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NJ Sports Betting Caps Off Big 2021 With Another $1B Handle Month

Turning in its fourth-straight billion-dollar monthly handle, NJ sports betting became the first state to see $10 billion in bets in a single year. New Jersey sportsbooks handled more than $1.2 billion during December, according to a state report released Friday. The December handle brings the full-year total to $10.9 billion, up from the 2020 total […] Read More

Posted on: January 14, 2022 | | Pat Evans

DraftKings, Barstool Turn Up Florida Sports Betting Heat, But Is it Too Late?

Barstool founder Dave Portnoy told his 6.7 million social media followers to help get a Florida sports betting question on the ballot in November. Read More

Posted on: January 14, 2022 | | Brad Allen

New York Set To Add BetMGM Sportsbook On Monday

BetMGM will launch as the fifth online New York online sports betting operator Monday morning, the company announced early Friday. Read More

Posted on: January 14, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Caesars Sportsbook Does Sports Betting, iGaming Deal With Michigan State

Caesars Sportsbook is breaking new ground with a deal in the Michigan sports betting market. Caesars Sportsbook is now the exclusive sportsbook and iGaming partner of Michigan State University, the company announced Thursday. While not the first sportsbook partnership with a college, it is the first official iGaming deal with a Power 5 conference school. […] Read More

Posted on: January 13, 2022 | | Pat Evans

Are New Yorkers Already Fed Up With NY Sports Betting Ads?

TV, social media, online search and digital banners are all flooded with NY sportsbook ads, according to locals, but who is leading the way? Read More

Posted on: January 13, 2022 | | Brad Allen

Analyzing Washington Sports Betting Challenge By Maverick Gaming

Were you wondering what happened to America’s sports betting hero, former Solicitor General Ted Olson? Well, he is back in the space in Washington sports betting, in something of a different role this time. Olson and his colleagues at the law firm Gibson Dunn filed a complaint Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the […] Read More

Posted on: January 12, 2022 | | John Holden

Will Oregon Sports Betting Blast Off With DraftKings Taking Over?

DraftKings will take over operation of Oregon sports betting from the state lottery, with the transition starting January 18th. Read More

Posted on: January 12, 2022 | | Brad Allen

Betway, SI Sportsbook Set To Launch VA Sportsbooks By April

Two more VA sportsbooks should be live by the beginning of April, according to an update Wednesday from the Virginia Lottery. Both SI Sportsbook by 888 and Betway from Digital Gaming should go live in the first quarter, Deputy Director of Gaming Compliance Gina Smith said. Another three unidentified operators are under review, which would […] Read More

Posted on: January 12, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Small Businesses Ask For Legal MA Sports Betting From Senate

The requests for Senate action first came from the Massachusetts House and Gov. Charlie Baker. Now, nearly 90 small businesses are asking the Senate to legalize sports betting in MA. According to the Springfield Republican, those businesses penned a letter to the state’s 40 senators in support of a bill from Sen. Adam Gomez that […] Read More

Posted on: January 12, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Minnesota Sports Betting Talks Continue Ahead of Legislative Session

The legislator set to lead a Minnesota sports betting effort this year said he is still working diligently to prepare the bill. While Rep. Zack Stephenson has not introduced a bill yet, he told LSR this week serious conversations with stakeholders are ongoing. As chair of the House Commerce Committee, Stephenson announced in November 2021 MN sports betting […] Read More

Posted on: January 11, 2022 | | Pat Evans