Sports betting
Kindred Group awarded Virginia mobile sports betting license
Kindred’s Unibet Interactive subsidiary has been awarded a direct market access mobile sports betting permit in the state of Virginia. Under this permit, the group…
Virginia sports bettors wager $628.7m from January to March
The Virginia Lottery has released a gaming update for the first months of legal gaming in the state, showing that a total of $628.7m was…
DraftKings becomes official partner of Professional Fighters League
Online operator DraftKings has become the first official sportsbook and daily fantasy partner of mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, the Professional Fighters League (PFL). The…
PointsBet completes $43m Banach Technology acquisition
PointsBet Holdings has completed its previously announced acquisition of sportsbook solutions provider Banach Technology. The operator last month agreed a deal through its Lockspell Limited…
New York set for mobile betting as Governor Cuomo signs FY 2022 budget
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed the state’s fiscal 2022 budget, clearing the way for the launch of legal mobile sports wagering. Earlier this…
NFL signs Caesars, DraftKings and FanDuel as first US sportsbook partners
North America’s National Football League (NFL) has announced that Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings and FanDuel will become its first official sports betting partners in the US.…
Sportradar scores sports betting partnership with CDI’s TwinSpires
Sportradar has entered a multi-year sports betting partnership with TwinSpires, the online sports wagering division of Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI). Under the deal, Sportradar will…
New York Senator eyes legal mobile sports betting by early 2022
New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo has set out his aims for the US state to launch a legal sports wagering market by early next…
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Read now!AZ sports betting bill heads to Governor after tribal compact extended
Arizona has taken a step closer to regulated sports betting after the state secured an extended tribal gaming compact, allowing a bill aiming to legalize…
Illinois sports betting revenue dips for the first time in February
Illinois’s sports betting market experienced its first month-on-month decline in February, with the state’s Gaming Board reporting a fall in both revenue and handle. Adjusted…
Iowa sets new sports betting revenue and handle records in March
Sports wagering revenue in Iowa reached a new record of $13.5m in March, while the US state’s handle also hit a new monthly high of…
North Carolina considers online sports betting in new bill
Lawmakers in North Carolina are to run the rule over a new bill that proposes legalizing online sports wagering in the US state. Introduced in…
UFC commits to American Gaming Association’s responsible betting campaign
Mixed martial arts organization the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has pledged its support to the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) responsible sports betting initiative. Under the…
Virginia sports betting handle reaches $265.8m in February
Consumers in Virginia wagered $265.8m on sports during February, but adjusted gross revenue (AGR) for the US state remained at a loss for a second…
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