Public Gaming Industry
Sports Wagering
Illinois gamblers bet $286 million on March Madness
Illinoisans wagered a cool $286.2 million on March Madness, according to state revenue figures released Tuesday.
That includes $278.4 mi...
Sports betting legislation serving private commercial interests at the expense of citizens and good causes
PGRI Commentary: Take a look at the broad view of how sports betting regulation is evolving. Legislators do not seem to think of sports ...
NHL's sports betting deals expand to Canada
The NHL has new multiyear deals with FanDuel and BetMGM that make them the league's first North American sports betting partners, after t...
March Madness is over—but the sports betting companies looking to cash in on college fans are getting started
March Madness may last just three magical weeks, but for the companies betting their futures on, well, betting, the end of the storied an...
Colorado Sports Betting Tops $6 Billion Bet Since Launch
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Kansas and Missouri not among the states cashing in on NCAA Tournament betting
While people celebrated on Mass Street in Lawrence, Kansas, Monday night, more than two dozen states were cashing in on more revenue from...
March Madness bettors moving away from brackets for legal online sports betting: survey
Nearly half of bettors surveyed said they were less interested in filling out a bracket now than before the pandemic
As March Madness co...
Foxwoods Puerto Rico Bringing DraftKings Sportsbook to US Caribbean Island
Foxwoods Puerto Rico is bringing sports betting to the island by way of DraftKings.
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, the tribe tha...
Ontario Sports Betting: Will new online bookies kill casinos?
With floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Toronto's waterfront and ultra-high-speed internet powered by solar energy, Score Media and Gam...
U.S. popular sports bar chain Hooters is seeking to become sports betting destination, partners with major sportsbooks
U.S. popular sports bar chain Hooters is seeking to become a destination for sports betting as a new guest draw. The franchise is looking...
How Will Maryland’s Mobile Sports Betting Launch Affect The D.C. Market?
While the exact timeline is still unknown, the Maryland mobile sports betting market is expected to launch later this year.
Obviously, M...
Virginia Lottery: Sports wagering tops $400M in February
RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) – On Friday, The Virginia Lottery released its report on sports wagering in Virginia during the month of February 20...
California: The 'Holy Grail' of gambling markets set to break American sports betting wide open
OAKLAND, Calif. — California beckons as the biggest prize yet for America’s exploding sports betting market.
State after state has legal...
Las Vegas remains March Madness mecca for sports bettors, despite expansion of online outlets
Despite the ease of expanding online betting, Las Vegas holds strong as the destination to wager on major sports event.
At the historic ...
What's up with the 'protect tribal gaming' TV ad that's everywhere in California?
If you live in California and have been watching sports or news programming on cable television in recent weeks, you've probably seen — o...
Online sports betting in New York dazzles for first week of March Madness
Online sports betting operators in New York generated $428M in handle for a week (March 14-20) that covered four days of the NCAA tournam...
Louisiana gets $2.1 million in taxes from Super Bowl, other February sports bets
More than 211 million sports bets were placed on mobile betting apps in Louisiana during February, a month that had numerous opportunitie...
With Sports Betting Still Illegal in Mass., Residents Are Crossing State Lines
With some nearby states like New York and New Hampshire approving sports betting, it remains illegal in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts sti...
Sports betting inches forward in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a plan to bring sports betting to the state.
Backed by the st...
Connecticut Lottery Looking Forward to More March Madness
The CT Lottery says they are seeing big numbers when it comes to betting on the NCAA tournament in the first year it is legal in Connecti...
New York Mobile Sports Betting Nears $4 Billion Wagered After Just 10 Weeks
Legal sports wagering in New York state continues to make tons of money and March Madness has something to do with it, according to Legal...
California sports betting: Competition or opportunity for Nevada?
The question has confounded the Nevada gaming industry since the mid-1990s.
Does gaming expansion in neighboring California pose an econ...
Minnesota House Committees approve sports betting bills
A bill legalizing sports betting is on its way to a fourth committee after passing the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning by a...
California Tribes Hit Airwaves To Fight Online Sports Betting Initiative
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New York online sports betting ready for March Madness
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — With online sports betting legal in New York State it’s not surprising that betting platforms are getting ready ...
Mobile sports betting expected to generate millions for Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — If March Madness is not exciting enough, people can now put a little extra on the game from anywhere in ...
First NCAA tournament with legal sports betting in AZ
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — This NCAA Tournament will be the first where sports betting is legal in Arizona.
Many of those betting in souther...
Brackets Neither Busted Nor Bolstered By Spread Of Legal Sports Betting
Cannibalization is perpetually a subject of concern in the gambling industry.
Brick-and-mortar casinos are worried about the “threat” of...
Connecticut Warns About Illegal Gambling Platforms Ahead of College Basketball Tournament
As we get closer to the start of the NCAA basketball tournament, some state leaders are issuing a warning about sports betting and the ri...