Kambi: Messi, Inter Miami Catalysts for Uptick in MLS Betting

Data from sportsbook provider Kambi recently showed that the arrival of global superstar Lionel Messi (l.) made the 2023 MLS season the most successful yet from a betting perspective....

Published December 11, 2023

ESPN Bet Enters into Agreements with PGA Tour Event, NHL

PENN Entertainment, which owns ESPN Bet, announced two partnerships last week, one with the PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship, and the other with the NHL.

Published December 11, 2023

BetMGM Sees Gold in Las Vegas Sportsbook Strategy

BetMGM took a look at the Las Vegas landscape. Golden Knights. Raiders, A’s and more. A Super Bowl. The list goes on. And for BetMGM this makes for...

Published December 11, 2023

Connecticut Names Fanatics As Exclusive Sportsbook Provider

Fanatics Betting and Gaming saw an opening and swooped in. The company did the same thing with PointsBet and now with Rush Street’s pull out in Connecticut. Expect them...

Published December 11, 2023

North Carolina Won’t Meet the Sports Betting Mandate to Start

According to North Carolina’s state law, bets should be taken by January 8. But the State Lottery Commission said it won’t happen. Too many items to be addressed, too...

Published December 11, 2023

Florida Responds to the Sports Betting Challenge

The state of Florida says West Flagler and Associates waited too long to file a suit challenging the state compact with the Seminoles over sports betting. Attorney General Ashley...

Published December 11, 2023

Missouri Pro Teams Help Move Sports Betting Pitch Forward

Missouri approved not one, not two, but eight different versions of a campaign to go before voters for sports betting approval. A coalition of pro teams have spearheaded efforts....

Published December 4, 2023

Massachusetts Argues with Sportsbooks Over Underage Claims

Sports betting, especially the online kind, is still in the toddler stage. You can forgive sportsbooks if some underage kids fell through the cracks. But the NCAA stats had...

Published December 4, 2023

U.S. To Hit $100 Billion in Sports Betting Handle in 2023

It seems with every month, states set new sports betting records. So reaching a handle of $100 billion shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Still, the bettor who...

Published December 4, 2023

Multiple States Set Records with Online Sports Betting Handle

ESPN Bet’s download numbers were impressive. But let’s not shortchange the record set by Wyoming in October just because the state is sparsely populated. And kudos for the other...

Published December 4, 2023

Sports Betting Yes, iGaming No in Mississippi

Online sports betting seems like a certainty for Mississippi, but online casinos don’t have much chance to be approved.

Published December 4, 2023

ESPN Bet Breaks Download Record in First Week

ESPN Bet flexed its name-begotten muscle by breaking a record for the number of downloads in a week. The 1 million downloads made the new record difficult to duplicate....

Published December 4, 2023

DraftKings Considered Acquisition of 888

Over the summer, DraftKings made some inquiries about the availability of 888, owned by Entain. The deal was never consummated, but never say never in this business.

Published November 20, 2023

Underdog Alters Game to Peer-To-Peer Pick’Em

Cease and desists and other efforts were threatening the existence of Underdog and other fantasy competitions. Underdog has come up with a game which might just be legal. Peer-to-Peer...

Published November 20, 2023

Seven Belgian Tennis Players Suspended for Match Fixing

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) recently announced seven Belgian tennis players were found to have fixed matches and have been suspended.

Published November 20, 2023

ESPN Bet, ESPN Attempt to Stay Out of Each Other’s Way

The ESPN Bet era has begun as it takes over the 17 states its predecessor operated in. Penn Entertainment stands to gain by tapping into the ESPN brand it...

Published November 20, 2023

NCAA’s Baker Says Prop Bets Don’t Belong in College Athletics

The president of the NCAA, Charlie Baker (l.), said in a lengthy interview with CBS News recently that he opposes proposition bets on college sports.

Published November 20, 2023

DraftKings Brings in Over $3 Million in Maine Launch Weekend

It was a successful first weekend for the state of Maine and its launch of sports betting. DraftKings announced they took in $3.4 million in bets, netting $82,000 in...

Published November 13, 2023

After Suspension of NHL’s Pinto, Experts Explore Treatment Options

Critics and mental health professionals are discussing what the NHL can do to help its players, like Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto, who get caught up in gambling.

Published November 13, 2023

Texas Sports Betting Alliance Grabs Data for Legal Bets

More than 1 million people attempted to use mobile apps to bet on sports in September and October in Texas but were blocked. A new record. Some 2 million...

Published November 13, 2023