Matthew Waters, Author at Legal Sports Report

Revenue Reports From The Coasts Show Difference With And Without Mobile Sports Betting

The Beaver State took $5.6 million in bets for the first half month of operations of Scoreboard, the Oregon sports betting app run by the state lottery. Read More

Posted on: November 19, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

More Mobile, More Growth: PA Sports Betting Surges Again In October

PA sports betting easily topped September's handle record in October thanks to another strong performance from state-leader FanDuel Sportsbook. Read More

Posted on: November 18, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

The Week In Sports Betting News: California Tribes Might Go It Alone

This week's recap of sports betting news includes 18 California tribes trying to legalize sports wagering, and NJ sports betting handle breaking a record. Read More

Posted on: November 18, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

The PGA Tour Claims Unofficial Data Used By Sportsbooks Is ‘Stolen Data’

Sportsbooks using golf data not provided by the PGA Tour use stolen data, according to Senior VP of Tournament Administration Andy Levinson. Read More

Posted on: November 18, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

Full House Resorts’ Indiana Sportsbook Partners May Launch By Super Bowl

Three more Indiana sportsbooks could launch online by the Super Bowl, according to Full House Resorts CEO Dan Lee, the casino partner in the state. At least two of them plan to launch Indiana sports betting by the end of this year: Smarkets and BetAmerica, the Churchill Downs brand that runs on SBTech‘s platform. Smarkets, […] Read More

Posted on: November 15, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

October Sets New NJ Sports Betting Monthly Record For Handle

NJ sports betting handle jumped 87.2% over last year to $487.9 million in October, breaking the monthly record set last month. Read More

Posted on: November 14, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

Esports Betting Expands In US Beyond Nevada For First Time

Esports betting officially came to New Jersey, although there's been only one event available for wagers so far: the League of Legends world final. Read More

Posted on: November 14, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

Yahoo Sports, BetMGM Launch Yahoo Sportsbook Today

Yahoo Sportsbook will officially launch today, with users seeing the revamped app in a marketing deal with BetMGM. Read More

Posted on: November 14, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

This Week In Sports Betting: Here Come Colorado And Illinois

Happy Monday Tuesday, everyone. Remember, the best part of having a Monday off isn’t the three-day weekend but the shortened workweek that follows. As usual, we’re here to recap what happened in the sports betting world last week. Pennsylvania gets two launches The Pennsylvania online betting industry got way more interesting last week with the […] Read More

Posted on: November 12, 2019 | | Matthew Waters

Optimal Sportsbook Revenues Elusive For New York, Iowa Without Full Online Betting

The release of sports betting figures in Iowa and New York continues to show why a full mobile sports betting component is needed for a healthy industry. The previous issue emphasizing how states can miss out without a full mobile sports betting option came in Rhode Island. Just 15% of handle came from mobile in […] Read More

Posted on: November 12, 2019 | | Matthew Waters