyist for the three sports betting companies wrote to the Arkansas Racing Commission regarding the rule change.

The lobbyist represents DraftKings, FanDuel, and MGM Resorts. Director John C. Campbell of the Arkansas Racing Commission said that licensed casinos are the only firms allowed to open a sportsbook in the state. The three companies are operating sportsbooks inside casinos.

Casinos with licenses to operate in the state are Southland, Oaklawn, and Saracen. A casino in Russellville has a sports betting license. However, it is engaged in a legal dispute. Campbell said that the three sportsbook firms are the first to propose changing mobile sports wagering rules.

Legal Mobile Sports Betting in Arkansas

The Racing Commission is open to discuss the legalization of mobile sports betting in the state. According to sportsbook pay per head reports, Arkansas casinos can develop mobile sports betting apps. However, players need to be within the casino property to place wagers through apps.

The interest in sports betting is at an all-time high due to a number of factors. Sports are very popular, with plenty of different options available to watch virtually every day. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 2018 that Nevada wasn’t the only state that could have legalized gambling on sports.

Fantasy sports, or what can be thought of as gambling “light” eased many people into the practice of sports betting. All of these things contributed to the decrease in the stigma associated with not just sports betting in particular, but gambling in general.

While more than 20 states allow sports betting, with most supporting online wagering through approved operators, most still do not. People in those locations where the practice still hasn’t been legalized have to turn to other means by which to place wagers on sports. They can turn to online operators that are managed offshore, but funding accounts and getting paid out can prove difficult.

The House of Delegates took a small step towards creating the Maryland sports betting framework. The House Ways and Means Committee heard from supporters and critics of sports betting, including representatives from the State Fair, lobbyists for sports betting firms, problem gambling advocates, and more.

HB 940 didn't go into vote Thursday. However, it looks like it will advance to the floor in the current session, which will end on April 12. According to pay per head reports, both chambers discussed creating the legal sports betting framework last year. However, the pandemic put the efforts to a stop.

Lawmakers put the question on the ballot and will figure out the details if it passes the referendum. As a result, voters approved legal sports betting. Now the ball is once again in the hands of the lawmakers.

Maryland Sports Betting Framework

During the hearing, lawmakers discussed three points: increasing the number of licenses for online sportsbooks, ensuring participation of minority-owned sportsbooks, and ensuring Maryland keeps up with neighbors.

Barcelona is living some of the team’s darkest days in this entire decade, and there is just no way to hide it. Whatever was built along all these years, all the magic and glory, since the times of Eto’o and Ronaldinho, going through Puyol, Iniesta and Xavi, and of course, Messi with all of them, and then Neymar and Suarez, is now gone, and just a memory for fans to cherish in the near future.

Only Messi remains in the team, and it’s against his will. The Argentinian superstar, considered by many as the best in the world, or even the best in history, was ready to pack his bags and leave the team just a few months ago, but he was legally forced to stay and finish his contract.

It’s no secret to anyone that he’s just not happy in the team anymore, everything that Frank Rijkaard, Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique built has disappeared, and the team just started changing ever since Tata Martino, and then with Ernesto Valverde, Quique Setien and now with Ronald Koeman, who are all just clearly not a good fit for the team.

One of Barcelona’s biggest mistakes, probably, was to assume that having Messi on the team was enough for them to keep winning and keep their chemistry, but the truth is that you need a leader, you need a mastermind, to be able to coach and to inspire a superstar and an entire team that’s called to be always on top.

Who’s to blame for Barcelona’s bad streak?

Michigan is the 15th state to legalize sports betting in the United States. However, it failed to stop the sports betting stocks drop on Friday. More states are legalizing sports wagering, but individual states' moves have little impact on the market.

DraftKings shares went down by 1.61 percent to $52.70. Penn National Gaming was down 0.23 percent at $106.94. Also, MGM Resorts International dropped 0.43 percent to $31.67. Although Wynn Resorts has a higher value at $106.88, its value dropped by 2.09 percent.

Despite the drop in the market values, online sports betting remains a fast-growing industry. According to pay per head sportsbook reports, 90 percent of sports wagers made in New Jersey came from online sources.

Sports Betting Stocks Drop

Online bookie software experts said that Michigan has a business-friendly tax rate. Also, the state has competitive licensing fees. Thus, many companies want to know how to become a bookie and start a sportsbook in the state.

It has been a wild and crazy year for the whole world and for the sports industry as well, as we all know. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned our “normality” upside down, but little by little, sports prevailed and started coming back, with different measures and procedures, with a few rule changes,

without fans in the stadiums, but they came back, and we got to enjoy many great games and new championships and milestones. No matter how hard this year was, sports helped us keep a bit of perspective and reminded us that everything would be alright.

This is why athletes get paid what they get paid, because of their power to move masses, to influence our society in a positive way. As always, there are a few that lead the records, and according to Forbes magazine, these are 2020’s highest paid athletes: