Is Bovada Legal in Alabama?
With so many folks in Alabama looking to bet on their beloved Crimson Tide this College Football season, we ask if Bovada is legal in their state. The answer is a resounding YES and, even better, there are many other top online sportsbooks accessible from Alabama (BetUS is celebrating their 30 years in business with 30 risk-free bets)
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Bovada Legality
The Bovada website is licensed in the Caribbean island online gambling hub nation of Antigua. That company's stance is simple: If sports betting is legal in the United States (which it currently is) and they are operating from a jurisdiction that allows bet taking, then Bovada itself is legal. All wagers are taking place in Antigua online via the servers. Only in states such as Washington where online gambling is explicitly "illegal" could this theory be challenged, according to a vast number of licensed offshore operators. Even in Washington, the law primarily applies to the individual placing a wager online. As not to endanger customers, some offshore operators have opted to pull out of the Washington market.
Prospects of Sports Betting in Alabama
The state itself does not intend to license in-state run sportsbooks any time soon following a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court, though legislation had been introduced in early 2019.
HB315 was introduced in early April. It would have created the Alabama Sports Wagering Commission, tax gross revenue at a rate of 10% and allow for seven available licenses to be doled out.
While the bill has until June to pass, the appetite for sports betting in Alabama is nominal, if it all. This is a stark contrast to the amount of betting done with stateside bookies and offshore sportsbooks during College Football. Alabama has never been a pro-gambling state, unlike its neighbor to the west Mississippi.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
