Eve Of Sports Betting In West Virginia

Hollywood Casino & Inn at Charles Town Races (l.) in Ranson, West Virginia will become the first casino in the state to offer sports betting, prior to September 1....

Published August 13, 2018

N.Y. Sports Betting Regs in the Pipeline

It’s reported that the Gaming Commission is crafting regulations for opening up sports wagering to the four commercial casinos. Left out, at least for now, are the state’s tribal...

Published August 13, 2018

DraftKings Launches First Online Sports Betting In New Jersey

Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings has now entered the legal U.S. sports betting market by launching a mobile app in New Jersey through its partnership with Atlantic City’s Resorts...

Published August 13, 2018

Sportech Racing BV Sold to RBP Luxembourg

The Board of Sportech announced that is has agreed to sell Sportech Racing BV to RBP Luxembourg for a total cash consideration of up to €3.25 million on a...

Published August 6, 2018

Apax Partners Acquires Genius Sports Group

Apax Partners will acquire sports data technology company Genius Sports Group. Financial details were not disclosed. The purchase stake acquired from Apax’s founders, management, funds advised by Three Hills...

Published August 6, 2018

Crownbet to Rebrand to BetEasy

After being blocked in Australian courts from rebranding to Sportingbet, Crownbet has announced it will rebrand to BetEasy—a name from its corporate past. The move to Sportingbet was blocked...

Published August 6, 2018

Scientific Games Records 177 Million Bets on World Cup

Scientific Games digital sportsbook processed more than 177 million bets across all its OpenBet channels during the World Cup, the company said. The number of sports bets placed per...

Published August 6, 2018

West Virginia Casinos Prep For Sports Betting

Slot machines and walls soon will be moving as West Virginia's five casinos start building their new sports books. Several expect to open by Labor Day weekend. State officials...

Published August 6, 2018

FanDuel Readies Sports Betting Content for TVG Network

FanDuel Group will use its horseracing broadcast TVG channels to air educational shows on sports betting. The company plans to invest heavily in programming for its TVG and TCG2...

Published August 6, 2018

Parx Casino, GAN Partner For Sports Betting

London-based GAN, a supplier of B2B internet gaming software and services, will operate sports betting in the retail and online markets in Pennsylvania for Greenwood Gaming's Parx Casino in...

Published August 6, 2018

Michigan Bill Could Lead to Sports Betting

The Michigan legislature is moving a bill to legalize online betting. Some lawmakers want to add on a provision to the bill that would make sports book legal too....

Published August 6, 2018

NM Lottery Could Introduce Sports Betting—Sort Of

The agency that runs the New Mexico Lottery is mulling offering a game that would be tied to sports events, without actually being sports betting. The Lottery’s attorneys are...

Published August 6, 2018

Gaming Industry Urges Quick Action on Ohio Sports Betting Legislation

Ohio, which has four casinos and seven racinos could fall behind other states in passing legislation to take advantage of the lifting of the ban on sports betting by...

Published August 6, 2018

Push For NH Sports Betting

A veteran New Hampshire lawmaker, state Senator Lou D’Allesandro, has promised that if reelected in November that he will introduce a bill legalizing sports betting. His bill would also...

Published August 6, 2018

Still No Pennsylvania Sports Betting Takers

As the start of the NFL football season draws near, there still are no takers for the state’s available sports betting licenses, thanks to high taxes, fees and skin...

Published August 6, 2018

Sports Betting Debuts In Mississippi

Mississippi's first legal sports bets were placed at 12 noon, August 1 at MGM Resorts International's Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (sports book at left) in Biloxi and Gold...

Published August 6, 2018

Fox Plans Sports Betting TV Show

The Fox Sports network is planning a new TV show on everything surrounding sports gambling, featuring Charissa Thompson, Brent Musburger (l.), Todd Fuhrman and Clay Travis.

Published July 30, 2018

Study Identifies Keys to Success in Legal Sports Betting

A study of Australian sports bettors conducted by Sally Gainsbury (l.) and other researchers at the University of Sydney offers insights into the keys to luring bettors from illegal...

Published July 30, 2018

Group Proposes ‘Sports Bettors’ Bill of Rights’

A nonprofit group of sports fans announced it will advocate for a “Sports Bettors’ Bill of Rights” to be placed in sports betting regulation bills around the nation.

Published July 30, 2018

Tennessee Candidates Discuss Sports Betting

The two Democratic frontrunners hoping to replace Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam both are interested in exploring sports betting in the state. Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said sports betting...

Published July 30, 2018