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Washington Montana Oregon North Dakota Maine Minnesota Michigan Idaho Wyoming South Dakota Nebraska Nevada Utah Arizona Pennsylvania Iowa Oklahoma New Mexico Missouri Tennessee West Virginia Virginia Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Texas Ohio Kentucky Massachusetts New York Michigan Illinois Indiana Kansas New Hampshire Wisconsin Colorado California Vermont Georgia Louisiana Florida KEY White: Authorized, live interactive gaming Green: Approved interactive gaming, pending launch Amber: Changes forthcoming or under consideration Red: No authorized interactive gaming GEORGIA Regulated gaming type: online lottery Operator type: Georgia Lottery monopoly Go-live date: November 2012 Georgia commenced online lottery ticket sales in 2012. The Georgia Lottery Corporation offers online ticket sales for draw games, including Fantasy 5, Mega Millions and Powerball. The legislature, meanwhile, is considering legalized sports betting, and in November 2019 a coalition of Georgia-based professional sports franchises penned an open letter in support of legalizing mobile sports betting. ILLINOIS Regulated gaming type: online lottery Operator type: Illinois Lottery monopoly Go-live date (lottery): March 2012 Forthcoming: sports betting A new law enacted in June authorizes online sports betting. It is expected that live betting will begin in early 2020. KENTUCKY Regulated gaming type: online lottery Operator type: Kentucky Lottery monopoly Go-live date: April 2016 Under consideration: sports betting The legislature has considered multiple proposals that would authorize online sports betting, but they are not expected to move forward until at least 2020. MICHIGAN Regulated gaming type: online lottery Operator type: Michigan Lottery monopoly Go-live date: August 2014 Under consideration: online betting and casino Michigan’s lottery has conducted online sales since 2014. In December 2019, the Senate passed House Bill 4916, which would allow the state’s three land-based casinos and tribal venues to operate one online sports betting platform in addition to retail wagering, and online gaming bill HB4311. MARKETPLACE 2020 19