Sports betting
May Colorado sports betting revenue rockets 1,500% since 2020 to $15.2m
Revenue from sports betting in Colorado amounted to $15.2m in May, while consumers in the US state spent a total of $249.0m wagering on sports…
Washington state agrees wagering deal with Skokomish tribe
Washington state’s gambling commission reached a tentative agreement to add wagering to the gaming compact with the Skokomish Indian Tribe, in the latest sports wagering…
Spotlight appoints Dan Ponzer as Pickwise vice president of content
Sports betting content provider Spotlight Sports Group has announced the appointment of Dan Ponzer as vice president of content at Pickwise, Spotlight’s betting content brand.…
State of the Union: Canada, Wire Act, Sports Illustrated and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, is highlighted by passage of a bill to allow single-event sports wagering in Canada.…
Tribal esports body partners with Esports Entertainment Group
The newly formed Indian Gaming Esports Association (iGEA) is to integrate a full suite of B2C and B2B esports services for tribes and tribal casinos…
Boom Sports recruits former DraftKings sportsbook director
Boom Sports has appointed former DraftKings director of sportsbook Chris Fargis to lead its real-money sports division. The New York-headquartered game developer and technology provider,…
Unibet to sponsor Stewart-Haas Nascar team
Kindred Group has announced a collaboration between its Unibet brand and Nascar team Stewart-Haas racing, along with its driver Kevin Harvick, with Unibet serving as…
888 to launch Sports Illustrated sportsbook
888 is to power a Sports Illustrated-branded betting and gaming website in the US market, in partnership with the monthly sports magazine. SI Sportsbook is…
Louisiana Governor signs off on sports betting bills
Regulated sportsbooks could launch in Louisiana by the fall after Governor John Bel Edwards signed two bills into law yesterday (Tuesday). Senate Bill 247, sponsored…
Exchange start-up Sporttrade receives $36m in funding
Philadelphia-based sports betting exchange Sporttrade has raised $36m worth of funding through a coalition of investors including major figures from both gaming and finance. Former…
Sauer to steer Churchill Downs’ corporate development and acquisitions
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has promoted Jason Sauer to the role of senior vice-president of corporate development, with the operator suggesting Sauer’s experience in mergers…
New Jersey fixed-odds betting bill passed by both houses
A bill to legalize fixed-odds horse racing within New Jersey has been approved by unanimous votes in both the state’s Senate and Assembly. Referred to…
Jacobs Entertainment and Superbook Sports open sportsbook in Colorado
Superbook Sports have partnered with land-based operator Jacobs Entertainment to open The Superbook sportsbook at the Lodge Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado. The partnership and…
Bally’s signs deal to launch sportsbook in Kansas
Bally’s Corporation is set to launch its mobile sportsbook in Kansas through a deal with a Dodge City casino ahead of the implementation of pending…