Unregulated sports betting hurts customers…and states

Unregulated sports betting operators flourish in states where sports betting is not yet legal. These online platforms dodge U.S. laws that ensure consumer protection, age verification, and responsible gaming protections, putting customers at risk and depriving states of millions in tax revenue every year.

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Legal Sports Betting Is a Good Thing. Here's Why.

Legal gaming is one of the most regulated industries in the U.S., and the industry itself invests heavily in responsible gaming initiatives to ensure that participants can engage in this activity positively

Newsweek

Dec 13, 2024

‘Social sportsbook’ apps are luring young fans — and raising alarms

Fliff and similar apps can essentially groom underage people, advocates warn, training them to gamble at ages when they are more susceptible to addiction

Washington Post

Feb 5, 2024

STATE OF PLAY: Sports Betting

Customers deserve access to legal, transparent, and consumer-protected platforms to enjoy sports betting online. That’s why SBA is working to end the offshore, illicit market for sports betting and create a consumer-protected online sports betting market in all 50 states.

We believe customers should have access to the benefits of legal sports betting with consumer protections and responsible gaming tools that do not exist on the unregulated market.

Mobile sports wagering allowed
Allows retail sports wagering but mobile sports wagering not approved yet
Wagering at Tribal Casinos only

Recent Testimony

New Jersey Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Hearing

The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee and the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee met jointly. The committee received testimony from invited speakers on the topic of online sports betting and its impact on the State

Oct 24, 2024

TAKE ACTION

Alabama
Let the voters decide! Contact your legislator now and demand online sports betting be put on the ballot
 
Hawaii
Act Now – Tell Your Legislators to Support Legal Sports Betting
 
Minnesota
Isn't time we had online sports betting in Minnesota?!? Take action now
 
Mississippi
Take action NOW! Tell your legislator to support legal mobile sports betting
 
Nebraska
Tell your legislator to put legal online sports betting on the ballot
 

STATE REVENUE

Sports betting generates $14 billion a year in new tax revenue for states where it’s legal and regulated. Bets made with unregulated sportsbooks cost states nearly the same potential revenue — roughly $13 billion in tax revenue is lost every year that could go to educating kids, building roads, or helping families afford college.

State collects $401M in sports betting taxes in four months; What’s the money used for?

"So, for the money that New York State collects in taxes from sports betting companies, where does the money go? A lot of the money goes to funding education.

WHEC.com

Oct 15, 2024

North Carolina sports betting revenue surpasses expectations as retail options loom

"North Carolina’s sports betting initiative has far exceeded initial financial forecasts, accumulating over $62 million in tax revenue since its inception on March 13.

Yogonet

Sep 27, 2024

Recent Legislation

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LATEST NEWS

Chicago Per-Wager Tax Proposal Would Create 100% Tax on a $1 Bet

Chicago fans are now confronting the possibility of a second tax on wagers made in city limits

Sep 25, 2025

Illinois' new sports betting tax could hurt casual gamblers most

If sports gamblers leave these sites and use the black market, it would undermine the Illinois' revenue goals

Jul 29, 2025

How sports gambling and NC’s ‘soccer city’ delivered Charlotte the MLS All-Star Game

One aspect that should not go overlooked is the impact of North Carolina’s online sports betting legalization, leaders said. It’s not hard to see why

Jul 17, 2025

Statement on Illinois Per Bet Tax

Make no mistake, this discriminatory tax increase on legal sportsbooks will be destabilizing for regulated sports betting in Illinois

Jun 2, 2025

Are We Going to Tax Mobile Tax Betting Out of Business? -- Talk 107.3 FM

The potential negative impact on the sports betting industry and the broader economy from Louisiana's House Bill 639, which proposes to increase the tax rate on sports betting in from 15% to 32.5%

May 7, 2025

Making the Case to Leave Sports Betting Alone -- Talk 107.3 FM

A proposed bill on sports betting to significantly increase the tax rate on sports betting in Louisiana could have negative consequences for the industry and consumers. Listen to learn more

May 2, 2025