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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...
Penn enters $2B agreement with ESPN, will rebrand sportsbook as ESPN Bet starting this fall
ESPN announced Tuesday it has signed a long-term exclusive agreement with Penn Entertainment, licensing its brand for sports betting. U...
Flutter and Fox shut down FOX Bet sportsbook
The bookmaker never managed to generate significant market share and is available in only four states.
The FOX Bet era is coming to a cl...
Sports Betting in Turkey surges to $13 billion USD in "Handle" and $4 billion USD in GGR Revenues (past 52 weeks)
Sports Performance: Four Years into the Game, Sports Betting in Turkey Scores Big with USD 4 Billion in Annual GGR
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07/24/2023
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IGT PlaySports grows sports betting footprint in Wisconsin via multi-property t...
New York is now the unchallenged leader in sports betting and looking forward to NFL Betting Bringing the industry's first $2 Billion Month
New York sports betting is now America’s unchallenged leader in handle. When the National Football League returns this September, the mos...
The Rising Threat of Sports Betting in Canada: A Call for Integrity and Education
Legal sports betting in Canada is growing rapidly. This follows the country’s decision to legalize single-event betting in 2021.
Since t...
Ohio poised to double sports betting tax rate to 20%
The Ohio House and Senate have reached an agreement on a budget for the state and that budget means big things for the sports betting ind...
New York sports betting reaches $1B in tax revenue for education, Sen. Addabbo eyes iGaming expansion
The State of New York has reached a new landmark in funding for education through mobile sports betting. According to the latest report b...
NFL to reinforce its gambling policy to players
The six "key rules" of the gambling policy that the league officials will emphasize are:
Don't bet on the NFL;
Don't gamble at ...
NCAA, universities reportedly re-evaluating gambling policies amid growing sports betting landscape
The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and US universities are reportedly considering changes to their policies and monitori...
Tom Brady delivers stern gambling warning to NFL players
Sometimes, to get a message across loud and clear, you have to bring out the big guns. Queue Tom Brady’s music. Brady recorded an educa...
Five years into sports betting legalization: Breaking down the numbers
Just after 10 a.m. ET, on May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court jump-started the expansion of sports betting with a 14,700-word o...
NFL reportedly investigating more potential violations of player gambling policy
CURBING SPORTS BETTING INFRACTIONS NFL reportedly investigating more potential violations of player gambling policy
The NFL's ongoing ef...
NFL and other leagues balancing its addiction to the new sports betting revenue and preservation of game integrity
After many years of the NFL and other pro leagues staying as far away as they could from sports betting because they said it was necessar...