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Online PA Sports Betting Points Up As Major Sports Near Return

No one will mistake $78 million in PA sports betting handle for a traditionally good month. In the current environment, however, few likely would complain about nearly doubling April’s total wagered. Pennsylvania sports betting operators took just short of $78 million in wagers last month, generating $4.8 million in revenue. The entirety of that amount […] Read More

Posted on: June 16, 2020 | | Adam Candee

Go Canada: Pro Leagues Unite On Single-Game Sports Betting

Commissioners from the NBA, MLB, NHL, CFL and MLS all signed a letter sent to the Canadian federal government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Read More

Posted on: June 12, 2020 | | Brad Allen

Now Or Later, Tribes Not Done With California Sports Betting Initiative

While a new lawsuit seeks to extend a deadline for 2022, tribes haven't given up on getting their CA sports betting initiative on this year's ballot. Read More

Posted on: June 12, 2020 | | Matthew Kredell

Mobile Still On Hold As Illinois Sports Betting Licenses Issued

Seven casinos received master licenses Thursday to run Illinois sports betting operations, but mobile wagering remains on hold. The Illinois Gaming Board approved the master licenses just days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order that could expedite mobile IL sports betting. The order suspended the in-person registration requirement put in place last year […] Read More

Posted on: June 11, 2020 | | Adam Candee

Lawmaker Believes Delayed NY Sports Betting Study Will Arrive This Year

A NY sports betting study was pushed back to include coronavirus impacts, but a lawmaker still hopes to use the study to push for mobile wagering this year. Read More

Posted on: June 10, 2020 | | Matthew Kredell

Sooner, Sooners? Oklahoma Sports Betting Closer After Surprise Federal Move

Once a longshot, tribal Oklahoma sports betting received a major boost from the federal government this week. The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) did not reject tribal gaming compacts between the state and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and Comanche Nation, according to a press release from Gov. Kevin Stitt. The governor announced the signing of the […] Read More

Posted on: June 9, 2020 | | Adam Candee

The Week In Sports Betting News: Colorado’s Start Not Too Rocky

This week's recap of sports betting news includes the first figures out of Colorado's new sports betting market and pro leagues backing California's effort. Read More

Posted on: June 8, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Did Illinois Sports Betting Just Go Mobile Months Early?

The Illinois sports betting market got a significant boost from Gov. JB Pritzker because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

Posted on: June 5, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Could Pro League Support Be Hidden Key To CA Sports Betting Push?

The majority of American professional sports leagues lined up this week to support a legislative try for CA sports betting. Letters from the NFL and a coalition of leagues with California-based teams show strong backing for California sports betting as constructed in a new Senate bill. The bill advanced through its first committee hearing Tuesday […] Read More

Posted on: June 3, 2020 | | Matthew Kredell