Aussie Sportsbook Pulls Bets Over Integrity

Australian sportsbook Betfair won’t accept bets on Japanese horse racing due to a dispute over the integrity of options.

Published June 8, 2020

R.I. Wins Sports Betting Case

A lawsuit challenging the legality of Rhode Island sports betting legislation has been batted down by a Superior Court judge. The suit, brought by Daniel Harrop (l.) of Providence,...

Published June 8, 2020

Survey Says U.K. Bettors Demand Sports

This one is from the what-else-is-new category: a survey of sports fans conducted for U.K. sportsbook Ladbrokes indicates pent-up demand for the return of sporting events.

Published June 8, 2020

D.C. Sports Betting off to Rocky Start

Issues have plagued sports betting in Washington, D.C. from the get-go, with a lawsuit over a no-bid contract to the operator, Intralot. Now that the system is live, problems...

Published June 8, 2020

Tennessee Yet to Attract a Sports Betting Application

Despite inquiries, the Tennessee Education Lottery has not received a single application for a sports betting operator’s license. The lottery would oversee sports betting should it come to the...

Published June 8, 2020

Ohio House Passes Sports Betting Bill

The Ohio House has finally approved a sports betting bill, which now heads to the Senate, which earlier passed its own bill. The bills are similar, the difference revolves...

Published June 8, 2020

Louisiana Moves Closer To Legal Sports Betting

Louisiana House lawmakers approved a bill authorizing the language of a sports betting measure that may appear on the November ballot in each parish. Governor John Bel Edwards (l.)...

Published June 8, 2020

Table Football Streamed as Betting Option

Sportsbook and casino platform provider Digitain has developed a system to stream table football for bettors using professional players and AI-generated odds.

Published June 1, 2020

Brazil Officials at Odds Over Sports Restart

President Jair Bolsonaro (l.) wants to resume sports activities in his country despite the rising number of coronavirus cases of late. Top soccer clubs plan to move training from...

Published June 1, 2020

U.K. Sportsbooks Receive Refunds in Tax Case

A ruling by the upper tax tribunal that the taxing authorities overcharged sportsbooks in the U.K. will mean a windfall for companies like William Hill and GVC. Together these...

Published June 1, 2020

NHL Plan to Resume Moves Betting Lines

An announcement by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman (l.) that a plan was developed to resume play moved betting lines for teams in the playoff hunt.

Published June 1, 2020

Sports Betting Giants Strike Deals for Early Illinois Entry

FanDuel will tie its fate to Fairmount Racetrack (l.), while DraftKings will work with an unidentified casino. In both cases, the moves offers quicker access to the Illinois sports...

Published June 1, 2020

Sports Return Key to William Hill Growth

Overcoming losses for William Hill is tied to the return of major sports on both sides of the Atlantic. Company revenues fell 57 percent in recent months.

Published May 25, 2020

DraftKings Loses, Stock Wins

Sportsbook giant DraftKings lost $74 million in the first quarter, but the announcement led to an increase in stock prices. Such losses won’t be repeated if major sports shut...

Published May 25, 2020

Tennessee Hopes for Fall Sports Bet Launch

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation hopes to conclude its regulatory process to launch mobile sports betting in the fall.

Published May 25, 2020

Louisiana Moves Closer to Sports Betting

As the 2020 legislative session winds down, Louisiana lawmakers push to get a referendum on the ballot that would permit sports betting. State Senator Ronnie Johns (l.) backs the...

Published May 25, 2020

Premier Lacrosse League Inks Betting Deal

The seven-team Premier Lacrosse League sees itself as a way to fill a sports betting vacuum until the major pro sports resume play. To that end, the league has...

Published May 18, 2020

Virginia Fast-Tracks Sports Betting

Virginia Lottery officials hope to accept the state’s first sports bets by year’s end. Rules and regulations have been finalized, with Governor Ralph Northam giving the go-ahead. Initially, betting...

Published May 18, 2020

Pennsylvania Casino Applies for Sports Betting License

Wind Creek Bethlehem, owned and operated by a unit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, has applied for a license to offer a casino sportsbook, a mobile sportsbook...

Published May 11, 2020

Louisiana Sports Betting Faces Uphill Battle

Louisiana lawmakers are deciding on which sports betting bill to approve, according to the bill’s sponsor Senator Barrow Peacock (l.).. The ones getting approved seem destined to be subject...

Published May 11, 2020