Sports betting

DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) has become the exclusive official daily fantasy sports partner of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Detroit Pistons, as well as an official sports betting and iGaming partner of the team. Announced Monday, the new deal gives the Boston-based sports betting company access to Pistons logos and trademarks and includes DraftKings-branded ...

A 63-year-old meat market owner from suburban Chicago was sentenced to a year in prison by a federal judge Monday for running an illegal bookmaking operation and failing to report nearly $4 million in income from the sports betting enterprise. ...

For the sixth consecutive month, Colorado’s sports betting handle hit all-time highs in October, and tax revenue finally went along for the ride. ...

Drivers can’t help but look at a car accident. Likewise, bettors couldn’t help but wager on the New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos game on Sunday. ...

In the small American state of Rhode Island and lottery officials have reportedly detailed an increase of 76% year-on-year in aggregated sportsbetting revenues to $4.4 million as associated handle swelled by 22.6% to $34.7 million. According to a short report from iGBNorthAmerica.com citing official data from the Rhode Island Lottery, last month’s revenue figure ...

ZenSports, which seeks to establish its sports betting marketplace in the United States, has filed for licenses Tennessee and Virginia. ZenSports cofounder and ...

In Canada and proposed legislation that would amend the criminal code so as to legalize single-game sportsbetting nationwide has reportedly passed its second reading before the House of Commons. According to a Wednesday report from SBC News, Bill C-218 was authored by Brian Masse from the left-leaning New Democratic Party and is now undergoing ...

Michigan online casino games and mobile sports betting platforms are expected to go live in December, nearly a full year after the expanded gambling was legalized. ...

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is a gaming equity for investors to consider, as Canadian policymakers mull legislation that will allow betting on individual sporting events, according to one analyst. ...

Point spreads soared at sportsbooks after the Denver Broncos announced on Saturday that they’d be facing the New Orleans Saints on Sunday without a true quarterback. ...

On Thursday, Canada’s Liberal Party introduced legislation that would end the country’s ban on single-game sports wagers, sparking rallies in some equities with exposure to the country’s betting market. ...

Delasport is a software solutions company that recently announced a new strategic agreement with Progress Play. With the new deal, the supplier will be able to provide a sportsbook iFrame and enhance the operator’s services. Details of the Deal As a cutting-edge software supplier, Delasport also provides turnkey solutions to online gaming operators based ...

DraftKings announced this week the company is the new Official Sports Betting Partner of an upcoming boxing match involving Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.  The highly anticipated fight will take place on November 28 and with DraftKings as the new partner, will allow wagering on the event in certain states. There will also ...

The original sponsor of a bill to legalize single-game sports betting in Canada said he’s “skeptical” but also “encouraged” by similar legislation the country’s Liberal Party government filed on Thursday ...

NBA superstar Steph Curry and future NFL Hall of Fame inductee Peyton Manning are the favorites in “The Match” charity golf event. Their opponents are five-time golf major winner Phil Mickelson and Basketball Hall of Fame member Charles Barkley. ...

The NFL was supposed to have its usual three-course Thanksgiving buffet on Thursday. The cheese-and-crackers appetizer will be the Houston Texans (3-7) at Detroit Lions (4-6) in the first game. The main course of turkey, aptly, given the state of the NFC East, will be the Washington Football Team (3-7) at Dallas Cowboys (3-7) ...

Thanksgiving is about family, food, and football. And, perhaps more than ever, sports betting. Running back Mark Ingram devours a celebratory turkey leg ...

Wind Creek Hospitality, the gaming and hospitality arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI Gaming), and Betfred USA Sports, US subsidiary of UK-based bookmaker Betfred Group, recently debuted Pennsylvania‘s newest sportsbook at Wind Creek Bethlehem. Located in the space formerly occupied by Celebrity chef Buddy Valastro’s Buddy V’s Ristorante, the full-service sportsbook is ...

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is usually on the receiving end of heaping amounts of praise from Wall Street. But not all analysts following the name are overly enthusiastic. ...

Joe Biden’s administration might support federal involvement in guidelines for sports betting, according to a financial news website. But Biden also has said he does not favor “unnecessary restrictions.” ...

The Greenbrier, a historic luxury resort located in the Allegheny Mountains in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va, has reached yet another partnership with an internet gaming and sports betting platform. ...