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So Who’s Actually Happy About This Connecticut Sports Betting Announcement?

Gov. Ned Lamont took a risk when he announced a Connecticut sports betting agreement with just one tribal partner instead of both. That’s left some key parties pretty upset. Lamont’s office announced an agreement for expanded gaming with the Mohegan Tribe Tuesday. The announcement came after a joint Public Safety and Security Committee hearing where […] Read More

Posted on: March 5, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

Caesars Touts Sports Betting Future As Positive Despite Quarterly Loss

Caesars Entertainment is confident 2021 will be better than 2020. Last week, the company reported a loss of $555 million in its fourth quarter. During its fourth-quarter earnings call, Caesars executives laid out the positives. At the top of the list was the recovery of the tourism industry and its Las Vegas properties. Not far […] Read More

Posted on: March 5, 2021 | | Pat Evans

South Dakota Just A Signature Away From Legal Sports Betting

It didn’t take the legislature long to act on the South Dakota sports betting referendum passed at the ballot box in November. The House passed SB 44 by a 58-8 vote Wednesday. That sends the legislation, which would legalize sports betting in Deadwood, to Gov. Kristi Noem. It’s likely the bill will get Noem’s signature […] Read More

Posted on: March 5, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

Arizona Sports Betting Bill Cleanly Clears House Hurdle

Arizona sports betting legislation appears to be coming to a head. The Arizona House voted to pass HB 2772, 48-12. The bill now heads to the Senate as the most likely AZ sports betting legislation to make it all the way to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk. In February, the state’s Senate Appropriations Committee merged the chamber’s […] Read More

Posted on: March 4, 2021 | | Pat Evans

Kansas Sports Betting Bill Moves Closer To The Finish Once Again

Kansas sports betting took another step forward this week. A substitute bill for SB 84 received a 26-12 approval from the Kansas Senate Wednesday afternoon. The bill set to expand the state’s lottery to allow sports betting now heads to the House. Kansas sports betting nears finish line … again Prior to the COVID-19 shut […] Read More

Posted on: March 4, 2021 | | Pat Evans

Why Bally Bets Rollout Will Not Happen Until Summer

It will be a bit longer before the full sports betting plans of Bally’s and its Bally Bets sportsbook come to light. Bally’s was supposed to close on the $125 million acquisition of sports betting platform Bet.Works in the first quarter. That delay comes at the regulatory level but not because of concerns over the […] Read More

Posted on: March 4, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

Bettor Safe Campaign Aims To Raise Legal Sports Betting Awareness

Bettor Safe, a new sports betting education campaign, launched this week with the goal of distinguishing legal and illegal markets. Conscious Gaming rolled out the new campaign as a way to educate consumers about the risks of betting illegally and the benefits of a legal and regulated sports betting market. Along with the national initiative, […] Read More

Posted on: March 4, 2021 | | Pat Evans

Fubo Aims To Take Bets In Three States This Year, Expert Not Convinced

FuboTV announced Wednesday it secured market access for New Jersey and Indiana via Caesars and aims to be live in three states by the end of the year. Read More

Posted on: March 4, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Intralot Provides Unintentional Comedy To Ohio Sports Betting Hearing

More testimony on how to shape the legal Ohio sports betting market came Wednesday from a number of proponents. Bally’s, Caesars, Intralot and the Ohio Licensed Beverage Association all testified in support of sports betting at Wednesday’s Select Committee on Gaming hearing. They offered a few different perspectives: Bally’s and Caesars stuck to the typical […] Read More

Posted on: March 4, 2021 | | Matthew Waters