On Tuesday June 5th, the state of Delaware began taking single-game sports wagers just three weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that the nationwide ban on sports betting was unconstitutional. While states like Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and others have been on the forefront in preparing for the almost inevitable, where are ‘SEC’ states in the race to sports gambling?
What better place to start than the state where I live: Tennessee.
I spoke with incumbent state senator Brian Kelsey, the first politician from the Volunteer state to support sports wagering, about the issue.
“This will not require a constitutional amendment to pass,” Kelsey said when asked about the roadmap to legal sports wagering in Tennessee.