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In an online gaming equivalent of a land rush, 10 licensed operators launched mobile sports betting and/or iGaming apps in Michigan Friday. It’s a move that should make the Midwestern state one of the country’s top gaming states in quick fashion. ...
Regulated online gaming and sports betting go live Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in the state of Michigan, and Golden Nugget Online Gaming (Nasdaq: GNOG) has been given the green light by the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) to roll out its offering courtesy of the July 2020 partnership deal with the Ojibwa Casino & ...
Rep. Harold Dutton Jr. (D-Houston) recently introduced mobile-only sports wagering legislation in the Texas state House. The proposal limits the number of permits issued to five and features a favorable tax rate of 6.25 percent. ...
The new sports betting gambling market in Virginia is now open, after kicking off on Thursday just after 2pm. The very first bet was placed on the Golden State Warriors to defeat the New York Knicks. Sports betting was approved in 2020 and the state Lottery was put in charge of getting the industry ...
The sportsbooks in Arkansas’ three casinos each brought in more than $1 million in December. This is the first time all three topped the million dollar mark in the same month. ...
Online gaming and sports betting will go live in Michigan on January 22, 2021, after the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), authorized nine casinos along with their platform providers to launch from noon Friday. Among those is DraftKings, which partnered with Bay Mills Resort & Casino in June last year, in a deal that ...
Shares of dMY Technology Group, Inc. II (NYSE:DMYD) are soaring Wednesday after Genius Sports — the special purpose acquisition company’s merger partner — issued an enthusiastic revenue forecast. ...
Sports betting is coming to Puerto Rico and officials are hoping to launch by this April. The Gaming Commission of the territory has a new executive director, Orlando Rivera Carrión, who recently reported that a few more steps need to be taken before the industry can get started. Green Light Before MLB Season Officials ...
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock got a jolt today with Morgan Stanley analyst Thomas Allen upgrading the sportsbook operator based on a potential spate of state-level legalization this year. ...
Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management is bullish on the growth trajectories of the esports, fantasy sports, and online sports wagering industries. ARK Invest ...
Brazil legalized sports betting back in December of 2018. It will be more than three full years before the first legal wager is placed. ...
Last week, HB 1847 was pre-filed in the Virginia General Assembly. If passed, this measure would increase the number of licenses available in the state regarding sports betting. The industry is set to start this month in Virginia, and the new bill will not stop this from happening. The state still needs to approve ...
California horse racing received a major boost last week after several key stakeholders reached an agreement on a purse enhancement program. Quick (left), ...
As Score Media and Gaming Inc. announced its 2021 fiscal year first-quarter results this past week, the Canadian-based publicly traded company also kept an eye on the future. That not only means single-game betting in its home and native land but a listing on a US stock exchange as well. ...
Minnesota lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are readying sports wagering legislation that could introduced as soon as next week. Despite the bipartisan push, it’s going to take some work to pass a comprehensive bill. State Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) is expected to reintroduce sports betting legislation that he pitched in 2019. State Sen. ...
A bill in Washington has been introduced to expand sports betting. At this time next year, people in Washington might be able to ...
Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, wants regulated sports betting, and he’s won the support of the state’s 16 tribal casino operators. Now he’s calling on the legislature to pass a bill to make it happen. ...
Churchill Downs Inc. has made another move to show it’s ready to step up its sports betting business. On Thursday, the company’s TwinSpires division announced Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre would star in an upcoming campaign for its sportsbook. ...
As many have expected, Indiana lawmakers have filed bills to open the door to online casino gaming in the state. An Indiana welcome ...
The historic case that opened the door to sports betting across the United States apparently has come to an end. Bettors place wagers ...
BetMGM is now the official sports betting partner of the Washington Nationals, after recently agreeing to an exclusive, multi-year partnership with the Major League Baseball (MLB) team’s owner, Lerner Sports Group. The Sportsbook is operated by Roar Digital, a joint venture of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), which is MLB’s official gaming partner, and ...
Sydney, Australia-based company PlayUp has announced sports betting license approval in New Jersey. The company currently offers online sports betting services, daily fantasy sports and horse racing in New Zealand, Australia, and India. It will expand even further in the United States after securing licensing in the Garden State. The Australian brand started its ...
Kentucky state Rep. Adam Koenig has once again filed legislation seeking to legalize sports betting in the state. State Rep. Adam Koenig, seen ...
In the US online sports betting arena, Flutter Entertainment Plc’s (OTC:PDYPY) FanDuel unit and DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) control approximately 63 percent of the market. But one fund manager prefers FanDuel over DraftKings. ...
Virginia sports betting will be up and running in time for Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7, according to the state’s lottery director. ...
