As we enter into another week, legislators in Des Moines will continue to work toward moving bills through committees to ensure they live through the first funnel on March 8. One of these would allow sports betting to take place legally here in Iowa. House Representative for District 12, Brian Best, says he is in favor of this bill.
He believes that the casinos should be where the sports betting takes place. Mainly because if you are not of legal age to gamble, you will not be allowed on the floor. He does see some issues with that particular topic, who will be allowed to have a piece of this pie.
Bets can be placed on the internet right now, and it is extremely easy to place an off-shore bet. Best says that it is a bit scary to trust someone in a different country with your money, and it makes more sense to have it become a highly-regulated industry within the state. District Six Senator, Mark Segebart, says he had an interesting visit with a professional baseball umpire at a League of Cities meeting. This man told Segebart not to do it. But maybe, he says, they can use the same mechanism as is used for bottle redemption.
He adds the entire concept is difficult for him as he is not comfortable with the idea of opening his wallet to place a bet online. Until more details are presented, Segebart is not certain which way his vote would go.
