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Sneaking up on the United States’ two largest sports betting handle states of New Jersey and Nevada, the Keystone State of Pennsylvania started 2021 on the best possible foot.  PA’s online sportsbooks are celebrating an excellent January, recording the state’s first-ever monthly handle result in excess of $600 million, and in doing so, became just the third state to break the $600 million sports betting handle barrier.

The sports betting bill that would allow for Arizona to license and regulate legal online sports betting action has progressed to continue its march through the legislative process.

Michigan finally welcomed online sports betting and online casinos on Friday, 22 January 2021, which gave the state 10 days of legal online sportsbook operation to report for the state’s first month.

Maryland’s nascent sports betting industry took some huge steps forward recently as lawmakers began seriously debating what the state’s sports wagering model should eventually look like. Maryland’s voters overwhelmingly voted “yes” for sports betting in the statewide referendum that took place on Presidential Election Day.

Kansas sports betting continues to look more like becoming reality as the State Senate reacts positively to the sports betting legalization bill, SB 84, the bill that seeks to put online sports betting in the hands of Kansas residents and visitors.

Connecticut sports betting and online casino gaming have taken a huge step towards becoming reality, after State Governor Ned Lamont included revenue from online gaming included in his two-year state budget.

Virginia has welcomed its latest online sportsbook to its nascent online sports wagering industry as global giant, William Hill, is now live and online for business in the state.

Whilst Oregon is not one of the big 3 sports betting states like New Jersey, Nevada or Pennsylvania, nor even one of the next rung down like Colorado, Illinois or Indiana.

Georgia lawmakers have allowed safe passage of  HB 86, (20 votes to 6) which would potentially legalize online sports wagering through the Georgia Lottery and allow for mobile sports betting only, much like what is available in nearby Tennessee.

Tennessee legal online sportsbooks have continued their incredible start by motoring to an incredible 38% increase in December 2020 in what was only the second full month of legal sports wagering in the Volunteer State. It comes on the back of the state of Tennessee recording the biggest ever debut month by any legal online sports betting state in November 2020. Naturally, that makes it the best two-start ever for any state in U.S. sports betting history.