Golf and Gambling Now Joined

The PGA Tour and gambling, once as antipathetic to one another as oil and water, are now closely allied. The just completed CJ Cup of the PGA Tour, for...

Published October 26, 2020

N.J. Lawmaker Seeks to End Ban on Some College Bets

State Senator Paul Sarlo (l.) pushes for a Constitutional amendment to allow wagering on college playoff and championship games played in New Jersey or involving teams from the state.

Published October 26, 2020

IRS Says DFS is Sports Betting for Tax Purposes

The IRS has issued memos in recent months that daily fantasy sports are, from a tax standpoint, no different than gambling. So far it hasn’t started to enforce that...

Published October 26, 2020

D.C. to Open First Sportsbook Bar

Shane August (l.) is working hard to open the first sports bar and sportsbook in Washington D.C. near the capitol. But first he has to convince his neighbors, many...

Published October 26, 2020

Turner Cuts Deal with FanDuel, DraftKings

Turner Sports has partnered with two sports betting giants, FanDuel and DraftKings. The sportsbooks will provide betting analysis and content to the “Inside the NBA” show as well as...

Published October 26, 2020

Aristocrat Eyes Sports Betting

Trevor Croker (l.), the chief executive of slot supplier Aristocrat Leisure Limited says the company is well-positioned to enter the international sports betting market.

Published October 26, 2020

IGT Announces Betting Partnership with the NBA

IGT has become the first B2B sports betting platform provider in U.S. to bring NBA official data, marks and logos to regional casinos and sportsbooks. Enrico Drago (l.), IGT...

Published October 26, 2020

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