New York Sports Betting ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’ For Books: Analyst
Analyst firm Regulus Partners warns that the combination of big bonuses and a 51% tax rate is a losing recipe for NY sportsbooks. Read More
Posted on: January 11, 2022 |
New York Sports Betting Highs And Lows From Opening Weekend
New York sports betting saw more than double the activity of the next largest state, but one sportsbook suffered several outages. Read More
Posted on: January 10, 2022 |
Mobile NY Sports Betting Is Live Today: What You Need To Know
Rejoice, weary George Washington Bridge travelers: mobile NY sports betting apps are live today. The New York State Gaming Commission approved four mobile NY sportsbooks to launch at 9 a.m. Saturday: BetRivers Caesars Sportsbook DraftKings Sportsbook FanDuel Sportsbook Note that the operators do not have to be up and running by 9 am, although most […] Read More
Posted on: January 8, 2022 |
Mobile NY Sports Betting Apps Will Launch Saturday
At least four online NY sports betting platforms can launch at 9 a.m. Saturday, according to New York gaming regulators. Four of the nine licensed operators have “satisfied all statutory and regulatory requirements” for launch: BetRivers Caesars Sportsbook DraftKings Sportsbook FanDuel Sportsbook It will be up to each sportsbook to determine when it will start taking […] Read More
Posted on: January 6, 2022 |
Illinois Sports Betting Approved For Chicago Stadium Sportsbooks
Illinois sports betting now can be offered via retail sportsbooks at stadiums in Chicago. On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council approved an ordinance lifting a ban on stadium sportsbooks. The approval came without debate, despite several months of back-and-forth discussions on the topic. Stadium sportsbooks are allowed under Illinois sports betting law, but it took […] Read More
Posted on: December 16, 2021 |
Disney In-House Research: ESPN Should Get Into Sports Betting
Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the company is "aggressively pursuing" sports betting after in-house research showed brand benefits for ESPN. Read More
Posted on: November 16, 2021 |
Rush Street Owner Tries To Stop Chicago Stadium Sportsbooks
Rush Street Gaming owner Neil Bluhm told the Chicago City Council that sportsbooks in the city would hurt local casino revenues. Read More
Posted on: November 10, 2021 |
New Arizona Sportsbooks Continue With BetRivers Launch
The Arizona Department of Gaming continues to approve new Arizona sportsbooks, with BetRivers getting a nod of approval Friday. The ADG approved the Rush Street Interactive application Friday, according to an ADG spokesperson. With the approval, BetRivers Sportsbook is cleared for launch. There are now nine Arizona sportsbooks live since the market opened Sept. 9. RSI partnered […] Read More
Posted on: October 22, 2021 |
BetRivers Joins Rush Of US Sportsbooks Going After Canada Sports Betting
BetRivers is launching a free-to-play product in Canada to help it build a customer database ahead of real money gaming in Ontario. Read More
Posted on: October 18, 2021 |
Illinois Sports Betting Slides To Low Point In July Revenue Report
The US sports betting industry can put a slow July behind it now as Illinois sports betting figures rolled in last week. Illinois is the last state to report its July sports betting figures, dropping to $369.1 million in handle during the month, according to an Illinois Gaming Board report. That number is down 22.5% […] Read More
Posted on: September 13, 2021 |