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The 2025 edition of the annual joint EL/WLA Sports Betting Seminar in Stockholm (21-23 May), brought together over 120 participants from 40 different countries, uniting global sector leaders to explore how innovation, regulation, and responsibility are shaping the future of sports betting. As per tradition, the seminar was organised alongside a high profile international sporting event. ...

The three-day WLA and European Lotteries Sports Betting Seminar in Stockholm, Sweden, delved into trends in betting offers, how to revitalize sports betting with new technology, and the duty of care of the regulated sports betting industry. Moderated by Luca Esposito, WLA Executive Director, and Alvise Angelini, European Lotteries, Senior Policy Officer and Sport Secretary, the Seminar was att...

Virginia bettors placed a total of $609.7 million in sports wagers this April, an 8.2% increase over the same month last year, according to data released by the Virginia Lottery. Online sportsbooks were responsible for the vast majority of the action, accounting for $603.7 million of the handle, while retail sportsbooks contributed $6 million. Despite a month-over-month decline from March’s $6...

May 30, 2025
The partnership begins in the summer and will last until 2031, and comes ahead of the opening of Finland’s liberalised betting and gaming...
May 30, 2025
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Virginia Lottery released its report on sports wagering activity submitted by licensed operators for the month of ...
May 26, 2025
Before deep-diving into the three main themes, the opening session focused on the national market of the country hosting the event. This ...
May 12, 2025
Players in New York spent $2.15 billion betting on sports online during April, a year-on-year rise of 9.1%, while revenue in the Empire S...
April 30, 2025
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Michigan Gaming Control Board has formally submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission expressi...
May 4, 2025
League tells regulator fast-growing prediction markets could weigh on game integrity NBA concerned about expanding menu of sports cont...
February 23, 2025
DraftKings’ Las Vegas bookmaker Johnny Avello says 4 Nations Face-Off final was the biggest hockey handle they’ve ever had USA-Canada ...
April 13, 2025
New York wrapped up its 2024/25 fiscal year with a strong performance in sports betting, reporting a total handle of $23.94 billion, acco...
April 3, 2025
Colorado’s sports betting market saw an 80% increase in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for February 2025, reaching $46.4 million, up from $25...
April 4, 2025
Virginia’s sports betting industry posted strong year-over-year growth in February, with both handle and revenue increasing despite the s...
April 6, 2025
California’s leading tribal gaming groups have refuted reports that a deal has been reached with commercial sportsbook operators DraftKin...
March 30, 2025
West Virginia sports and iGaming bets saw a massive 43% increase in February. This growth highlights the rising popularity of online gamb...
February 12, 2025
89-percent of money line wagers were placed on the winning Eagles Concord, NH  – New Hampshire players and sports fans were treated to ...
March 21, 2025
Massachusetts sportsbooks saw a 24.6% bump in gross gaming revenue last month compared with February 2024, but handle slipped to its lowe...
March 21, 2025
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been pushing to raise online sports betting taxes, but lawmakers are trying to push a compromise for the fina...
November 28, 2024
The figure was the highest since March. US.- New Hampshire’s sports betting handle reached $79.4m in October, up 1.9 per compared to Oct...
March 16, 2025
13 March 2025 (PRESS RELEASE) -- The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans will legally wager $3.1 billion on the men’s a...
March 13, 2025
Connecticut Looks to Join MSIGA w/ Online Poker Bill; Public Hearing Held Connecticut lawmakers held a public hearing on Wednesday to con...
March 2, 2025
This comes after Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary expressed openness to pursuing the new revenue stream, aimed at propping up the city’s f...
February 24, 2025
Kambi Group plc (“Kambi”), the home of premium sports betting solutions, has signed a novation agreement providing for FDJ Group (“FDJ”) ...
February 19, 2025
The American sports betting industry posted a record $13.71 billion in 2024 revenue, up from 2023's record of $11.04 billion, according t...
February 16, 2025
89-percent of money line wagers were placed on the winning Eagles Concord, NH  – New Hampshire players and sports fans were treated to ...
February 13, 2025
Hoops hysteria: basketball dominates Montana sports wagering! Monday, February 10, 2025, 08:53 am HELENA – The Montana Lottery today re...
February 15, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregonians placed more than 456,000 bets through the Oregon Lottery's DraftKings Sportsbook during Sunday's Super...
February 14, 2025
Super Bowl LIX smashed sports betting activity for states and operators alike as the Philadelphia Eagles‘ win over the Kansas City Chiefs...
February 8, 2025
Like Ontario, Quebecers will be betting big on Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. According...
February 8, 2025
The American Gaming Association (AGA) estimates that Americans will wager a record $1.39 billion legally on Super Bowl LIX, a forecast th...