IGT, William Hill to Operate R.I. Sportsbetting

IGT and William Hill have been hired to operate sportsbetting for the Rhode Island Lottery at the state’s two casinos beginning in November. IGT currently also operates the state...

Published September 10, 2018

Kentucky Working Group Recommends Net Revenue Tax

In Kentucky, nine lawmakers studying sports betting legislation recommended taxing net revenue, not handle, since that's how parimutuel betting is taxed. The working group also advised against including the...

Published September 10, 2018

Why CBS Won’t Mention NFL Point Spreads During Games

CBS President Sean McManus (l.) says CBS is not ready to begin discussing sports betting issues during NFL telecasts despite sports betting now being legal in several U.S. states....

Published September 10, 2018

Mississippi Casinos Weather First College Football Weekend

Sports betting debuted in Mississippi on August 1 but the first day of the first weekend of college football brought crowds to Coastal casinos. At Beau Rivage in Biloxi,...

Published September 10, 2018

Eldorado Resorts and William Hill US Partner on Sports Betting

William Hill US will oversee sports betting operations for Eldorado Resorts under a new agreement giving the regional casino operator a 20 percent ownership of the bookmaker. The deal...

Published September 10, 2018

Arizona Attorney Says Sports Betting Would Require Compact Change

The existing Arizona tribal state gaming compacts create an almost insurmountable barrier to the state legislature creating a framework for legalizing sports betting says attorney Steve Hart (l.). Any...

Published September 10, 2018

West Virginia Sports Betting Starts Early

On Thursday, August 30, two days ahead of schedule, West Virginia became the fifth state offering legalized sports betting, as Hollywood Casino took its first sports wager—that West Virginia...

Published September 10, 2018

Parx Casino Applies for Pennsylvania Sports Book

Parx Casino has applied for a sports betting license in Pennsylvania, making it the second casino company to apply in the state. Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, owner of the...

Published September 10, 2018

Sports Books Explosion Continues in New Jersey

FanDuel, William Hill and Caesars Entertainment have launched online sports books in New Jersey brining the state’s total to six. The new online sports books are associated with Monmouth...

Published September 10, 2018

Mississippi Choctaws Open First Tribal Sports Book

On August 29, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians became the first tribe outside Nevada to offer sports betting, at its Golden Moon Hotel and Casino at the Pearl...

Published September 10, 2018

Survey Predicts NFL to Reap More Than $2 Billion From Legal Sports Betting

A fully mature sports betting industry in the United States could mean as must as $2.3 billion to the National Football League according to a study by the Nielson...

Published September 10, 2018

Scientific Games and Caesars Launch Sports Betting in Newly Regulated Mississippi

With the launch of sports betting in Mississippi, Scientific Games has added another client for its OpenBet product suite. The wagering is now offered at Caesars’ owned casinos across...

Published August 27, 2018

Evolution Gaming Opens Live Casino Studio in New Jersey

Evolution Gaming has opened a live casino studio for online play in Atlantic City making it the company’s first facility in the U.S. The company has agreements with several...

Published August 27, 2018

Hard Rock Atlantic City Partners with Kindred Group for Sports Betting

The Kindred Group has announced an agreement with the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City to offer sports betting. The agreement is for five years and allows Kindred to...

Published August 27, 2018

California Sports Betting Supporters Gather Signatures

Unknown supporters are funding an effort to gather signatures to put a measure on the ballot in 2020 that would let Golden State voters amend the state constitution to...

Published August 27, 2018

Kentucky Sports Betting Group Meets

At a recently meeting of the Kentucky legislators sports betting working group, members reviewed a report indicating in order to raise additional funding for its budget and pension fund...

Published August 27, 2018

Illinois Legislator Holds Sports Betting Hearing

This week, Illinois state Rep. Bob Rita (l.) will hold a hearing in Chicago on sports betting and other gambling expansion issues, in anticipation of the 2019 legislative session....

Published August 27, 2018

Hatch Threatens Federal Oversight of Sports Betting

Senator Orrin Hatch (l.), one of the authors of the overturned Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, thinks the federal government needs to act over the rapidly expanding sports...

Published August 27, 2018

Penn National Files for First Pennsylvania Sports Betting License

Penn National Gaming is the first Pennsylvania casino operator to file for a sports betting license in the state. The filing said the company will partner with William Hill...

Published August 27, 2018

Ohio Senator Wants to Learn About Sports Betting

Ohio State Senator John Eklund (l.), who supports a bill to legalize sports betting, says he is surprised at how complex the subject is. Including such items as the...

Published August 20, 2018