Hawaii’s lawmakers don’t seem quite ready to legalize online sports betting in their state.
During Friday’s hearing before the House Economic Development Committee on two proposed bills to legalize mobile wagering in one of the last 10 states left to embrace the concept, one representative called out the industry on its promise to mitigate “the ills” that may accompany gambling.
Hawaii does not have any kind of legal gambling or a state lottery, but lawmakers have introduced nine bills this year that in some way relate to sports betting.
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