Poll: 70 Percent in U.S. More Likely to Watch Sports Event They Bet On
A new Seton Hall University poll shows that 70 percent of Americans say they are more likely to watch a sports event on which they have placed a bet.
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Washington D.C. Moves Sports Betting Bill Forward
The District of Columbia City Council has advanced its sports betting bill to a second hearing on Dec. 18. The bill would give control of sports betting to the...
Sports Betting in New York: A ‘Done Deal’?
A key state lawmaker says he expects Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) will include sports betting in his April budget plan. If that happens, he says it’s a lock that...
NBA Announces Deal to Distribute In-Game Data
The NBA announced a deal to give sports books real-time data for in-game betting, in the first data distribution deal on sports betting by a major professional U.S. league.
Rhode Island Opens First New England Sports Book
For now, Rhode Island has the only sports book operating in New England. Sportsbook Rhode Island in at Twin River Casino in Lincoln took the first wagers on the...
Florida Legislators Assess Amendment 3 Impact on Sports Betting
Now that Florida voters approved the Voter Control of Gambling amendment by 71 percent, state legislators are trying to interpret how it would affect sports betting. Incoming Senate President...
DraftKings CEO Outlines Sports Betting Preparations
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins (l.), speaking in a recent interview, said the company began preparing to offer sports betting as soon as the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would...
DraftKings Replaces SBTech at Resorts
The launch of the DraftKings Sportsbook at Resorts Atlantic City signals the end of the casino’s relationship with software supplier SBTech in supplying the retail sports book.
U.S. Sports Betting Moves Forward
Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International have become the founding members of the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association, the first such group in the U.S., with former New Jersey...
R.I. To Get Sports Betting Soon
Sports betting is just around the corner in the two casinos that serve Rhode Island. The first to introduce it will be the Twin River in Lincoln, to be...
Sports Betting in N.Y.: Is 2019 the Year?
With Democrats in control of the New York legislature and the governor’s mansion, advocates believe the time is finally right for legalization in the Empire State. That doesn’t mean...
Virginia Lawmakers Drafting Sports Book Legislation
The Old Dominion could see competing bills that would legalize sports betting soon after the legislature begins in 2019 session. Several Virginia legislators plan to introduce bills that would...
New Mexico Represents Test for Native Sports Betting
New Mexico’s Pueblo of Santa Ana tribe has created a test case for sports betting in tribal casinos where there is no law specifically legalizing sports books. USBookmaking launched...
Brazil Legislature OKs Sports Betting
A day after Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies passed a bill to legalize online and land-based sports betting, the Brazilian Senate followed suit. The legislation now will be passed up...
Hollywood Casino Takes First Pennsylvania Sports Bets
Penn National Gaming’s Hollywood Casino last week became the first Pennsylvania casino to take legal sports bets, as the casino opened its sports book on Thursday in a driving...
PGA Partners Up for Betting
The PGA Tour has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with Britain’s IMG to distribute its official game data and statistics worldwide. The deal features innovative tech components to facilitate...
Puerto Rico Bills Would Legalize Sports Betting
The governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosello (l.), has approved of allowing as many as 50,000 slot machines that now operate outside of casinos in the shadows to become...
NHL Owner: Sports Betting Revenue Could Lower Ticket Prices
The owner of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings expressed optimism in the benefits to the league from newly legal sport betting, including the ability to lower ticket prices to...
New Jersey Passes $500 Million In Sports Betting Handle
New Jersey saw its new sports betting market take in $260 million in bets for October bringing the total handle for its first four and a half months of...
Monmouth Park Loses Sports Betting Lawsuit Against Professional Leagues
A U.S. District Judge has denied a lawsuit filed by New Jersey racetrack Monmouth Park (l.) against the professional sports leagues and the NCAA, which charged that their opposition...
