Sports betting

18th February 2021

Against the grain

While there has been widespread evidence of operators and suppliers bringing in digital expertise to complement their land-based know-how, there are few examples of travel…

18th February 2021

State of the Union: Canada, Michigan, New Jersey and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes efforts to introduce single-event wagering in Canada, January sports betting and igaming revenue…

18th February 2021

Canada’s single-event sports betting bill passes second reading

Canada’s parliament has passed the second reading of Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, with 303 votes in favor and 15 against.…

18th February 2021

Pennsylvania sees seventh straight month of record igaming revenue

Pennsylvania operators recorded a seventh consecutive month of record online gaming revenue, with the total growing to $80.4, while state sportsbooks also set a record…

18th February 2021

NJ smashes sports betting and igaming revenue records in January

New Jersey set a new sports betting revenue record in January, while the state also became the first in the US to see monthly online…

17th February 2021

William Hill DC handle dips in January, but stays ahead of Gambet

William Hill saw its sportsbook handle in Washington DC fall month-over-month in January, despite the operator rolling out a limited mobile offering during the month. …

17th February 2021

Michigan online market debuts with GGR of $42.7m in January

Online betting and gaming operators in Michigan brought in a combined $42.7m in revenue for their first 10 days of activity in the state, up…

17th February 2021

Inspired scores Caribbean virtual sports deal with Cage

Inspired Entertainment has agreed a deal with The Cage Companies to provide its virtual sports products across the Caribbean. Under the agreement, Inspired will supply…

17th February 2021

Illinois betting revenue drops despite record handle in December

Illinois sports bettors set another new record for handle in December at $491.7m, up 9.0% from the prior month despite almost no retail activity, but…

16th February 2021

theScore moves into Iowa market

Iowa has today (16 February) become the fourth state in which theScore Bet has launched, after New Jersey, Indiana and Colorado. The operator and media…

16th February 2021

BonusFinder receives Virginia affiliate license

Casino and sportsbook comparison site BonusFinder.com has been granted an affiliate license for the state of Virginia. The approval adds to the affiliate’s existing US…

16th February 2021

Genius Sports teams up with WynnBET

Genius Sports Group has signed a multi-state official data partnership with WynnBET, Wynn Resorts’ online US sportsbook brand. Genius is now supplying WynnBET with its…

16th February 2021

DraftKings selects Aguiar as new compliance chief

Jennifer Aguiar will become DraftKings’ new chief compliance officer as Tim Dent, one of DraftKings’ longest-serving executives, leaves the operator to pursue a consultant role.…

15th February 2021

Oregon Lottery Scoreboard revenue doubles in January

The Oregon Lottery’s sports betting brand, Scoreboard, brought in $3.87m in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for January 2021, up 119.4%, from total betting turnover of…