Michigan Lawmaker Considers League Integrity Fee

Michigan state Rep. Brandt Iden (l.) who is sponsoring a sports betting bill says he will consider applying an “integrity fee” to professional leagues in his bill. Michigan state...

Published November 26, 2018

Monmouth Park Loses Sports Betting Lawsuit Against Professional Leagues

A U.S. District Judge has denied a lawsuit filed by New Jersey racetrack Monmouth Park (l.) against the professional sports leagues and the NCAA, which charged that their opposition...

Published November 26, 2018

Carolinas Lawmakers Mull Sports Betting

Legislators in North and South Carolina are expected to introduce bills in the coming New Year that would legalize sports betting in those states. As one lawmaker puts it:...

Published November 26, 2018

Virginia Lawmakers Drafting Sports Book Legislation

The Old Dominion could see competing bills that would legalize sports betting soon after the legislature begins in 2019 session. Several Virginia legislators plan to introduce bills that would...

Published November 26, 2018

Sports Betting is Coming Says Ohio Governor-Elect

Ready or not, here it comes! Sports betting that is. That’s the conclusion of the newly elected governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine (l.), no friend of expanded gaming in...

Published November 26, 2018

R.I. To Get Sports Betting Soon

Sports betting is just around the corner in the two casinos that serve Rhode Island. The first to introduce it will be the Twin River in Lincoln, to be...

Published November 26, 2018

New Mexico Represents Test for Native Sports Betting

New Mexico’s Pueblo of Santa Ana tribe has created a test case for sports betting in tribal casinos where there is no law specifically legalizing sports books. USBookmaking launched...

Published November 26, 2018

U.S. and Sports Betting: Now DOJ Asked to Get Involved

Congressman James Sensenbrenner (l.) is looking to jump-start the debate over federal sports betting regulation with a request to the Justice Department to weigh in. This from a lawmaker...

Published November 26, 2018

MGM GVC Interactive Partners with Sportradar for Sports Data

Sportradar has announced a deal to be the exclusive betting data provider to MGM GVC Interactive LLC for certain leagues. Sportradar works directly with the NBA and NHL as...

Published November 19, 2018

New York’s Empire Resorts Forms Alliance With Bet365

Empire Sports Inc. has announced it is forming a “strategic alliance” with Bet365 to develop and offer sports betting and online gaming at its Resorts World Catskills (l.) in...

Published November 19, 2018

Woods Mickelson Match to Feature In-Play Gambling Stats

The pay-per-view broadcast of the special match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will include statistics useful for in-play sports betting. Turner Sports, the producer of the broadcast, announced...

Published November 19, 2018

NHL Owner: Sports Betting Revenue Could Lower Ticket Prices

The owner of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings expressed optimism in the benefits to the league from newly legal sport betting, including the ability to lower ticket prices to...

Published November 19, 2018

Kambi to Run Sports Betting for Greenwood Gaming

Greenwood Gaming will partner with Kambi for sports betting operations in Pennsylvania at the operator’s Parx Casino (l.) and South Philly Turf Club facilities.

Published November 19, 2018

Poll: Most Maryland Voters Want Sports Betting

A new poll shows 53 percent of voters in Maryland favor legalized sports betting, although the state legislature failed to get a legalization measure on this year’s election ballot.

Published November 19, 2018

Majority of Louisiana Parishes Pass DFS

Voters in 47 of Louisiana's 64 parishes approved daily fantasy sports betting. DraftKings and FanDuel were the major contributors to the $1 million campaign promoting the ballot measure. Lawmakers...

Published November 19, 2018

IMG Targets U.S. Sports Betting Market

Sports and entertainment agency IMG will provide bookmakers with live streaming and virtual sports products in a package called the IMG Arena.

Published November 19, 2018

Black Friday Beginning for R.I. Sports Betting

The day after Thanksgiving, or maybe a little later, patrons at Rhode Island’s Twin River casino (l.) will be able to bet on sporting events. Lawmakers are unhappy because...

Published November 19, 2018

NBA Finds French Partner

The deal with France’s government-sponsored betting and lottery operator is the league’s first outside the U.S. It provides FDJ with exclusive use of official NBA game data and allows...

Published November 19, 2018

South Dakota Town Could Vote on Sports Betting

Proponents of allowing casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota (l.) to offer sports betting have begun the process of putting a constitutional amendment before the voters in two years. They...

Published November 19, 2018

Puerto Rico Bills Would Legalize Sports Betting

Two bills introduced into the Puerto Rican legislature would legalize sports betting, earmarking a fifth of the profits for a retirement fund. The bills’ author is Rep. Néstor Alonso...

Published November 19, 2018