California College Athlete Law Has Many Imitators

California recently passed the “Fair Pay to Play” law to allow college athletes to profit from endorsements and the use of their images. Several states have gotten in line...

Published November 25, 2019

FanDuel Enters DFS in Iowa

Iowa has welcomed FanDuel to its daily fantasy sports (DFS) market. The company, which operates sportsbooks at two Iowa casinos, passed the testing phase administered by the state Racing...

Published November 25, 2019

PGA Plans Expanded Bets for 2020

The PGA Tour plans to add an expanded roster of proposition bets for the 2020 tour season. Bettors will be able to wager on a shot-by-shot basis, with such...

Published November 25, 2019

Genius, Dutch Basketball Sign Data Deal

Genius Sports has signed a deal to provide the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) with the company’s live streaming and data services. The partnership will be in place at all...

Published November 25, 2019

New Jersey Set Another Sports Betting Record

With all four major sports leagues playing at some point, New Jersey broke the September record for sports wagering. Coupled with online gaming revenue, sports betting helped propel overall...

Published November 25, 2019

NHL Taps Into Sports Betting Opportunities

As sports betting spreads across the U.S., National Hockey League teams have created a host of wagers for bettors, such as whether a goalie’s save percentage will be over...

Published November 25, 2019

Pennsylvania Tops Sports Betting Record

Pennsylvania sports betting handle reached a new record in October, with $241.2 million in wagers, up from the previous record set the month before. Revenues were slightly down from...

Published November 25, 2019

Florida, Kentucky Push Sports Betting Bills

Florida State Senator Jeff Brandes (l.) has introduced bills to allow sports betting in the state, but they’re unlikely to survive opposition from the powerful Seminole Tribe. Meanwhile, Kentucky...

Published November 25, 2019

Sri Lanka Toughens Sports Betting Rules

Sri Lanka’s sports ministry has established stricter penalties for match-fixing and toughened sports betting restrictions to weed out corruption, particularly in cricket (l.). Sports betting is already prohibited in...

Published November 18, 2019

Pennsylvania Casino Opens Sportsbook

Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains tourism region cut the ribbon last week on its 3,800-square-foot retail sportsbook, after launching online sports betting in September.

Published November 18, 2019

Seneca Gaming Expects Sports Betting by Year’s End

Kambi Group will be the vendor for Seneca Gaming Corp. when it implements sports betting at the Seneca Casinos in Niagara Falls, Buffalo, and Salamanca. Still unresolved is approval...

Published November 18, 2019

Mobile Wagering Boosts Indiana Revenue

In Indiana, sports wagers in October hit $91.7 million in October, the first month mobile betting was allowed—nearly triple the $35.2 million wagered in September, when in-person sports betting...

Published November 18, 2019

DraftKings Explores M&A

Since Flutter Entertainment purchased FanDuel, rival DraftKings has explored overtures to merge with or acquire related companies. The latest exploration involves Diamond Eagle Acquisition. Other reports match DraftKings with...

Published November 18, 2019

Provider: Iowa Sports Betting Has Untapped Potential

Iowa sports betting launched in mid-August and to date has generated $96.3 million in total handle, with more than half of bets placed online at seven of the 18...

Published November 18, 2019

Sports Leagues Deliver Missouri Wish List

Professional sports league representatives recently delivered their sports betting legislative requirements to the Missouri House Special Interim Committee on Gambling. The leagues want 0.25 percent of sports betting handle...

Published November 18, 2019

R.I. Sportsbook Figures Disappoint

The sports betting mobile app unveiled earlier this year by the Rhode Island Lottery has proven to be something of a bust, bringing in less than half the projected...

Published November 18, 2019

Analysts: Colorado’s Sportsbooks to Model NJ’s

Colorado sports betting, authorized by voters November 5, may follow the successful model pioneered by New Jersey since it launched legal sports betting over the last year. Three towns...

Published November 18, 2019

Live! Philly Approved for Online Sportsbook

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has held that Cordish Companies’ Stadium Casino LLC can begin taking online sports bets before its South Philadelphia facility (l.) is even open.

Published November 11, 2019

Harrah’s Cherokee Officially Sponsors Carolina Panthers

Harrah's Cherokee Casinos in North Carolina and the NFL's Carolina Panthers signed a 5-year sponsorship deal, including mentions during broadcasts, branding rights at the stadium and special events for...

Published November 11, 2019

Iowa Regents Propose Sports Betting Bans

In an effort to "remove any question of a potential conflict of interest," the Iowa Board of Regents has proposed a policy to prohibit regents and office staff from...

Published November 11, 2019