Maryland Sports Betting Official

Legal sports betting became official in Maryland last week when Governor Larry Hogan (l.) signed HB 940 into law, with wagering expected to be live by September. Up to...

Published May 24, 2021

Washington, Kalispel Tribe Reach Sports Betting Accord

The Kalispel Tribe of Washington State and the state gaming authorities have reached an agreement on sports betting. The tribe hopes to begin talking sports wagers by the time...

Published May 17, 2021

BetMGM First LPGA Tour Official Partner

The LPGA last week announced a multi-year agreement with BetMGM, making the U.S. sportsbook an official betting operator and partner of the LPGA Tour.

Published May 17, 2021

NBA Spends More Lobbying Money in States Than D.C.

The NBA is spending almost nothing lobbying members of Congress. It has shifted its lobbying spending attention to the state capitals where lawmakers are writing or have written sports...

Published May 17, 2021

Genius Sports Buys Video Analytics Firm for $200M

Genius Sports has added Second Spectrum to its portfolio. The company paid $200 million for the acquisition of the firm which turns video into data. Clients include the NBA...

Published May 17, 2021

Sportradar Buys Cricket Sports Data Firm

In the latest acquisition move, Sportradar bought InteractSport, an Australian-based company that deals with cricket sports data. Sportradar has added several other deals since the start of the New...

Published May 17, 2021

Oakland A’s May Move to Las Vegas

Faced with a still undecided deal for a new stadium, Major League Baseball has given the Oakland A’s permission to explore moving to another city. Las Vegas is on...

Published May 17, 2021

Betfair Wins Day in Italian Court

To create a fund to help sports teams, Italy lawmakers tacked an additional tax against Betfair and other sportsbooks. Betfair filed a suit too challenge inclusion and calculation process....

Published May 17, 2021

Sportsbooks Favor Local TV for Advertising

FanDuel and DraftKings together have ponied up more than $100 million for local TV ads in the first quarter of this year. Far less spend went for national ads...

Published May 17, 2021

Irish Betting Shops Consider Self-Service

The coronavirus pandemic could trigger experiments with self-service betting shops in Ireland. Such operations would lower the costs of doing business. But workplace regulations may preclude that.

Published May 17, 2021

U.K. Tracks Poised to Test Crowd Handling

The U.K. is testing how venues handle growing crowds as the coronavirus pandemic abates. But racetracks have been left out of the loop until now. Easing of restrictions May...

Published May 17, 2021

Entain Recommended for Temporary NV License

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has recommended Entain PLC for a temporary sports betting license in a unanimous recommendation to the Nevada Gaming Commission.

Published May 17, 2021

Tennessee Sports Betting Tops $18 Million in Tax Revenue

Since launching November 1, Tennessee sports betting handle topped $1 billion and generated $18.5 million in taxes for the state, says Rebecca Hargrove (l.), CEO of the lottery. Oversight...

Published May 17, 2021

Ohio Sports Betting Bill Allows 40 Licenses

The Ohio Senate’s new sports betting bill would award dozens of licenses for retail and mobile services. According to state Senator Niraj Antani (l.), “At the end of the...

Published May 17, 2021

Louisiana Sports Betting Bills Move Forward

The Louisiana House (l.) has approved a bill establishing regulations and tax rates for sports betting. The Senate legislation would authorize 20 licenses to sportsbooks at the state’s 16...

Published May 17, 2021

NJ Lawmakers Want College Sports Betting

New Jersey lawmakers are seeking approval to remove the prohibition against betting on in state college sports, including Rutgers, the state university. The change requires a constitutional amendment.

Published May 17, 2021

U.K. Bookies Take Election Bets

The May 6 U.K. election attracted all sorts of wagering action in the U.K. The action on the London mayoral race (candidates at left) attracted the most wagers outside...

Published May 10, 2021

Catena Media Buys Lineups.com

Catena Media added Lineups.com to its portfolio for more than $39 million. Lineups, an analytic company that provides data for leagues, reported $7.5 million in sales in the 12...

Published May 10, 2021

WynnBET Now Live in Tennessee

WynnBET has added Tennessee to its list of states where it offers sports betting. The app has a presence in six states with more expected. A division of Wynn...

Published May 10, 2021

Aspire Integrates Pariplay and BtoBet

Aspire Global has completed the integration of Pariplay’s Fusion platform into its BtoBet Sportsbook subsidiary in the latest move in its M&A strategy.

Published May 10, 2021