Gambling in the USA

Tennessee Legalises Online Sports Betting

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6 years ago

May 27, 2019

Niji Narayan

Tennessee Legalises Online Sports Betting

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Tennessee has legalised online sports betting exclusively after the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act passed through the state legislature.

Gov. Bill Lee chose to not sign the bill but let it pass through as law anyway, as he said he would. Lee said in a statement that he opposes gambling philosophically, but that online-only betting was a compromise between himself and the General Assembly.

The main counterpoint to the bill was centred on addiction. Rep. Andy Holt argued that allowing it to pass would be “pouring fire” on the addiction issues already existing in Tennessee.

The opposition even added an amendment that would put some of the revenue generated by legalised sports betting towards gambling addiction treatment.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.