The Oregon sports betting fight has begun in earnest, as the state lottery has contracted SBTech  to power mobile and retail sports betting. The state lottery wants to launch by September ahead of the NFL season. However, not everyone is pleased with the idea of mobile gambling.

State Senator Mark Hass proposed an amendment to sports betting legislation late last week… an amendment to prohibit sports betting on mobile devices. The amendment reads, in part that ‘The Oregon State Lottery Commission may not offer a sports betting game unless tickets or shares for the game maybe purchased solely via equipment that is owned or leased by the Oregon State Lottery,”.

Oregon has been moving toward regulated sports betting ever since the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed the activity.

You can read more at the Oregon sports betting fight at iGaming Business and  Willameete Week.