Legislators in West Virginia and Maryland are hoping to crack down on bad actors in the sports betting content industry.'
In West Virginia, Del. Clay Riley introduced HB 3232 at the beginning of the month. The bill's goal — like one introduced in the Senate as SB 571 — is to audit sports betting content creators directly and indirectly involved with sports wagering licensees in the state.''
West Virginia has both retail and mobile sports betting, with major mobile operators like BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, and FanDuel all live in the state.'
“The idea behind it was, we'll probably need to have some sort of consumer protection in here,” Riley told Sports Handle.