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According to a report by CBS Sports, industry analysts believe that Texas could legalize sports betting by 2023. If this happens, Texas will become the largest state with legal sports betting. Lawmakers missed the deadline to bring legal and regulated sports betting to the Lone Star State last year, but that doesn’t mean that it […]

There is much speculation that the Japanese government wants to ease restrictions that it has in place on sports betting. According to AsiaNews.Network, the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister, Koichi Hagiuda has drafted a proposal to lift restrictions, although he has publicly stated that there are no moves in place to realize the proposal immediately. […]

The online casino and sports betting group, Rush Street Interactive, has become the latest company to enter the West Virginian sports betting market. Rush Street’s online sportsbook will now be added to the group’s online casino that has been in operation with BetRivers since April last year. Rush Street maintains a good share of the […]

April 2022 was the second month that Illinoisans were allowed to register their accounts at sportsbooks using remote means.  This had an incredible effect on the local sports betting industry, with the Illinois Gaming Board reporting that sportsbooks took in $839.4 million in April – a 56% jump in comparison to the same total year […]

A multi-million-dollar deal was announced in the online betting world this week, after Entain agreed to purchase the Dutch-based online sports betting group, BetEnt BV. A total purchase price of $885 million was agreed. If all goes according to plan, the deal is expected to be finalized by the second half of this year. Entain […]

The Danish Gambling Authority issued an update of the country’s sports betting market, showing that year on year revenues for the month of April 2022 declined by 16.6%. The industry was informed that takings on sports betting fell from DKK 222 million in April 2021 to DKK 266 million in April this year.  Nevertheless, it […]

The seventh most populous state in the US is set to welcome in a new legal and regulated sports betting industry by January 1st, 2023. Already, players are waiting impatiently to see which operators will launch in the new market. Industry experts say that the opening party will be huge, with multiple operators due to […]

The entertainment business founded by iconic NFL player, Peyton Manning, Omaha Productions, has signed a lucrative deal with Caesars Entertainment. Caesars has stressed that this is not a sponsorship deal, but rather a strategic partnership that will see the two entities launch the Omaha Audio Network that will host a series of podcasts. They also […]

Penn National Gaming has confirmed that its sports betting brand, theScore, which it purchased last year, will be exiting the US market.   TheScore will focus on the Canadian sports betting market, where it is stronger, while Penn National’s other brand, Barstool, will remain to service US players.  These plans were announced by the president […]

The Virginia Lottery, the official gambling authority for the state, said that sports betting handle and sports betting revenue increased year-on-year in April, 2022. The rise in spending came in part because more licensed operators became active in Virginia over the past year. In April 2021, there were only seven operators offering their products in […]