Sportradar Launches Fraud Detection System

Sportradar has launched a universal fraud detection system that safeguards sports integrity through funding its proven bet monitoring system free of charge to sports businesses.

Published February 22, 2021

BetMGM, Topgolf Are Now Partners

BetMGM and Topgolf Entertainment have announced a new partnership centered around an integrated sports betting and entertainment experience. The two companies will collaborate on marketing and promotional offers.

Published February 22, 2021

Princess Cruises Offers Onboard Sports Betting

Princess Cruises has become the first cruise line to offer onboard sports betting via a custom app on its MedallionClass ships. Sports betting is only available in international waters...

Published February 22, 2021

North Dakota House Committee Endorses Sports Betting

The bipartisan North Dakota House Judiciary Committee has endorsed a sports betting resolution that would permit a statewide voter referendum. Governor Doug Burgum (l.) has taken a neutral position...

Published February 22, 2021

Ohio Committee to Hear Testimony on Sports Betting

The Ohio Senate will take testimony on the pros and cons of legalizing sports betting in the state. Penn National’s Eric Shippers (l.) says legalization will protect consumers from...

Published February 22, 2021

Louisiana Still Waiting Sports Betting Regulations

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board has yet to create a regulatory model for sports betting in parishes that voted to approve the wagers last year. State Senator Ronnie Johns...

Published February 22, 2021

Tennessee Lawmaker Concerned about Sportsbook Ownership

Tennessee Rep. Darren Jernigan (l.) has some concerns about a sportsbook owned by a company that also offers loans to bettors. Jernigan has filed a bill to make such...

Published February 22, 2021

Kansas Lawmakers Consider Sports Betting

The Kansas Senate recently held hearings on a bill that would legalize sports betting and mobile wagering in the state. Some stakeholders say convenience stores should participate in any...

Published February 22, 2021

OK Tribe Awaits Trust-Land Ruling

The United Keetoowah Band of Oklahoma is preparing to build a casino on two acres in Cherokee County, even though the land has not yet been taken into trust....

Published February 15, 2021

German Sports Betting Association Seeks Political Help

The sports betting authority in Germany is seeking help from the federal government after canceled sporting events and closures of most betting shops due to Covid-19 hit the industry...

Published February 15, 2021

Barry Sanders Joins BetMGM Team

NFL legend and former Detroit Lions great Barry Sanders (l.) has signed a multi-year agreement to become the celebrity brand ambassador for the BetMGM sportsbook following a record-setting debut...

Published February 15, 2021

First Ever Betting Show Joins PGA Tour

Despite golfers’ misgivings, pro events may now be accompanied by live betting commentary. The Phoenix Open in Arizona was the first PGA tournament to feature a live-betting companion show.

Published February 15, 2021

Brazil Considers Sports Betting Legalization

Brazil is moving towards the legalization of sports betting. It has issued a Request for Information for consultants to help it develop the framework that would allow private sportsbook...

Published February 15, 2021

WynnBET Conditionally Approved in Tennessee

WynnBET, the sports betting app of Wynn Resorts, has received conditional approval to go live with online sports betting in Tennessee. WynnBET is currently available in New Jersey, Colorado...

Published February 15, 2021

Caesars Seeks In-Person Sports Betting Registration in Missouri

Caesars Entertainment is asking lawmakers in Missouri, where the company operates three casinos including Lumiere Place (l.) in St. Louis, to restrict sports betting to in-person registration at the...

Published February 15, 2021

Canada: Another Super Bowl Sans Sports Betting

Parliamentarians in Canada are debating several bills that would lift the federal ban on sports betting. Supporters don’t want the provinces to miss another Super Bowl without the ability...

Published February 15, 2021

Washington Group Accelerates Sports Betting Push

Maverick Gaming’s CEO Eric Persson says he won’t give up on trying to persuade Washington lawmakers to let him and his 19 card rooms offer sports betting. He will...

Published February 15, 2021

South Dakota Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill

A bill allowing sports wagers to be placed on-site at licensed gambling establishments in Deadwood (l.) starting July 1 passed the South Dakota Senate in a 32-2 vote.

Published February 15, 2021

Sports Betting Slow to Gain Traction in DC

Sports betting in Washington, DC, hasn’t been the bonanza some expected. “Our gambling income is below where we thought it would be because of the economy," said DC Council...

Published February 15, 2021

Super Bowl Bets Crash Sportsbook Apps

The matchup of Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady (l.) at Super Bowl LV generated a landslide of sports bets—so many that some mobile betting apps intermittently crashed.

Published February 15, 2021