Iowa Sports Betting Generates $8.5 Million in First Month

In the first month of legalized sports betting in Iowa, starting August 15, bettors wagered more than $8.5 million, generating $150,000 in tax revenue for the state. Thirteen casinos...

Published September 30, 2019

Michigan Pols At Odds Over Sports Betting Tax

Republican state Rep. Brandt Iden's Sports Betting Act proposes taxing sports betting revenue at 8 percent with a $200,000 licensing fee. Democratic Governor Christine Whitmer (l.) wants a tax...

Published September 30, 2019

Does New NBA Rule Benefit Sports Bettors?

A seemingly minor change requiring starting lineups to be in place 30 minutes before tip-off may be of benefit to gamblers by giving them info on who’s in and...

Published September 30, 2019

A Quarter of Voters Seen ‘Persuadable’ on Colorado Sports Betting Prop

Colorado voters are deemed to be favorable to a sports betting referendum that would allow wagering on sports in the three Rocky Mountain towns where gaming is permitted, according...

Published September 30, 2019

New Jersey Horsemen Win Appeals Court Decision

New Jersey’s Third Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed a claim by thoroughbred horsemen against sports leagues over sports betting. The decision means...

Published September 30, 2019

Philadelphia Hockey SRO Level to Include Sportsbook

The Wells Fargo Center (l.) in Philadelphia will include a PlaySugarHouse sportsbook at its new standing-room-only level for Philadelphia Flyers hockey games.

Published September 23, 2019

Indiana U Considers Faculty Sports Betting Ban

Faculty and staff may be banned from betting on the Purdue Boilermakers under a proposal floated by President Mitch Daniels in response to a request by athletics department staff...

Published September 23, 2019

UK Football Club Welcomes Yabo as Partner

The Leicester City football club (l.) in the UK has struck a deal with Yabo Sports, a leading gaming company from Asia. The deal, one of many Yabo signed...

Published September 23, 2019

Delaware Sportsbooks Struggle

Delaware’s sportsbooks continued to struggle in August, with wagers on sports topping 42 percent year on year, despite a monthly increase.

Published September 23, 2019

New Jersey Devils Partner With Unibet

Sweden’s Unibet, in its first foray into the U.S. market, has partnered with the New Jersey Devils hockey team to promote its sports betting platform. To highlight the deal,...

Published September 23, 2019

NASCAR All In With In-Race Betting

NASCAR has launched an effort to offer race fans the opportunity to bet on in-race propositions. Such bets could include lead changes or fastest lap time. The goal is...

Published September 23, 2019

IMG Arena, SG Digital Partner on Sports Betting

IMG Arena has signed a multi-sport partnership deal with Scientific Games under which IMG will provide data, live streaming and interactive visualizations for SG Digital’s OpenSports platform.

Published September 23, 2019

Surprising Results From Iowa Mobile Sports Betting

Sports bettors have wagered more than $8.5 million in Iowa since August 15, generating $2.1 million in profits for the state's 14 casinos and $146,000 for the state. The...

Published September 23, 2019

Football Icons Launch Indiana Sports Betting

Several casinos invited football legends to place the first legal sports bets. At Ameristar Casino East Chicago, former Chicago Bears icons, coach Mike Ditka and kick returner Devin Hester,...

Published September 23, 2019

Michigan House Committee Approves Sports Betting

The Michigan House Regulatory Reform Committee approved a measure to legalize mobile and land-based sports wagering. Sportsbooks would be offered at the three Detroit casinos and 20 tribal casinos....

Published September 23, 2019

FanDuel’s Addition Fuels PA Sports Betting

The addition of FanDuel as the sportsbook partner of Valley Forge Casino (l.) pumped $35.3 million in wagers to Pennsylvania’s nascent sports betting market. FanDuel and rival DraftKings are...

Published September 23, 2019

Colorado Sports Betting Headed for the Ballot

Colorado voters will cast ballots this November over Proposition DD, a measure that would legalize sports betting in the state’s three casino cities. No one knows how much money...

Published September 23, 2019

More Delays on Oregon Sports Betting App

The opening date for unveiling the Oregon Lottery’s “Scoreboard” sports betting app keeps getting pushed back. Holding things up is the testing process for the mobile sportsbook and the...

Published September 23, 2019

New Jersey Rescinds Ban on NBA Bets at Golden Nugget

The New Jersey legislature has rescinded a regulation that barred gamblers from betting on the NBA at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City because owner Tilman Fertitta (l.) also...

Published September 23, 2019

N.H. Sportsbook Gold Rush Begins

Since the law passed legalizing sports betting in the Granite State, seven New Hampshire cities have expressed an interest in being one of 10 cities that legalize sportsbooks within...

Published September 23, 2019