U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Could Monitor Sports Betting

The U.S. Anti-Doping agency, the federal watchdog for integrity issues famous for leading the charge in taking down Lance Armstrong, is contemplating expansion to monitor sports betting.

Published January 7, 2019

Iowa Casinos Propose Sports Betting Measure

The Iowa Gaming Association has proposed legislation that would allow casinos to establish sports books at their facilities and also allow bettors to establish accounts to bet on smartphone...

Published January 7, 2019

D.C. Tavern Owners Support Sports Book

The District of Columbia Council has taken steps to introduce sports betting to the city. It has adopted a three-tiered fee structure that will allow big and smaller venues...

Published January 7, 2019

Maryland Governor: Sports Betting Likely in 2019

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says the state is likely to approve sports betting legislation in 2019 through an agreement between state House and Senate lawmakers.

Published January 7, 2019

California’s Sports Betting Politics is Very Complicated

There are many reasons why California has not yet adopted a legal framework that would allow sports betting in the Golden State. A short answer is too many competing...

Published January 7, 2019

Gelfi: Sports Betting in Brazil Could Reach $1.55 billion With Regulation

André Gelfi, founding partner of Brazilian betting site Su Aposta says legalization and regulation could allow the currently $200 million plus sports betting market in Brazil to reach $1.55...

Published January 7, 2019

Survey: 43 Percent of Millennial Males Bet on Sports

A Deloitte Global survey completed in August, before sports betting was launched in two new markets, found that 43 percent of men age 25-34 who watch sports bet on...

Published January 7, 2019

West Virginia Casinos Offer Mobile Sports Betting

Two new sports books recently opened in West Virginia—the first to offer a mobile sports betting app. Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino & Resort near Charleston, both...

Published January 7, 2019

Dakotas Consider Sports Betting

A fiscal analysis of possible tax revenues if Deadwood casinos are allowed to offer sports book by passage of a South Dakota constitutional amendment shows that it wouldn’t generate...

Published January 7, 2019

Virginia Lawmakers Propose Sports Betting

Three sports betting bills will be introduced in Virginia in the 2019 session. State Senator Chap Petersen and Delegates Mark Sickles (l.) and Marcus Simon will offer measures that...

Published January 7, 2019

NFL Signs Sponsorship Deal with Caesars Entertainment

The NFL has announced a sponsorship deal with Caesars Entertainment that will make the gaming company the "Official Casino Sponsor of the NFL." The sponsorship begins immediately with the...

Published January 7, 2019

IGT and William Hill Expand Sports Betting at Rhode Island Casinos

IGT and William Hill have expanded their sports betting operation to a permanent sports book at the Twin River Casino Hotel in Rhode Island. The two companies operated sports...

Published December 24, 2018

Delaware Sports Betting Turns In Strong Month

Delaware’s legal sports betting market turned in one of its strongest months to date in November, when revenues increased by 152 percent over the previous month.

Published December 24, 2018

UBET Now TAB in Australia

Betting brand UBET has stopped operations in Australia with its customers transferred to TAB as a result of the Tabcorp-Tatts Aus$11 billion merger a year ago. Tatts’ UBET brand...

Published December 24, 2018

TheScore Media Company to Enter U.S. Sports Betting Market

Mobile sports information app supplier theScore has announced plans to enter the U.S. gambling market through a partnership with Darby Development LLC, the operator of New Jersey’s Monmouth Park...

Published December 24, 2018

Tennessee Considers Sports Betting

In Tennessee, Shelby County commissioners want state lawmakers to allow sports betting on Beale Street (l.) in Memphis. The Tennessee Attorney General issued an opinion that a constitutional amendment...

Published December 17, 2018

PokerStars, FanDuel Partner With NBA

The Stars Group, owner of PokerStars, has announced a partnership with the NBA. The first sports league PokerStars has signed such an agreement with. It is considered a possible...

Published December 24, 2018

Sports Betting Heats Up in Pennsylvania

With casinos in Pennsylvania’s two largest cities opening their sports books, legal sports wagering in the state is of to a running start as more licensees line up to...

Published December 24, 2018

R.I. Lawmaker Predicts Online Sports Betting

A top Rhode Island lawmaker predicts that online sports betting will be approved and operating in the Ocean State by the end of next year. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio...

Published December 24, 2018

Mississippi Bettors Wager $116 Million

Since sports betting began in Mississippi casinos in August, bettors wagered $116 million, generating $1.03 million in state tax revenue. From July 1, the start of the fiscal year,...

Published December 24, 2018