SPORTS BETTING
Casino Arizona and its sister property, Talking Stick Resort, have announced that they are now official partners of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team.
Circa Sports Expands Into Illinois, Partners With Full House Resorts
Circa Sports has announced that it will build and operate a sportsbook within the American Place casino near Chicago. The company’s sports betting app will also be made available...
Saracen Casino Resort Debuts BetSaracen for Arkansas Sports Bettors
Arkansas’ Saracen Casino Resort has launched its sports betting platform known as BetSaracen, becoming the second casino in the state to do so. Southland Casino offers the Betly sportsbook...
California Casino Signs Endorsement Deal With Padres Pitcher
Sycuan Casino Resort has announced a one-year endorsement deal with San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (l.). Musgrove will be featured in upcoming marketing campaigns, promotions and social media...
BetMGM Partners with Houston Astros
BetMGM is now the exclusive sports betting partner of the Houston Astros baseball team. The deal marks BetMGM’s first relationship in Texas, and will give the operator signage in...
California Casino Partners with NHL Affiliate Team
Spotlight 29 Casino (l.) in Coachella, California is now the official and exclusive casino founding partner of Acrisure Arena and the Coachella Valley Firebirds, a minor league hockey team...
Bally Bet Aims for Q2 Launch in New York
With a redesigned platform for its mobile sportsbook, Bally Bet moves closer to launching this quarter. What the company will not do is fling promotional dollars just to get...
Caesars Insists Cutting Back Only Way to Fly
The casino giant announced last quarter it was done with sportsbook marketing. Caesars Sportsbook cut expected marketing spend by $250 million.
Vermont Bill Would Allow Mobile-Only Wagers
A draft bill has been obtained that would allow mobile betting in Vermont. The state would be one of three limited to mobile wagers, along with Wyoming and Tennessee....
Record Handle Recorded on Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby generated the largest betting handle in the history of the event, with a total of $179 million bet in the parimutuel pool, although the longshot win...
Promotional Credits Impacting Sports Betting Tax Take
A report by the USBets.com website indicates that promotional credits offered by sports betting taxes are significantly reducing state taxes on sportsbook income.
Maine Sports Betting Unlikely to Launch Before 2024
A bill that authorizes retail and mobile sports betting in Maine is now the law of the land. However, the Gambling Control Unit says it could take up to...
California Sports Betting Measures Down to Two
As the players in California’s battle to legalize sports betting have been reduced from four to two, spending is intensifying. The campaign pits a tribal initiative against one pushed...
Kansas Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (l.) last week signed a sports betting bill that lets the state’s four casinos open retail sportsbooks, partner with three online betting operators and open...
Michigan’s Gun Lake Casino Begins $300 Million Expansion
Gun Lake Casino in Michigan has begun a $300 million expansion. It includes dining, and a 250-room hotel with a convention center and an “Aqua Dome” with three swimming...
Challenge to Washington Sports Betting Moves to Western District
Maverick Gaming’s legal challenge of Washington’s tribal sports betting exclusivity has been moved from Washington D.C. to the Western District. Maverick CEO Eric Persson (l.) alleges the monopoly violates...
SnapOdds Offers Live-Betting Video Recognition Technology
SnapOdds has created a video recognition engine that lets sports fans instantly get the best in-play odds on live games, just by pointing and snapping their phone’s camera at...
Support for Uzbekistan Sports Betting Evaporates
Shavkat Mirzivoyev (l.), president of Uzbekistan, no longer supports a decree that would have legalized sports betting. Support was withdrawn after two years, during which the government failed to...
VegasWinners Service Enters Pennsylvania Market
VegasWinners, a sports betting content, analysis and data provider, has been approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board as a sports wagering service provider.
Go+ Live in Poland with BetConstruct Platform
GO+Bet is now live in Poland with sports betting using the platform provided by BetConstruct, featuring more than 120 individual event types and nine virtuals.