Tennessee’s First-Week Sports Bets Total $27.4 Million

When Tennessee sports betting went live November 1, wagerers bet $5.1 million with revenue of $800,000 after adjustments, generating $160,000 for the state. In the first seven days of...

Published November 30, 2020

Bally’s Acquires Iowa Sportsbook Presence

Bally’s Corporation has signed a multi-year market access partnership with Elite Casino Resorts to provide a sports betting platform in Iowa. The partnership will allow sports fans access to...

Published November 30, 2020

Montana Lottery Doesn’t Appeal Sportsbook Ruling

The Montana Lottery has announced it will not appeal a ruling from a court ruling that says it cannot prevent businesses that don’t have licenses to sell alcohol from...

Published November 30, 2020

Massachusetts Legislature Finishing Year Without Sportsbook Bill

Once again the Massachusetts Legislature looks as though it will complete the year without a bill that would legalize sports betting. It’s not for lack of prodding from interests...

Published November 30, 2020

Ohio Sports Betting Running Out of Time

An Ohio sports betting bill received a hearing before the state Senate General Government and Agency Review Committee, but little was done to advance the bill. Representatives from six...

Published November 30, 2020

Georgia Ripe For Sports Betting

Georgia is among the states that have not legalized sports betting. But DraftKings Co-Founder and North America President Matt Kalish (l.) said Georgia would be "a perfect market." When...

Published November 30, 2020

Entercom to Acquire QL Gaming Group

Entercom Communications is acquiring direct-to-consumer sports betting technology and analytics leader QL Gaming Group to bolster its offering of sports-related content.

Published November 23, 2020

Texas Lawmaker Introduces DFS Bill

A Texas state representative has reintroduced a bill to legalize daily fantasy sports that passed the House but was stalled in the Senate last year. Rep. Joe Moody’s bill...

Published November 23, 2020

Wynn Launches Betting App with BetBull

Wynn Resorts is targeting the online sports betting and online gaming markets with the new WynnBET app, in partnership with U.K.-based BetBull.

Published November 23, 2020

PointsBet Goes Live in Colorado

Sportsbook PointsBet became the 16th active betting app in Colorado through a deal with Double Eagle Casino in Cripple Creek. Prior to the launch, PointsBet signed partnerships with several...

Published November 23, 2020

Ohio Looks to Lame-Duck Session for Sports Betting

With two of three sponsors of sports betting legislation, including Senator Sean O’Brien (l.), in Ohio having lost their posts in the general election, state lawmakers hope to pass...

Published November 23, 2020

William Hill Shareholders OK Caesars Bid

Billionaire bookmaker Fred Done, the founder of Betfred, threw his considerable weight behind Caesars Entertainment’s bid to acquire rival sportsbook, William Hill, and company shareholders approved the sale.

Published November 23, 2020

GAN Acquires Coolbet To Fuel Sportsbook Expansion

GAN has purchased Coolbet, a fast growing B2C operator. The acquisition will help accelerate expansion plans

Published November 23, 2020

U.S. Online Casinos, Sportsbooks Show October Gains

October figures for both iGaming and online sportsbooks continued an upward trend with few exceptions. iGaming revenue for four states added up to $155 million, a 5.3 percent rise....

Published November 23, 2020

Sports Betting Dead In Massachusetts

MGM Resorts, Wynn Resorts and Penn National Gaming, which operate three casinos in Massachusetts, want to control sports betting if the legislature ever legalizes. But who would control the...

Published November 23, 2020

NCAA Official Concerned with Prop Bets

Speaking at the Sports Betting USA 2020 online seminar, Naima Stevenson-Starks (l.), an official with the NCAA, voiced concern with proposition bets on individual performances at the collegiate level....

Published November 23, 2020

Indiana Sports Betting Returns To Normal

Despite Covid-19 limitations and few fans in the stands, Indiana sportsbooks hit a new high in October with handle of $230.9 million with $21.1 million in revenue. That's 150...

Published November 16, 2020

Barstool Sportsbook Unveiled in Colorado

The Ameristar Black Hawk Casino in Colorado has unveiled the first Barstool-branded sportsbook in the U.S. The Ameristar is operated by Penn National Gaming.

Published November 16, 2020

Louisiana Sports Betting Revenue Unknown

Voters in 55 of Louisiana's 64 parishes approved sports betting but it's not likely to debut before 2022, according to Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Mike Noel (l.). He...

Published November 16, 2020

New Jersey Considers College Sports Betting Expansion

A bill in the new legislature would ask voters to approve expanding sports betting on college sports to include New Jersey teams like the Big Ten’s Rutgers, and college...

Published November 16, 2020