Grant Lucas, Author at Legal Sports Report

The Oregon Sports Betting App Now Has A Target Launch Date

This story has been updated. The online sports betting trail to Oregon is nearing its end. And it appears the state’s first mobile option will soon go live in the Northwest. According to John Canzano of The Oregonian, the Oregon Lottery has completed testing its Scoreboard online sports betting app and now only waits approval on funding options. As such, Scoreboard could have […] Read More

Posted on: September 27, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

State No. 9 With Sports Betting: Arkansas Wagering Starts July 1 At Oaklawn

Arkansas sports betting kicked off on July 1, making it the ninth state to launch single-game sports gambling in the US. Read More

Posted on: June 28, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

Oregon Sports Betting Takes Another Step Forward As One Vendor Tries To Toss In A Monkey Wrench

Despite a last-minute protest from SBTech competitor Scientific Games, the Oregon Lottery Commission during a special commission meeting last Friday approved the lottery's recommendation to award the state's sports betting contract to SBTech. Read More

Posted on: April 10, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

State Lottery Commission Recommends SBTech As Oregon Sports Betting Provider

The expanding US legal sports betting industry is largely based in the East, but Oregon sports betting could add to the western profile sooner than later. During a monthly meeting of the Oregon Lottery Commission last week, the lottery recommended selection of SBTech as its provider. Read More

Posted on: March 29, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

AGA Survey Expects Ample Activity In March Madness Betting, Much Of It Illegal

America has seen a boom in legalized sports betting over the past year, and March Madness betting will highlight that. An AGA survey shows just how much will be bet. Read More

Posted on: March 20, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

Sportradar Signs Official Sports Betting Data Deal With Major League Baseball

With regulated legal sports betting continuing to expand nationwide, the need for accurate and credible data remains high. To that end, Major League Baseball (MLB) landed a data partner in Sportradar Wednesday. Read More

Posted on: February 27, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

The Stars Group, NBA Extend Gaming Reach To Australia With BetEasy Partnership

The Stars Group and the NBA are taking their sports betting partnership down under. In a Tuesday press release, the league announced that it has brought on BetEasy as its "official wagering partner" in Australia. Read More

Posted on: February 26, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

What Turner Deal With Caesars Tells Us About Sports Media Partnerships

Turner Sports announced in a press release that it reached a "first-of-its-kind agreement" with Caesars Entertainment. The joint venture will allow Turner to develop "gaming-themed content" for sports fans. The sportsbook at Caesars Palace Las Vegas will soon become the home of a Bleacher Report-branded studio. Read More

Posted on: February 11, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

Oregon Sports Betting Could Be Live By NFL Season, State Lottery Says

Could Oregon sports betting happen before the next Super Bowl? Oregon Lottery spokesman Matthew Shelby confirmed that the state might have sports betting by the 2019 NFL season. Read More

Posted on: January 31, 2019 | | Grant Lucas

Another Super Bowl Option Returns With FanDuel’s Big Game Bingo

Big Game Bingo is back at FanDuel right before the Super Bowl. A year after its free-to-play Super Bowl game proved popular among customers, FanDuel came back with Big Game Bingo. Read More

Posted on: January 29, 2019 | | Grant Lucas