Why US Sportsbooks Couldn’t Handle Super Bowl 55 Traffic
Customers reported outages at regulated books across the country during Super Bowl 55, including BetMGM in Nevada, FanDuel and DraftKings. Read More
Posted on: February 8, 2021 |
Media Frenzy: Can US Sportsbook Operators Truly Replicate The Sky Bet Model?
US sports betting operators have committed billions of dollars to Sky Bet-style media deals over the next decade, but is it money well spent? Read More
Posted on: November 25, 2020 |
Massachusetts Sports Betting Again Rejected By Senate
The chances of Massachusetts even addressing sports betting this year, let alone legalizing, appear much longer after the Senate‘s budget decisions this week. The Senate again rejected the addition of sports betting to its fiscal 2021 budget proposal, which is months overdue. Sen. Bruce Tarr submitted an amendment legalizing sports wagering, just as he did […] Read More
Posted on: November 19, 2020 |
FanDuel To Make Major Investment In New IL Sportsbook At Fairmount Park
Fairmount will rebrand to FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing and be fitted out with a sportsbook as part of a “full revitalization” of the property. Read More
Posted on: November 16, 2020 |
How New FanDuel Sportsbook Could Help Extend NJ Sports Betting Edge
FanDuel plans to open a temporary location in Ballys AC by the end of the year - as long as the property is sold to Twin River as planned. Read More
Posted on: October 30, 2020 |
FanDuel Sportsbook Expands IL Sports Betting Presence With Fairmount
A long-rumored partnership involving FanDuel Sportsbook and a track with a prime retail location in Illinois is finally moving forward. The Illinois Gaming Board found Fairmount Park near St. Louis preliminarily suitable for a gaming license and granted a master sports wagering license. It sounds like the track will go by a new name to […] Read More
Posted on: October 29, 2020 |
Which US Sportsbook Brand Do People Recognize The Most?
A around 6% of adults in legal sports betting states use, or plan to use, FanDuel and DraftKings, according to a new survey. Read More
Posted on: October 8, 2020 |
What Baltimore Sun Editorial Missed On Maryland Sports Betting Vote
Sen. Craig Zucker is confident he would have had a complete Maryland sports betting bill for this year’s referendum had the coronavirus pandemic not shut everything down. Everything did shut down, though, including the Maryland legislature in Annapolis. That left Zucker to strip the bill and instead made this year’s referendum a yes/no vote on […] Read More
Posted on: October 7, 2020 |
Did FanDuel Pass On Barstool Sportsbook Before Penn National Deal?
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy says a tie-up between Penn and FanDuel is still on the table and would mean "the end of the market". Read More
Posted on: September 29, 2020 |
Brace Yourself: Here Come The Sports Betting Ads As NFL Ramps Up
US sportsbook operators look set to spend more than $1 billion on gambling ads during the 2020 NFL season. Will it spark a backlash? Read More
Posted on: September 8, 2020 |