Sports Betting News

With the sports betting scene coming to a screeching halt in the United States, following the cancellation or suspension of all major tournaments and competitions, sportsbooks have had to start looking for alternative betting markets. Which types of markets are sports betting groups offering, in lieu of sports itself? Some, like Bovada, have started dabbling […]

New Jersey’s sportsbooks have taken a crushing hit, following the suspension or cancellation of all major sports season. One after the other, the NBA, NHL and MLB suspended their seasons due to the spread of the coronavirus, followed by the NCAA Tournament, which was cancelled altogether. On Friday, it was announced that the 2020 Masters […]

Senate Bill 4, introduced by Maryland lawmaker Craig Zucker, received the green light by the State House of Representatives this week, after the committee approved amendments made by the House Committee on Ways and Means. As a result of these amendments and additions to Zucker’s bill, the House voted 129-3 in favor of sending the […]

The Corona virus pandemic could cost sportsbooks in the United States a whopping $200 million in revenue and $2 billion in handle, according to a report in Legal Sports betting.  Almost every sports organization around the world has suspended, delayed or cancelled play, and this will cause a direct hit on the global sports book […]

Across the United States, brick-and-mortar casinos and sports betting kiosks are reporting on a significant drop in the number of visitors to their facilities, in response to the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19).  In Oregon, the Wildhorse Resort and Casino was closed for a while to be deep cleaned, after it was found that one […]

The Montana Lottery Commission, which was chosen by the state to be the official overseer of legal sports betting, has still not fired the opening shot for the industry to begin operating. The MLC has already issued licenses to 142 operators, but as of today, was still putting finishing touches to the infrastructure. It is […]

Legal sports betting took a step forward through the legal pipelines in South Dakota this week after a House panel advanced Senate Joint Resolution 501. This resolution will place the question of sports betting in the state on the 2020 general election ballot.  It wasn’t an easy win for the resolution to advance in the […]

A new survey shows that the majority of New Yorkers want to see legal online sports betting allowed in the state. Some 61% of those polled stated that adults should be allowed to place bets on sports online. The Parkside Group and Anzalone Liszt Grove Research ran the poll, which was commissioned by two of […]

Yesterday, the office of Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut issued a statement, showing support for a stand-alone sports betting bill. This bill allows several entities to get a piece of the lucrative sportsbook pie, including the Connecticut Lottery, the betting vendor, Sportech and more notably, the Mashantucket Pequot and the Mohegan tribes. The governor’s director […]

New York-listed Scientific Games and BoyleSports have upgraded the Irish bookmaker’s screen solution from legacy technology to Promote, the screen solution from the OpenEngage range of services offered under the supplier’s OpenSports platform. The upgrade to Promote will see BoyleSports, Ireland’s largest bookmaker, receiving cutting-edge screen management solutions that enable them to present their sports […]