Report: DraftKings, FanDuel Made $1 Million in Campaign Contributions

A new report finds that daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel have made more than $1 million in campaign contributions including in states where legal sports betting is...

New Jersey’s Lesniak Calls for Regulated Sports Betting Information

Former New Jersey state Senator Raymond Lesniak—a principal architect of the state’s fight to overturn a federal ban on sports betting—says that government regulation of sports betting information is...

Sports Betting Tax Revenue Less than Expected in Most States

An analysis by the Associated Press found that many states that rushed to introduce sports betting have seen tax revenue far below what was projected. Many were hurt by...

Emmert: NCAA Will Battle Athlete Sports Betting

Mark Emmert (l.), the president of the NCAA, said the organization will work to prohibit any athletes from wagering on sports, and will institute integrity safeguards as well.

NFL Signs Sponsorship Deal with Caesars Entertainment

The NFL has announced a sponsorship deal with Caesars Entertainment that will make the gaming company the "Official Casino Sponsor of the NFL." The sponsorship begins immediately with the...

Feds Take Aim At iGaming & Sports Betting

Republican Orrin Hatch and Democrat Charles Schumer have introduced in the Senate legislation that would give the federal government the last word on state laws regulating sports betting. It’s...

New Jersey’s Freehold Raceway Planning Sports Betting

Freehold Raceway (l.) in New Jersey will join the state’s other two tracks in offering sports betting some time in 2019, according to the track’s owner. Freehold has been...

Washington D.C. Approves Sports Betting

The District of Columbia’s City Council has approved a sports betting law that permits retail and online sports betting in the capital. Mayor Muriel Bowser (l.) is expected to...

TheScore Media Company to Enter U.S. Sports Betting Market

Mobile sports information app supplier theScore has announced plans to enter the U.S. gambling market through a partnership with Darby Development LLC, the operator of New Jersey’s Monmouth Park...

New Jersey Approves PointsBet for Online Sports Betting

New Jersey regulatory authorities have given preliminary approval of Australian sports book provider PointsBet to conduct “soft play” betting at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

PokerStars, FanDuel Partner With NBA

The Stars Group, owner of PokerStars, has announced a partnership with the NBA. The first sports league PokerStars has signed such an agreement with. It is considered a possible...

Sports Betting Heats Up in Pennsylvania

With casinos in Pennsylvania’s two largest cities opening their sports books, legal sports wagering in the state is of to a running start as more licensees line up to...

IGT and William Hill Expand Sports Betting at Rhode Island Casinos

IGT and William Hill have expanded their sports betting operation to a permanent sports book at the Twin River Casino Hotel in Rhode Island. The two companies operated sports...

Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle Applies for Sports Betting

The Presque Isle Downs and Casino (l.) has petitioned Pennsylvania regulators to become the seventh state casino to offer sports betting.

Virginia Legislator Promotes Interactive Sports Betting

Virginia has no brick-and-mortar casinos but that's an advantage, according to state Del. Mark Sickles (l.), who wants sports betting to be allowed at Colonial Downs racetrack and off-track...

R.I. Lawmaker Predicts Online Sports Betting

A top Rhode Island lawmaker predicts that online sports betting will be approved and operating in the Ocean State by the end of next year. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio...

Missouri Sports Betting Bill Pre-Filed

A bill allowing sports betting at riverboat casinos and online has been pre-filed by Missouri state Senator Denny Hoskins (l.). Sports betting revenue would go toward education, veterans programs...

DraftKings Operates West Virginia Sports Book

DraftKings will operate an online sports book for Penn National's Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia. DraftKings Co-Founder Matt Kalish (l) says Hollywood casino customers will...

First Federal Sports-Betting Bill Surfaces

A draft of a new federal sports betting bill would require states to obtain approval from the U.S. attorney general’s office of plans to legalize sports betting, and mandate...

Sports Betting Revenue Increases Meadowlands Racetrack Purses

The Standardbred Breeders and Owners of New Jersey have announced a 10-year preliminary agreement with the Meadowlands Racetrack (l.) for a sports betting revenue sharing plan which will add...