Maryland Governor Supports Sports Betting Referendum

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (l.) has endorsed a referendum for the state to legalize sports betting. The betting referendum would allow sports gambling for the primary purpose of funding...

Published October 26, 2020

Tennessee Sports Betting Could Launch November 1

Sports betting in Tennessee could begin November 1 or sooner. Lottery Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Hargrove (l.) said BetMGM, DraftKings and FanDuel may even launch operations a few days...

Published October 26, 2020

BetMGM Unveils Parlay Builder

BetMGM, in an expanded deal with Betgenius, is launching Parlay Builder, a same-game-parlay product for U.S. sports including NFL, NBA and all major soccer leagues.

Published October 19, 2020

GAN Launches Simulated Sports Betting in Ohio

GAN Limited has launched its first simulated sports betting product for Jack Entertainment in Ohio (Cleveland casino at left), in advance of expected legislation to regulate sports betting.

Published October 19, 2020

Century Partners with Tipico in Colorado

Century Casinos has partnered with Tipico to become the third Tipico internet sports betting partner in Colorado, in a 10-year sportsbook operations agreement.

Published October 19, 2020

Penn National Plans to Move Barstool Sportsbook into Every State

Penn National Gaming CEO Jay Snowden (l.) said the company plans to move its Barstool Sportsbook app into every state where sports betting legal is legal in 2021. The...

Published October 19, 2020

Not Much Action on Sports Betting in Arizona

Sports betting is not expected to be taken up again this year by the Arizona legislature. But Senator Sonny Borrelli (l.) sponsor of a sportsbook bill, is hopeful to...

Published October 19, 2020

Virginia Accepts Sports Betting Applications

The Virginia Lottery began accepting license applications to operate sports betting October 15. They will stop taking the applications October 31 and will take 90 days to process them.

Published October 19, 2020

Michigan Online Sports Betting Passes Committee

Online sports betting could launch in Michigan in late 2020 or early 2021, since a legislative committee will now review a final draft of rules submitted by the Michigan...

Published October 19, 2020

German Betting Groups Receive Licenses

In Germany, GVC Holdings' bwin, SportingBet, Ladbrokes and Gamebookers brands will begin offering sports betting products in early 2021. Gauselmann Group's Cashpoint subsidiary became the first German sports betting...

Published October 19, 2020

U.S. Sports Betting Logs Record Handle

In August, sportsbooks in the U.S. logged their highest monthly handle and second-highest monthly revenue since sports betting was legalized in 2018.

Published October 19, 2020

IGT Extends Minnesota Lottery Contract

IGT has signed a two-year contract extension with the Minnesota Lottery, under which the company supplies instant-ticket games and complete services.

Published October 12, 2020

Colorado Proves a Major Market for Sports Betting

Colorado almost hit $130 million in handle in August, a 117 percent gain over July. The success came without football. The ease of online registration was a factor, as...

Published October 12, 2020

BtoBet Partners with Betfair in Colombia

BtoBet has signed an agreement with Betfair to provide its sportsbook platform to operators in Colombia, with the option to expand to other regulated markets.

Published October 12, 2020

GiG, Hard Rock Terminate Platform Agreement

GiG and Hard Rock International have agreed to terminate their agreement on sportsbook platforms and services, including GiG’s exclusivity provision.

Published October 12, 2020

DraftKings Seeks to Raise $1.66 Billion through Offering

DraftKings is readying a stock offering in which the company will sell 16 million shares for $56 million a share, potentially raising more than $1.66 billion.

Published October 12, 2020

Illinois Extends Online Sports Betting Registration

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (l.) has again extended the period in which bettors can register online to wager on sports through the state’s online sportsbooks.

Published October 12, 2020

Scientific Games, Flutter Entertainment Renew Sports Betting Partnership

Scientific Games has renewed its global sports-betting agreement with Flutter Entertainment Plc., under which the company provides its OpenSports technology to operators

Published October 12, 2020

Michigan, Tennessee Move Closer to Online Sports Betting

Michigan regulator Richard Kalm (l.) says online sports betting and iGaming could go live by late all, and Tennessee has approved three firms to launch online wagering by November.

Published October 12, 2020

22BET Signs Deal with Football Team

22BET, the African sportsbook, has signed a marketing deal with French football team, Paris Saint-Germain.

Published september 28, 2020