LANSING (WWJ) -- Term-limited Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday vetoed nearly 40 bills that came his way during this month's lame-duck session.

Among the bills he nixed as Snyder prepares to leave office next week were HBs 4926-4928, a package which would have legalized Internet gambling and likely paved the way for sports gambling in Michigan.

The bills were sponsored by state Reps. Brandt Iden and Klint Kesto and would have allowed and regulated Internet gaming and "enacted guidelines for violation of the lawful internet gaming act."

In Snyder's veto letter to legislators, he said he vetoed the bills in large part due to "unknown revenue implications" and that he believes more study and comparison with other states that have similar legislation is necessary before authorizing online gambling in Michigan, according to a release from the Governor's office.

Additionally, Snyder vetoed another bill sponsored by Iden that would have provided for general amendments to the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, citin that this bill was tie-barred to the other package of bills. Another bill that would have amended the Horse Racing Law of 1995 was also vetoed for the same reason.

Another sports gambling-related bill sponsored by Iden could have created the "Fantasy Contests Consumer Protection Act," which would have regulated betting on fantasy sports in Michigan. In his veto letter, Snyder wrote that he does not believe this legislation would accomplish positive results for Michigan and therefore is returning it for approval.

Had Snyder approved the measures, Michigan would have become the fifth state to legalize online gambling, which likely would have paved the way for the possibility of legalizing sports gambling.

While he did a lot of vetoing on Friday, Snyder did approve some bills, including one that will make ballot drives tougher, requiring that no more than 15 percent of the voter signatures on a ballot measure can come from one of the state's 14 congressional districts.

Earlier on Friday Snyder vetoed a bill that would have permanently banned telemedicine abortions -- the practice of doctors using Internet web chats with patients to prescribe medication to induce an abortion.

In 2012 Snyder signed a temporary ban on the practice and this legislation would have made it permanent.

In his veto letter, Snyder said research now shows that "medical abortions are safe and that a virtual consultation with a physician is as effective as an in-person consultation."

The telemedicine abortion legislation would have extended a temporary ban that Snyder signed in 2012. In his veto letter to legislators, the governor said objective research now shows “that medical abortions are safe and that a virtual consultation with a physician is as effective as (an) in-person consultation.”

“Telemedicine gives patients, including those in rural areas of Michigan with limited access, greater access to medical care,” Snyder wrote in the veto letter. “Ultimately, providing patients with the ability to remotely receive safe and proper medical care, at a time-sensitive period for the patient, is significant.”

Michigan would have become the 20th state to ban remote prescriptions for abortion pills, according to Right to Life of Michigan.

Among other measures Snyder vetoed ahead of his departure from the capitol included a bill that would have changed regulations on window tinting in vehicles, as well as one that would have shortened the window for criminal prosecution of campaign finance violations.

Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer is set to take over for Snyder on Jan. 1 after he spent eight years in office.