Penn National Opens Barstool Books in Indiana, Detroit

Penn National Gaming has launched Barstool-branded retail sports books at its Hollywood Casino Lawrencetown and Ameristar East Chicago in Indiana, and Greektown (l.) in Detroit.

Published December 28, 2020

Bally’s AC Opens Temporary Sportsbook in Casino

Bally’s Atlantic City has opened a temporary FanDuel sportsbook on the casino floor with self-service kiosks and live attendant windows. Construction has begun on a larger, permanent sportsbook, with...

Published December 28, 2020

BetMGM Launches PA Online Sportsbook

BetMGM has launched its online sports betting app in Pennsylvania as the state’s 11th online sportsbook option, as the state Gaming Control Board approved its sports wagering certificate.

Published December 28, 2020

Sportsbook Pre-Licensing Coming to Washington

Pre-licensing regulations for sports betting could be ready to be released by the Washington State Gambling Commission as early as next spring. That’s a year since the legislature voted...

Published December 28, 2020

Three Sports Betting Bills in Missouri Senate

In an effort to keep tax dollars in the state, three state senators from Missouri have introduced separate bills to legalize sports betting. The details differ, but all would...

Published December 28, 2020

FanDuel Launches SG Sportsbook in West Virginia

FanDuel Group has launched the OpenSports global sportsbook platform from Scientific Games in West Virginia, marking the state’s first online sportsbook launch.

Published December 21, 2020

Entain Licensed in Latin America

On its first day under the new name Entain, the former GVC Holdings PLC became the first global sports betting and gaming operator to gain licensing in Latin America.

Published December 21, 2020

DraftKings Bullish on Future

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins (l.) said with no new states launching sports betting in 2021, the company still expects to grow 40 percent. But New York and Connecticut could...

Published December 21, 2020

Canada Still Bullish on Single-Game Betting

The approval of single-game sports betting in Canada was left at the altar as the House of Commons took on another law instead of debating betting. The House adjourned...

Published December 21, 2020

Oklahoma Sports Betting Not Imminent

With tribal gaming compacts essentially considered renewed, Oklahoma tribes and legislators may turn their attention to legalizing sports betting. But Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Chairman Matthew Morgan (l.) said...

Published December 21, 2020

Michigan Mobile Sportsbooks Possible In January

Fifteen gaming platform providers received provisional licenses to offer online sports betting in Michigan, perhaps as soon as mid-January. Provisional license holders still have to pass independent platform testing...

Published December 21, 2020

Kentucky Sports Betting Derailed

Passing a sports betting bill appears to be unlikely in Kentucky until 2021 or even 2022, said state Rep. Adam Koenig (l.). The state Supreme Court’s ruling against a...

Published December 21, 2020

States Set New Sports Betting Record

New Jersey established a new national record in sports betting handle in November, topping $931 million. But it was just one of several states to set records last month....

Published December 21, 2020

Tennis Judge Banned for Betting

Tennis line judge David Rocher has been banned for 18 months by the Tennis Integrity Unit for betting on the sport and then failing to own up to his...

Published December 14, 2020

Missouri Senators Pre-file Sports Betting Bills

With sports betting allowed in neighboring states Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa and Tennessee, lawmakers are under pressure to legalize it in Missouri. Three state senators, including Denny Hoskins (l.), pre-filed...

Published December 14, 2020

Mississippi Lawmakers Debate Expanded Sports Betting

Currently, online sports betting in Mississippi is allowed only at casinos, but that could expand if some lobbyists and lawmakers get their way. Last year, three state House bills...

Published December 14, 2020

888Sport Expands in Three New States

888 announced that its sports betting arm, 888Sport.com, has signed new long-term market-access deals in Colorado, Iowa and Indiana, making the brand available next year.

Published December 14, 2020

Analyst: Barstool to Lead Michigan Sports Betting

When Michigan says go to sportsbooks prior to the end of the NFL season, Barstool and its owner Penn National could lead the market, said Matias Dorta, of Roundhill...

Published December 14, 2020

Tennessee’s Sportsbook’s Fast Start

The first month of Tennessee’s new sports betting market left the gate at a rapid clip. It has four sportsbooks including BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel and the homegrown Action 24/7.

Published December 14, 2020

Sports Betting Coming to Harrah’s North Carolina

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (l.) and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have agreed on gaming compact amendments that will allow sports betting at the tribe's two Harrah's...

Published December 14, 2020