{"id":43710,"date":"2017-01-12T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T23:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=43710"},"modified":"2017-01-12T18:22:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T02:22:12","slug":"new-york-south-carolina-introduce-sports-betting-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-south-carolina-introduce-sports-betting-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"New York, South Carolina Introduce Sports Betting Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"
New York and South Carolina both introduced bills seeking to legalize sports betting this week.<\/p>\n
In New York, a bill sponsored by Senator\u00a0Tony Avella (D-19th), and co-sponsored by four of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, would authorize \u201cgambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges.\u201d<\/p>\n