Ohio Regulators Announce January 1 Sports Betting Launch Date

Sports betting will launch in Ohio on January 1, 2023, according to the Ohio Casino Control Commission, dashing hopes that legalized sports wagering would be allowed in time for...

Published June 6, 2022

Canadians Can Soon Bet on Curling

One way to add coolness to the sport of curling is to bet on the games. In Canada, such wagers are on the way, with prop bets galore. In...

Published May 30, 2022

AGA: Massachusetts Sports Betting Growth Limited by College Ban

The Massachusetts legislature could inhibit the growth of sports betting if it doesn’t get taxation right and allow wagers on college athletics. So warns the American Gaming Association’s CEO...

Published May 30, 2022

Minnesota Sports Betting Misses Finish Line

Sports betting legislation granting tribes exclusive rights to offer sports wagering sailed through the Minnesota House. But a Senate amendment extending sports betting to two horse racetracks led the...

Published May 30, 2022

Maryland Online Sports Betting Likely Dead for 2022

As Maryland regulators view studies on how to bring women- and minority-owned business into the state’s online sports betting plan, observers say online wagering isn’t likely this year.

Published May 30, 2022

Some California Cities Say Sportsbook Initiative Will Kill Cardrooms

California cities that host cardrooms say a measure to legalize sports betting poses a special threat to them. A provision allowing private attorneys to sue cardrooms over violations is...

Published May 30, 2022

Las Vegas Raiders Lose Two Execs Over Dispute with Owner

Accusations of a difficult work environment under owner Mark Davis (l.) plus a high-powered resignation and a high-powered firing have put a strain on the Las Vegas Raiders organization....

Published May 23, 2022

Peru Parliament Considers Sports Betting Regulation

The Finance Committee of the Peruvian Congress has approved a bill to regulate online wagering and tax it at 20 percent. The tax would help make up for the...

Published May 23, 2022

Problem Gambling Groups Want U.K. Sportsbooks to Increase Funding

In the U.K., problem gambling organizations are pushing for a mandatory levy from sportsbooks to help raise funds for treatment. The industry prefers to keep it voluntary fearing bettors...

Published May 23, 2022

Sportradar, Australian Ice Hockey League Strike Data Deal

Sportradar has partnered with the Australian Ice Hockey League to provide data distribution and tech solutions including Connected Stadium. The agreement runs through the 2024 season.

Published May 23, 2022

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Opens Caesars Betting Lounge

Caesars Entertainment has unveiled its new sports betting lounge in one of the most iconic locations: Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Caesars will be the official sports betting partner.

Published May 23, 2022

Kansas’ Boot Hill Casino Signs Deal With Bally’s, DraftKings

Boot Hill was the place in old West towns where they buried the bad guys. Now it’s a casino in Kansas (l.). And instead of a cemetery the casino...

Published May 23, 2022

Massachusetts House Rejects Senate Changes to Sports Betting

The Massachusetts House voted May 17 to reject changes made to its sports betting bill by the Senate. The main bone of contention is the college sports in the...

Published May 23, 2022

Hard Rock Sportsbook to Open July 8 in Virginia

Hard Rock Sportsbook will open a retail sportsbook July 8 at the temporary Bristol Casino in Virginia. The permanent $300 million venue will open at the former Bristol Mall...

Published May 23, 2022

Kansas Legalizes Sports Betting, Gets Sued

When sports betting was legalized in Kansas, Boyd Gaming’s Kansas Star Casino (l.) filed suit, claiming that allowing historical horseracing machines at Wichita Greyhound Park breaches Boyd’s contract with...

Published May 23, 2022

Ohio Sports Betting Expected by January 1

The Ohio Casino Control Commission expects nearly 3,000 applicants for 25 online and 40 retail sportsbooks this summer. The “universal start date” is on or near January 1, says...

Published May 23, 2022

DraftKings Gets Late Start in Ontario Sportsbook Market

DraftKings has entered Ontario’s sportsbook market six weeks late. DraftKings’s CEO Jason Robins (l.) said, “We do not believe that the timing of our launch will have any impact...

Published May 23, 2022

New Jersey Handle Still Growing Despite Pull from New York

When New York State launched mobile sports betting in January, naysayers predicted New Jersey would lose enough New York bettors to impact the New Jersey numbers. It didn’t happen.

Published May 23, 2022

In U.S., Legal Sports Betting Exceeds Expectations

When PASPA was overturned in 2018, no one could have predicted the kind of revenues that followed for the sports betting industry. In four years, bettors have wagered $125.4...

Published May 23, 2022

Sports Betting Fails Again In Missouri, Oklahoma, Minnesota

The Missouri legislature adjourned May 12 without passing a sports betting bill for the second consecutive year. One issue was the bill’s original tax rate of 10 percent compared...

Published May 23, 2022