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Listing of States Where Sports Betting Is Legal
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Iowa’s Casino And Sports Betting Drops
Gamblers bet more than $4 billion at Iowa-licensed casinos and sportsbooks in fiscal 2023, and even that average of nearly $11 million a ...
North Carolina: Lottery Commission approves mobile sports betting rules; launch date still uncertain
The North Carolina State Lottery Commission has officially approved a set of regulations for mobile sports betting, though the commenceme...
OpenBet strikes landmark partnership to amplify Veikkaus Digital and Retail Sportsbook capabilities
Finland’s national betting operator deploys WLA member’s leading product suite including platform technology and Managed Trading Services...
Florida Seminole Tribe launches ‘limited’ online sports betting
After scoring a major legal victory, the Seminole Tribe of Florida Tuesday quietly relaunched a sports betting app allowing a limited gro...
IGT Signs Retail and Mobile Sports Betting Agreement with Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino in Puerto Rico
IGT PlaySports™ technology and services will enable Puerto Rico's first casino brand-led sportsbooks, PlayBets by Ponce Plaza
LONDON, No...
Fanduel and DraftKings own 80% of the sports betting market. Expect that to change as Disney and others enter the competition
Sports betting has become a multi-billion dollar business in the U.S. since the Supreme Court allowed states to legalize it five years ...
Disney Exec, Investor Cautioned Company on Sports Betting
The debut of ESPN Bet, expected in November, marks Walt Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) initial foray into the consumer-facing side of the sports wa...
College athletics using technology to help prevent illegal sports betting activity
In a normal month, U.S. Integrity sends about 15-18 alerts to sportsbooks nationally for potentially suspicious betting activity. Alerts...
West Virginia’s sports betting and online wagers $321 million in July
West Virginia’s sports betting and online wagers was officially snapped in July, with slight increases in handle for both camps.
In tota...
Wanna Bet? Colleges Taking Caution With Sports Gambling
OSU coach Mike Gundy held up his cell phone to a crowded room of reporters.
Gundy and his program consistently educate student-athletes ...
New York Sportsbooks Generate Record $166.8 Million Revenue (and $84.6 million in tax revenues for the state) In September, far more than Nevada or any other state
The New York State Gaming Commission reported Thursday a record $166.8 million in sports wagering adjusted gross revenue for September, t...
NFL alters gambling policy: Harsher on league games, lenient in other areas
The NFL altered its gambling policy for players, ratcheting its harshest punishment to a lifetime ban while reducing its penalties for be...
After years of waiting, some Kentuckians celebrate the online launch of legal sports betting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Online sports betting launched Thursday in Kentucky, bringing patrons to flood into brick and mortar restaurants to wat...
Virginia sports betting tax revenue doubles year over year
Better than expected: that’s how lottery officials describe the cash flow from sports betting in Virginia.
The Commonwealth beca...
FanDuel making casino push with new ad campaign
FanDuel Casino has unveiled the second instalment of its “Winning is Undefeated” marketing campaign, as it aims to further enhance its pr...
Connecticut Lottery to Open New Sportsbook at Total Mortgage Arena
The XL Center soon won’t be the only arena in Connecticut to feature a sportsbook and restaurant. The Connecticut Lottery Corporation an...
EL/WLA Sports Betting Seminar -November 1st hosted by: La Française des Jeux (FDJ)
Open to EL/WLA Lottery Members and EL/WLA Associate Members, non- EL/WLA members upon approval
Sports Betting is one of the fast...
Vermont: Five sports betting operators submit bids to obtain mobile licenses
Five major sports betting operators including FanDuel, BetMGM, DraftKings, Fanatics, and Penn Interactive (ESPN Bet) have submitted bids ...
Congress looks at NFL's gambling policy as new season begins
Congress looks at NFL's gambling policy as new season begins The Congressional Gaming Caucus is not happy with a recent NFL response to a...
A record 73 million Americans plan to bet on the NFL this season, a 60% increase from last season
More than 73 million Americans plan to wager on the NFL season, a nearly 60% increase from last season, according to a survey from the ...
Kansas Surpasses $1.5 Billion in Wagers During First Year of Sports Betting
The Kansas Racing & Gaming Commission (KRGC) has announced that sportsbooks have seen $1.5 billion in bets one year after the industr...
Kentucky Retail Sports Betting Officially Goes Live, becoming the thirty-fifth state to allow sports betting
Kentucky officially launched retail betting on Thursday, September 7. They became the thirty-fifth state to allow some form of sports bet...
Despite pressure to reduce aggressive advertising, Sports Betting Ad Impressions Up 25%
As attention to sports betting ads grows across North America, operators are adjusting their approach but not slowing down their marketin...
Golf badly exposed to gambling with little sign of Monahan handling problem
What Monahan appears very keen to stress is that he is working for the good of the PGA Tour. This is fair enough, in theory – the organis...
The Virginia Lottery today released its report on sports wagering activity submitted by licensed operators for the month of July 2023.
Between July 1 and July 31, 2023, Virginians wagered $293,611,789 (“handle”), 10.4% higher than last July. A complete list of all appro...
The N.C. State Lottery Commission took its next step to establishing mobile sports betting by hiring Gaming Laboratories International
The N.C. State Lottery Commission took last week its next step to establishing mobile sports betting by hiring a gaming consultant.
Gami...
The state of Kentucky is poised to introduce sports betting within a span of three weeks
In a significant development, the state of Kentucky is poised to introduce sports betting within a span of three weeks, according to an a...
U.S. sports betting: Here's where all 50 states currently stand on legalizing online gambling sites
More than half the country has begun the process of legalizing USA sports betting sites
Remember when you had to travel to Nevada to bet...
ESPN is launching a new gambling platform, ESPN BET
ESPN is launching a new gambling platform, ESPN BET, which fans in the U.S. can use to engage in sports betting, the company announced Tu...