SPORTS BETTING
The Massachusetts legislature last week approved a bill reauthorizing horse racing and simulcast wagering for another year, to July 2021. It awaits Governor Charlie Baker’s (l.) signature to make...
Oregon Tribes Pick Sportsbook Partner
Oregon’s Spirit Mountain Casino has partnered with Roar Digital LLC to operate a BetMGM sportsbook at the property, which is owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde....
FeedConstruct Signs Data Deal for Ukrainian Football
FeedConstruct has landed an exclusive deal to provide sports data to sportsbooks and video streaming rights for the Ukrainian Association of Football.
Scientific Games, Caesars Extend Sports Betting Partnership
Scientific Games and Caesars Entertainment have extended their digital sports betting partnership as Major League Baseball and other sports prepare to return.
Kambi Group Partners with Four Winds Casinos
Kambi Group Plc. has entered a partnership agreement with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians to provide its sports betting platform to the tribe’s Four Winds Casinos.
Washington Tribes Renegotiate Compacts, Add Sports Betting
Now that sports wagering has been approved by Washington legislators, several gaming tribes are renegotiating their compacts to add the amenity. Meanwhile, commercial casinos are contemplating a legal challenge....
DraftKings Slips Through Side Door in Illinois
Online gaming giant DraftKings has found a way to legally circumvent an law that gives retail casinos a leg up on sports betting in Illinois. DK has partnered with...
Top Court to Hear Oklahoma Sports Betting Case
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) agreed to authorize sports betting as part of the renegotiation of compacts for two tribes. The move rubbed the legislature the wrong way. The...
Scottish Sportsbooks Open for Bets Only
Sportsbooks in Scotland re-open on June 29, but the government has restricted customers to placing bets only. No lingering allowed or playing the FOBTs.
South Dakota Moves Towards Sports Betting
South Dakota’s Deadwood Gaming Association resumes campaign to educate residents to vote for the referendum to permit sports betting. The measure would largely benefit the casinos in Deadwood (l.),...
Louisiana Moves Forward With Fantasy Sports
With a tax rate of 8 percent approved by Louisiana lawmakers, the state Gaming Control Board can now focus on the licensing of fantasy sports operators.
Oregon Casino Signs Deal for Sportsbook
Roar Digital, in conjunction with BetMGM, has agreed to operate the first sportsbook in an Oregon tribal casino. Spirit Mountain Casino (l.) in Grande Ronde is the state’s largest...
First Michigan Tribal Casino Sportsbook Opens
Dacy’s Sportsbook became the first sportsbook to open in a Michigan tribal casino with its June 22 launch at Firekeepers Casino Hotel (l.) in Battle Creek. The Nottawaseppi Huron...
In Illinois, Rivers First with Mobile Sports Betting
Rivers Casino (l.) in Des Plaines will be the first casino property in Illinois to go live with mobile sports betting, same as they were the first to take...
Sports Betting in Washington Requires New Compacts
It may take a while before sports bets come to Washington state. The state has legalized tribal-only sports wagering, but tribes must renegotiate their compacts before wagers begin. “We...
First Retail Sportsbook Opens in Colorado
Colorado’s first retail sportsbook wager was accepted June 17 at the Saratoga Casino Black Hawk (l.). The wager was for the Denver Broncos to win the Super Bowl.
New Jersey Sportsbooks Open with Casinos
Casinos will open in Atlantic City July 2, and with them, retail sportsbooks. But it’ll be weeks before Major League Baseball brings the first real competition since major sports...
California Sportsbook Legislation off Table Until 2022
California State Senator Bill Dodd has admitted defeat and pulled SCA 6, which sought to put a measure on the November ballot to approve of sports betting. The bill’s...
Irish Bookies Opened Shops Too Soon
In the space of 24 hours, Irish betting shops reopened and closed back down after receiving erroneous info.
Betway Ceases Publication of Player Transfers
After two Premier League players got caught breaching betting rules regarding transfers, Betway decided not to publish football player transfers in the future.