Sports betting

15th April 2021

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…

15th April 2021

How Iowa prepared for lift-off

After weathering the storm of Covid-19, the newly-emerging Iowa gaming market is ready to take off with the market size set to double by next…

14th April 2021

DraftKings secures Arizona market access with expanded PGA Tour deal

Sports betting and daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has expanded its partnership with golf’s PGA Tour to secure market access in Arizona. Arizona’s Senate this…

14th April 2021

theScore reports record handle, but negative net gaming revenue, in H1

Score Media and Gaming (theScore) has reported record handle of CAD$137.4m (USD$109.5m) for the six months ending 28 February 2021, the first half of its…

14th April 2021

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…

13th April 2021

Maryland sports betting bill heads to governor

A bill allowing operators to accept wagers on sporting events, and permitting fantasy sports, will be passed on to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan having passed…

13th April 2021

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…

12th April 2021

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…

9th April 2021

NFL secures 22.5m Genius Sports warrants under new data deal

Genius Sports has issued 22.5 million warrants to the National Football League (NFL) as part of the recently announced license agreement between the two parties.…

9th April 2021

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…

8th April 2021

State of the Union: New York, Flutter, Wyoming and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes plans to legalize mobile betting in New York – albeit with a controversial…

8th April 2021

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…

8th April 2021

New York mobile betting legislation sets $25m license fee, details RFP process

New York’s budget bill, which contains provisions for legal mobile sports betting, has been published, revealing a $25m license fee and the bidding process for…

7th April 2021

Identity solutions provider TransUnion enters US gaming market

Credit reporting agency TransUnion today announced its entrance into the US gaming market via its operating subsidiary TransUnion Gaming Services (TGS). TGS will assist operators…