Sports betting

9th December 2021

Illinois smashes betting handle record in October as players wager $840.4m

Illinois became the latest state to set a new monthly handle record in October as consumers wagered a total of $840.4m on sports. This represented…

8th December 2021

Oregon sports betting revenue reaches new heights in November

Oregon’s DraftKings-powered sports betting app generated a record total of $4.4m in revenue in November, up 46.5% from October and 7.6% from November 2020. This…

8th December 2021

VA surpasses $2.3bn in total wagers after setting new handle record in October

Consumers in Virginia spent a record $427.3m betting on sports in October, taking the total amounts wagered since the state’s market launched in January to…

7th December 2021

Sportradar pens five-year extension to long-term Kambi deal

Data provider Sportradar and sports betting supplier Kambi Group have signed a five-year extension to their long-term, wide-ranging wagering partnership. The deal re-establishes Sportradar as…

7th December 2021

Webis returns to profit in FY2021 as revenue climbs 28.3%

Webis Holdings, the owner of the advance-deposit wagering operator Watchandwager.com, was able to report a net profit of $824,000 in its 2021 financial year, ended…

6th December 2021

Hard Rock takes sportsbook offline after court ruling

Hard Rock Sportsbook, owned by Florida’s Seminole Tribe, has suspended betting on its platform within the state after a court ruled the tribe’s compact allowing…

6th December 2021

CDI launches TwinSpires sportsbook and igaming product in New Jersey

Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced the launch of its TwinSpires online sportsbook and casino product in the state of New Jersey. The launch marks the…

6th December 2021

Madison Square Garden backs AGA’s responsible gambling campaign

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSG Sports) and Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG Entertainment) have declared their support for the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) ‘Have A…

6th December 2021

Rhode Island latest state to smash sports betting handle record in October

Rhode Island has become the latest US state to set a new sports betting handle record in the month of October, with consumers wagering a…

3rd December 2021

Connecticut sports betting handle reaches $54.1m in opening 20 days

Consumers in Connecticut spent $54.1m betting on sports online during the first 20 days of legal betting in the US state. The state soft launched…

3rd December 2021

NHL’s Golden Knights score extension with BetMGM

Online sports betting operator BetMGM has signed a multi-year extension to its partnership with National Hockey League (NHL) franchise the Vegas Golden Knights. BetMGM will…

2nd December 2021

State of the Union: DraftKings, Nevada, Colorado and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes a patent infringement lawsuit filed against DraftKings, as well as state sports betting…

2nd December 2021

The Game Day targets further growth after $4.5m funding drive

The Game Day, a digital sports media business focused on delivering content to sports fans and sports bettors, has secured $4.5m in Series A financing.…

2nd December 2021

888 expands US presence with Virginia sports betting license

Online betting and gaming operator 888 has secured a provisional sports betting license for its Sports Illustrated-branded product in the US state of Virginia. Issued…