Washington D.C. Aims for Sports Betting by 2019
Washington D.C.’s City Council is moving a sports betting bill and hopes to have sports betting operational by spring 2019. The council’s Committee on Finance and Revenue will hold...
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Ohio Moving Slowly On Sports Betting
The Ohio legislature passed a placeholder measure in July to "develop and enact legislation legalizing sports wagering." Sponsor state Senator John Eklund plans to hold hearings on the issue....
Dover Downs Adds NASCAR Betting
Dover Downs Racetrack has added betting to its major NASCAR races under the state’s sports wagering program, run by the Delaware Lottery.
Golden Entertainment Signs New Agreement with WilliamHill
Las Vegas-based Golden Entertainment, Inc. has announced a new long-term agreement with William Hill to manage Golden’s race and sports operations in Nevada, Maryland and Montana. The agreement expands...
Report: Congress ‘Unlikely’ to Impose Sports-Betting Regulation
A report by Stefanie Miller, a Height Capital Markets analyst, predicts that Congress will leave the issue of federal sports betting regulation alone or the foreseeable future.
States Push Back Against ‘Integrity Fees’
Score one for the bookies as West Virginia approved sports betting rules that don’t include payments to the pro sports leagues for use of their game data. Lawmakers crafting...
Pennsylvania OKs Sports-betting Licenses for Parx, Hollywood
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved the state's first two sports-betting operations at Parx Casino (l.) in Bensalem, outside of Philadelphia, and the Hollywood Casino at Penn National...
FanDuel Group Warns Affiliates on Offshore Gambling Sites
FanDuel Group has issued a warning via email to its partners and affiliates against promoting unlicensed offshore gambling sites. FanDuel’s sportsbook operations said that it considers such sites as...
AGA Considering Integrity Monitoring System for Sports Betting
American Gaming Association Senior Vice President Sara Slane (l.) says her organization is considering the creation of an integrity-monitoring association that would share betting information to identify suspicious wagering...
IGT, William Hill US Partner for Lottery Sports Betting
IGT Global Solutions Corporation and William Hill US have formed a multi-year partnership to provide a full-service solution for sports betting to U.S. lotteries.
Mississippi Sportsbooks Expect Solid September
For the first full month of sports betting, Mississippi took in $7.7 million in handle with taxable revenue of $644,489. Few sportsbooks were open that entire period. But Mississippi...
Three Pennsylvania Casinos Apply For Sports Betting License
Penn National Gaming and Greenwood Racing will receive sports betting licenses from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board this week. Harrah's Philadelphia (l.) will submit its application. Each will pay...
Iowa Gubernatorial Candidates Consider Sports Betting
In Iowa, Republican Governor Kim Reynolds (l.), campaigning for re-election, said she'd wait to see a sports betting measure passed by both the state House and Senate before taking...
D.C. Councilman Proposes Sports Betting
In Washington, D.C., Councilman Jack Evans (l.) introduced the Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018 on September 25. The bill would legalize and regulate sports gambling in the...
Politics Complicates California Sports Betting
The Golden State, befitting its enormous economy, has a complicated political structure. So complicated, with so many interests, that it seems unlike it will legalize sports betting for a...
Knights, William Hill Ink First NHL Partnership
The advertising and cross-promotional agreement between the bookmaking giant and the Vegas Golden Knights is wide-ranging and includes the display of league-wide odds on the T-Mobile Arena’s giant video...
Westgate’s Vegas SuperBook Going National
Since it opened at the former Las Vegas Hilton in 1986, the SuperBook (l.) has been regarded by locals as the best of breed in sports wagering. For the...
Pennsylvania Casinos Ponder Sports Betting
So far, only two of Pennsylvania’s land-based casinos, Penn National’s Penn National Race Course and Parx Casino (l.) outside of Philadelphia, have opted for licenses to operate sports betting,...
New Mexico’s Zia Park Eyes Sports Betting
Racetrack casinos, such as New Mexico’s Zia Park Casino, Hotel and Racetrack (l.), are looking hungrily at the possible profits to be made if the Land of Enchantment legalizes...
Formula One Signs Deal for Live In-Play Betting
Formula One racing has signed a sponsorship and data rights deal with Interregional Sports Group to work towards the development of live in-play betting. The deal is reportedly worth...
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