Disney Working Hard to Develop ESPN Sports Betting App
Disney CEO Bob Chapek (l.) said the company won’t get rid of ESPN. Indeed, Disney/ESPN is developing a sports betting app. Sports betting, according to network president Jimmy Pitaro,...
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California Voters Confused by Rival Sports Betting ads
The voters of California are being subjected to an unprecedented advertising campaign from rival sports betting measures. Last week the amount of money committed to advertising on Propositions 26...
Massachusetts Takes Time Setting up Sports Betting
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is taking its time developing sports betting regulations. The commission received a request from state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg (l.) to protect the lottery when it...
Arizona Marks Impressive 1st Year in Sports Betting; Kansas Hopes to Follow
Experts established a benchmark of $500 million in handle in a single month for Arizona sports betting. The state hit the mark three times on the way to raking...
NFL Kickoff Produces Record Number of Location-Verified Bets
GeoComply, a fraud protection firm that verifies wager locations, recently released a new report showing that the first week of the 2022 NFL regular season registered more verified bets...
Fubo Sportsbook Launches Statewide in New Jersey
Fubo Gaming, a subsidiary of live TV streaming platform FuboTV Inc., has launched its Fubo Sportsbook in New Jersey. The launch kicks off just in time for the 2022-23...
Ohio Casino Commission Issues Licenses to 300 Operators
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has issued over 300 sports betting licenses, to pro teams, casinos, restaurants and bars. Some were denied for incomplete applications.
Churchill Downs, FanDuel Ink Multi-Faceted Deal
Horse racing giant Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has partnered with FanDuel in a deal that involves parimutuel wagering, broadcast rights and sponsorships. FanDuel users will soon be able to...
Foxwoods to add $85 Million Gaming Space
Foxwoods Resort Casino’s CEO Jason Guyot has announced that the tribal casino plans to add a sixth gaming space. It’s all part of $85 million in improvements that will...
Sportsbook Signing Bonus Offers Disappearing
Historically, when sports betting has debuted in new states, operators have flooded the market with risk-free bets as a way to sign up players. So, handles were high, but...
Amazon Brings DraftKings to Thursday Night Football
First, Amazon paid $1 billion for the rights to broadcast Thursday Night Football. Now, they’ve struck a deal to bring a sports betting component from DraftKings.
LeoVegas New Betting Partner with Manchester City FC
LeoVegas has a deal with Manchester City Football Club to become its betting partner in Europe and Canada. LeoVegas expects to raise its visibility with the deal.
Betting on Tennis Open in New York Not There Yet
The recent U.S. Open tennis tournament in Queens failed to generate much activity in terms of sports betting. But Kirsten Corio (l.) of the U.S. Tennis Association says it...
Abrams Pitches Sports Betting in Georgia—Kemp Opposes
Stacey Abrams (l.) and Brian Kemp disagree on many things. So it comes as no surprise that sports betting is one of them. Abrams supports it as a way...
FanDuel Sportsbook Now Live at Kansas Star Casino
Now that sports betting is live in Kansas, the Kansas Star Casino wasted no time in opening a FanDuel Sportsbook. Former NFL star and Kansas State alum Jordy Nelson...
PointsBet Retail Sportsbook Now Open at Riverboat on the Potomac
PointsBet has opened a new sportsbook at the Riverboat on the Potomac casino in Maryland (l.), just in time for the busiest sports betting stretch of the year. This...
Maryland Sports Betting Agency Adds Diversity Condition
A little late, but the Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission approved an amendment which makes a diversity plan a requirement for licensees. There’s just one problem—operators already have...
Virginia Sports Betting Market Adjusting to Closure of Tax Loophole
When Virginia went live with sports betting, it allowed operators to write off promotional spend. However, the state quickly realized that money was being lost—after closing the loophole July...
BetMGM, Arizona Cardinals Open First Sportsbook at NFL Stadium
BetMGM and the Arizona Cardinals have introduced the first sportsbook at a NFL stadium. The two-story venue at State Farm Stadium offers state-of-the-art sports wagering amenities and multiple screens.
