Legal Gambling Industry Expands In Six U.S. States On Election Day

By Adia Randall | November 4, 2020
Casino Floor
  • In Tuesday’s election, six states received approvals on gambling proposals by state voters.
  • Each of the states will now take steps to launch and establish their new gambling options for residents in the state.

LAS VEGAS - One of the things that were finalized at the end of Election Night this year was the large success of the gambling industry in many states around the country.

Gaming decisions and expansions were on ballots of six different states including Nebraska, Louisiana, Virginia, South Dakota, Maryland, and Colorado which allowed voters to decide the fate of their state's gambling industry.

All six states saw approvals in the results from the election which will allow the states to move forward in establishing different legal gambling opportunities.

“Sports betting and casino gaming are mainstream and citizens across the country in six states further confirmed that tonight,” said Brendan Bussmann, Global Market Advisors Director of Government Affairs. “Gaming is a good economic engine for communities, and expansion of the industry will be a positive for these areas.”

Nebraska will be adding commercial gambling to a state that is already home to Tribal gaming with hopes that it will boost the state's economy.

"I'm very happy for the people of the state of Nebraska," said Lynne McNally, spokesperson for the Keep The Money in Nebraska campaign organization. "I think they gave us a very clear mandate that they want us to keep the money here."

Virginia was able to get four casinos approved by voters in the state and the casino operator partners include Danville with Caesars Entertainment, Portsmouth with Rush Street Gaming, Bristol with Hard Rock International, and Norfolk with the Pamunkey Indian Tribe.

Coloradoans voted to expand the already legal casino gaming that exists in the state by voting for Amendment 77 in the state’s election.

Maryland, South Dakota, and Louisiana have each refined approval to legalize sports betting in their respective states. For Louisiana, only 55 out of 64 parishes approved of sports wagering because the state offered local approval as opposed to statewide approval.

All three of these states are now able to make revenue from the growing industry of sports betting that was mostly going to their neighboring states that already had legal state-regulated sportsbooks.

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