Hollywood Casino Takes First Pennsylvania Sports Bets

Penn National Gaming’s Hollywood Casino last week became the first Pennsylvania casino to take legal sports bets, as the casino opened its sports book on Thursday in a driving...

Published November 19, 2018

Pearl River Resort Sports Book Recognized

The information technology department at Pearl River Resort in Choctaw, Mississippi recently was recognized by Adobe in the Gaming and Enterprise Category at the 19th annual TribalNet conference in...

Published November 12, 2018

Banks Upgrade Paddy Power Betfair Recommendations based on U.S. Sports Betting Expansion

Investment banks Morgan Stanley and UBS have both upgraded their investment recommendations for Paddy Power Betfair as it prepares for expansion in the U.S. sports betting market. The recommendations...

Published November 12, 2018

DraftKings Readies Massachusetts PR Campaign

DraftKings, the Boston-based daily fantasy sports giant, would like to offer sports betting in the Bay State. So, it is gearing up a campaign anchored in social media to...

Published November 12, 2018

Scientific Games Completes Don Best Buyout

Scientific Games Corporation has completed its acquisition of Don Best Sports Corporation and DBS Canada Corporation, solidifying the supplier’s sport bet operations.

Published November 12, 2018

Kansas Legislator Reintroducing Sports Betting

Kansas state Rep. Jan Kessinger will reintroduce his sports betting bill, but the new version would allow it at bars that offer Keno through the Kansas Lottery, as well...

Published November 12, 2018

New Mexico Sports Betting Stirs Controversy

Two weeks ago, the New Mexico Lottery Authority voted unanimously to authorize a new sports lottery game. Critics claim this violates state law. State Rep. Jason Harper (l.) says...

Published November 12, 2018

Betting Boon Ahead for U.S. Sports, Study Says

New research conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers indicates that as legal betting spreads to more states it will bring a windfall of cash to the business of sports. Revenues from media...

Published November 12, 2018

Pennsylvania Sports Betting to Launch

Penn National Gaming is poised to open Pennsylvania’s first commercial sports-betting operation at its Hollywood Casino (l.) outside of Harrisburg within weeks or even days, after the gaming board...

Published November 12, 2018

Louisiana Senators Hold Gambling Hearing

A Louisiana Senate committee heard testimony on several gambling topics, but the main subject was sports betting. Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Jones said the November 6 parish-by-parish...

Published November 5, 2018

Colorado Legislators Push Sports Betting Referendum

Colorado state Reps. Cole Wist and Alec Garnett, who convinced colleagues to approve daily fantasy sports in 2016, now envision legalizing sports betting. They're proposing placing sports betting on...

Published November 5, 2018

Minnesota Legislator Pushes Sports Betting

Rep. Pat Garafolo (l.) wants to make sports betting legal in Minnesota in time for next year’s NFL season. For that to happen, he says, all of the state’s...

Published November 5, 2018

Indiana Study Group Recommends Sports Betting

An Indiana legislative study group recommended legalizing sports betting, based on a report for the Indiana Gaming Commission that suggested offering in-person and mobile online betting, setting reasonable tax...

Published November 5, 2018

New Mexico Sports Book Wagering Begins; Lottery Joins In

The first week of making book at the Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel (l.) in New Mexico actually lost money. But this is a good thing, according to Vic...

Published November 5, 2018

Unikrn Esports Betting Platform Approved

Unikrn’s live-betting esports betting platform has been approved with a wagering license in the Isle of Man, clearing the way for users to legally gamble on esports events.

Published November 5, 2018

Argentine Province Bans Online Gambling

The Argentine province of Entre Ríos has banned online gambling for the time being as it works to create a framework for regulating the industry. Under a new law,...

Published November 5, 2018

Sports Betting In Post-Hearing Illinois

Illinois State Rep. Bob Rita's two scheduled hearings on expanded gambling and sports betting are over. Now lawmakers are reviewing several gambling bills, he said. They cover taxation, mobile/internet...

Published November 5, 2018

PA Board Approves Three More Sports Betting Applications

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved petitions to offer both live and online sports books to Harrah’s Philadelphia, Rivers and SugarHouse casinos.

Published November 5, 2018

Virginia Lawmaker Plans Sports Betting Bill

Virginia state Del. Marcus Simon (l.) he'll introduce a measure to legalize sports betting starting in July 2019. The bill would allow sportsbooks at horse racetracks and casinos, although...

Published November 5, 2018

NCAA Forms Sports Betting Committee

The NCAA announced the formation of a committee to examine sports betting and its potential impact on collegiate athletics and student athletes.

Published November 5, 2018