BetMGM Partners with Houston Astros

BetMGM is now the exclusive sports betting partner of the Houston Astros baseball team. The deal marks BetMGM’s first relationship in Texas, and will give the operator signage in...

Published May 16, 2022

California Casino Partners with NHL Affiliate Team

Spotlight 29 Casino (l.) in Coachella, California is now the official and exclusive casino founding partner of Acrisure Arena and the Coachella Valley Firebirds, a minor league hockey team...

Published May 16, 2022

Bally Bet Aims for Q2 Launch in New York

With a redesigned platform for its mobile sportsbook, Bally Bet moves closer to launching this quarter. What the company will not do is fling promotional dollars just to get...

Published May 16, 2022

Caesars Insists Cutting Back Only Way to Fly

The casino giant announced last quarter it was done with sportsbook marketing. Caesars Sportsbook cut expected marketing spend by $250 million.

Published May 16, 2022

Vermont Bill Would Allow Mobile-Only Wagers

A draft bill has been obtained that would allow mobile betting in Vermont. The state would be one of three limited to mobile wagers, along with Wyoming and Tennessee....

Published May 16, 2022

Record Handle Recorded on Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby generated the largest betting handle in the history of the event, with a total of $179 million bet in the parimutuel pool, although the longshot win...

Published May 16, 2022

Promotional Credits Impacting Sports Betting Tax Take

A report by the USBets.com website indicates that promotional credits offered by sports betting taxes are significantly reducing state taxes on sportsbook income.

Published May 16, 2022

Maine Sports Betting Unlikely to Launch Before 2024

A bill that authorizes retail and mobile sports betting in Maine is now the law of the land. However, the Gambling Control Unit says it could take up to...

Published May 16, 2022

California Sports Betting Measures Down to Two

As the players in California’s battle to legalize sports betting have been reduced from four to two, spending is intensifying. The campaign pits a tribal initiative against one pushed...

Published May 16, 2022

Kansas Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (l.) last week signed a sports betting bill that lets the state’s four casinos open retail sportsbooks, partner with three online betting operators and open...

Published May 16, 2022

Michigan’s Gun Lake Casino Begins $300 Million Expansion

Gun Lake Casino in Michigan has begun a $300 million expansion. It includes dining, and a 250-room hotel with a convention center and an “Aqua Dome” with three swimming...

Published May 9, 2022

Challenge to Washington Sports Betting Moves to Western District

Maverick Gaming’s legal challenge of Washington’s tribal sports betting exclusivity has been moved from Washington D.C. to the Western District. Maverick CEO Eric Persson (l.) alleges the monopoly violates...

Published May 9, 2022

SnapOdds Offers Live-Betting Video Recognition Technology

SnapOdds has created a video recognition engine that lets sports fans instantly get the best in-play odds on live games, just by pointing and snapping their phone’s camera at...

Published May 9, 2022

Support for Uzbekistan Sports Betting Evaporates

Shavkat Mirzivoyev (l.), president of Uzbekistan, no longer supports a decree that would have legalized sports betting. Support was withdrawn after two years, during which the government failed to...

Published May 9, 2022

VegasWinners Service Enters Pennsylvania Market

VegasWinners, a sports betting content, analysis and data provider, has been approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board as a sports wagering service provider.

Published May 9, 2022

Go+ Live in Poland with BetConstruct Platform

GO+Bet is now live in Poland with sports betting using the platform provided by BetConstruct, featuring more than 120 individual event types and nine virtuals.

Published May 9, 2022

Kambi Signs Sportsbook Deal with Mohegan in Ontario

Sports betting supplier Kambi will provide its leading-edge mobile sportsbook to Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s PlayFallsview online brand. Ontario opened to mobile sports betting in April.

Published May 9, 2022

Michigan Theater Sportsbook Leads to Caesars Deal

Emagine Entertainment opened the nation’s first sportsbook inside a movie theater last December. The company recently partnered with Caesars Digital, where Co-President Eric Hession (l.) said the creation of...

Published May 9, 2022

NCAA Lets Schools Sell Data for Sportsbooks

The NCAA has opened the door to another revenue stream for its member schools. In response to a query from the Mid-American Conference on whether the association would permit...

Published May 9, 2022

Massachusetts House, Senate Disagree on Sports Betting

The Massachusetts House and Senate disagree on one important detail when it comes to sports betting bills both have passed. The House wants to include college sports and the...

Published May 9, 2022