SPORTS BETTING
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recently signed a measure legalizing sports betting. Now several of the state's 19 casinos are building sportsbooks and negotiating operator partnerships as they await the...
Michigan Rep Finalizes Draft Sports Betting Bill
Michigan state Rep. Brandt Iden (l.) has finalized a draft of a stand-alone sports betting bill. His online gambling legislation still is tied up in the House Ways and...
Borgata Atlantic City Announces $12 Million Sportsbook
Atlantic City’s Borgata casino announced it will invest $12 million into a new sports betting and entertainment project. The facility will include a sports bar and is scheduled to...
Ohio Would Lead In Sports Betting Locations
In Ohio, sports betting legislation would put the Ohio Lottery Commission in charge of regulating up to 1,000 brick-and-mortar locations, including the state's 11 casinos and racinos plus terminals...
DC Sports Betting Expects September Launch
Sports betting could start in the District of Columbia is expected to begin in September but the app may not launch until January 2021. DC Lottery, which will regulate...
Tennessee Expects $254 Million From Sports Betting
Tennessee's upcoming online and mobile sports betting industry is expected to generate $254 million in annual revenue. Much of that is projected to come from 3.52 million visitors who...
Online PA Sports Betting Expected to be Huge
Pennsylvania’s online sports books will open soon, and analysts are predicting the state’s sports betting market could become the most lucrative in the nation. As one of the largest...
Louisiana Sports Betting Bill Advances
A Louisiana House committee voted 11-6 for a bill allowing wagering on professional, college, Olympic and international sporting events at the state's 16 casinos and four racetracks. If the...
FanDuel, DraftKings Ready to Challenge Illinois Exclusion
A report by lawyers for daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings says the two companies—which both now offer sportsbooks—will challenge any Illinois law that seeks to exclude them...
Blackstone Invests €175M in Superbet
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, a unit of the Blackstone Group, has announced it will invest €175 million (US$196 million) in Superbet, the largest sports betting and gaming company in Romania.
Montana Governor’s Veto Might be Overridden
Overriding a governor’s veto in Montana is a leisurely affair. It involves mail ballots and a month of consideration. Senator Mark Blasdel (l.) wants to override the veto of...
Maine Sports Betting Bill has Elements from All Seven Proposals
Maine lawmakers on the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs have spent the last few weeks taking seven sports betting bills, putting them in a legislative blender and reducing...
PA Mobile, Online Delays Costing Millions
Delays in implementing online and mobile sports betting in Pennsylvania are costing the industry millions, particularly considering its high taxes and fees.
Wm. Hill Launches in Sweden
Bookmaker William Hill has responded to recent changes to high-street betting rules in the UK by expanding into Sweden. Limits to FOBT bets at home will cause the firm...
Tennessee Preps For Sports Betting
Effective July 1, online and mobile sports betting will be legal in Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee will allow a sports betting bill to become law without his signature. Sports...
Mobile Betting Bill Advances in New York
The New York Senate’s Gaming Committee has cleared legislation that restricts web-based wagering to the state’s upstate commercial and tribal casinos. It’s less than supporters want, but they see...
Lawmakers Vote More Credit for R.I. Bettors
Rhode Island is doing a little tinkering to try to make its sports betting operation a little more profitable. Such as raising the credit limit for bettors from $50,000...
Caesars, ESPN Partner on Studio at The Linq
The deal will bring a second sports betting TV hub to Caesars’ Las Vegas Strip portfolio. The studio will serve as an outpost of ESPN’s “Daily Wager” show and...
Fox, Stars Group to Launch FOX Bet Network
The Stars Group and FOX Sports have announced plans to launch FOX Bet through a national media and sports wagering partnership in the United States. FOX Sports will provide...
California Isn’t Joining the Parade to Legalize Sports Betting
Californians never tire of reminding other folks that their state is bigger than lots of nations. So it should not be surprising that such a complex polity is taking...