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

Luckbox, EveryMatrix Partner on Live Sports

Luckbox and EveryMatrix have expanded their partnership from its original esports betting to offer a live sports solution featuring more than 105 traditional sports.

Published February 8, 2021

Kambi Announces ‘Festival of Sportsbook’ Series

Kambi will host a week-long online content series in which it will share its expertise on a variety of important topics in the sports betting sector.

Published February 8, 2021

Sportech to Sell Bump Worldwide

Betting technology business Sportech has entered into a conditional agreement to sell its Bump Worldwide unit to the Canadian Bank Note Company for CN$2 million.

Published February 8, 2021

SRX, Genius Sports Sign Data Deal

Superstar Racing Experience, the racing circuit formed by NASCAR legends Tony Stewart (l.) and Ray Evernham, has partnered with Genius Sports to provide data for its sports betting platform.

Published February 8, 2021

BetMGM Partners with Online Publication

BetMGM will become the exclusive sports betting partner of the online publication The Athletic. The deal will introduce the BetMGM brand to the publication’s readers.

Published February 8, 2021

Kambi Expands in Argentina

Sports betting technology company Kambi is expanding its footprint in Argentina with a multi-year agreement to provide its sportsbook technology to operator Casino Magic.

Published February 8, 2021

Group Pitches Futures Markets for Sportsbooks

“Futures markets” are considered a hedge for farmers who have a bad harvest. Now a cryptocurrency exchange and a gaming attorney want to do the same thing for sports...

Published February 8, 2021

Childress Racing Teams With BetMGM

Richard Childress Racing became the first NASCAR team to partner with a sportsbook when it struck a deal with BetMGM, just in time for the Daytona 500.

Published February 8, 2021

FireKeepers Michigan Adds Mobile Book

With online gaming now in Michigan, FireKeepers Casino Hotel has plans to introduce its own app to the property’s retail sportsbook, known as Dacey’s (l.).

Published February 8, 2021

Ohio Committee to Research Gaming

In Ohio, a seven-member committee will research gambling regulation issues. State Senate President Matt Huffman (l.) said regulation is one of the reasons sports betting measures failed in the...

Published February 8, 2021

Minnesota Lawmakers Sponsor Sports Betting Measure

Minnesota state Senator Karla Bigham (l.) and state Rep. Pat Garofalo filed a bill allowing tribal casinos to offer on-site, then mobile sports wagering. The lawmakers said their motive...

Published February 8, 2021

Sports Betting Bill Introduced In Kansas

For the third time, a sports betting bill has been introduced in Kansas. The measure, filed by the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, would allow casinos and racetracks,...

Published February 8, 2021

Missouri Lawmakers Debate Sports Betting Bills

In Missouri, two sports betting bills differ in tax rates and the use of official data from sports leagues, among other provisions. State Senator Caleb Rowden’s (l.) version would...

Published February 8, 2021

Georgia House Committee OKs Sports Betting Measure

A Georgia House committee led by Rep. Ron Stephens (l.) has voted 20-6 in favor of a sports betting bill. The state lottery would regulate the industry. Betting would...

Published February 8, 2021

Arizona House to Consider Sports Betting Deal

The Arizona legislature is considering a deal reached by Governor Doug Ducey (l.) and the state’s two dozen gaming tribes. It would allow sports betting at tribal casinos and...

Published February 8, 2021