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In three short months, legal mobile sports betting has contributed tens of millions of dollars to education and other good causes in the state of New York. Numbers recently published show the following: In the meantime, one licensee needs to join the scene in New York, namely Bally Bet. The group is waiting until its […]

Illinois set another record in its legal and regulated sports betting journey.  The state released the latest numbers, showing that sports bettors legally wagered $278.4 million during this year’s March Madness NCAA men’s basketball championship.  Bettors wagered another $7.8 million on women’s basketball. If anyone still had any doubt that online sports betting is here […]

Hard Rock International has entered the Arizona sports betting market by launching a mobile sportsbook app. The initiative was launched in partnership with the Najavo Nation Gaming Enterprise, following a market access agreement signed with the tribal-run company in January this year. The Najavo Nation Gaming Enterprise runs five casinos across the state and New […]

There is growing hope that Kentucky will soon join scores of other states and introduce a legal and regulated online gambling industry. Last month, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed HB 606 that could legalize retail and online sports betting, as well as daily fantasy sports and online poker. The bill passed by a vote […]

A new set of rules released by the Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) in the UK may affect some of the marketing content by sports betting brands such as Coral and Paddy Power. The rules want to stop to stop gambling companies from running ads that have “strong appeal to children or young persons, especially […]

A new deal has been signed between FanDuel Group and the Canadian specialist sports broadcaster, The Sports Network. Under the terms of the deal, the Flutter Entertainment-owned FanDuel will serve as the Sports Network’s official sportsbook partner. The multiyear deal comes just in time to meet the official launch date of Ontario’s new regulated sports […]

In a joint initiative with JockeyCam, Entain has launched a Virtual Reality (VR) product that will be accessible via its Coral sports betting brand. The 360-degree VR product allows players to feel what’s it like to be a jump jockey on a course. Throughout the year, Coral will sponsor several events across the UK and […]

According to the Los Angeles Times, five men pleaded guilty to what are deemed federal crimes for taking part in an illegal sports betting operation in Southern California. The men allegedly took bets from professional athletes as part of the ring’s operations. The man who stood at the head of the ring is 45-year-old Wayne […]

Arizona’s Department of Gaming published its monthly revenue report covering the month of January. The authority showed that record-breaking numbers were wagered, with Arizonians spending $564 million and winning back $522 million. Most of the wagers were made through licensed online sportsbooks, operated by local Native American tribes or professional sports teams.  There is an […]

A number of operators have been approved by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario ahead of the slated launch of sports betting in the Canadian province. Among them is BetMGM, which got its approval on Monday. The launch date for the industry is April 4th. BetMGM hopes to be one of the first sportsbooks […]