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 |
The Week In Sports Betting News: Michigan, Virginia Go Mobile
Happy Monday, everyone. Even during a presidential inauguration, sports betting managed to make significant news headlines last week. The latest LSR Podcast breaks down the two big stories of last week: mobile launches in Michigan and Virginia. While both states officially launched online last week, not all operators are live. Follow @LSPReport on Twitter for updates […] Read More
Posted on: January 25, 2021 |
Michigan Sports Betting Launch: Everything We Know Today
Today’s launch of online Michigan sports betting provides a first glimpse into one of the country’s most interesting markets. Michigan sportsbooks can start their mobile apps at noon local time Friday. Launch weekend could prove competitive in the MI sports betting market as well, with as many as 10 operators opening shop. Online sports betting […] Read More
Posted on: January 22, 2021 |
Which Sportsbook CEO Expects To Be ‘Dominant’ In Michigan Sports Betting?
Outgoing Entain CEO Shay Segev says the BetMGM brand has learned what works from successful launches in Tennessee and Colorado. Read More
Posted on: January 22, 2021 |
Online Michigan Sports Betting Goes Live Friday After Long Wait
At last, we have a definitive start time for the online sports betting and casino markets in Michigan: this Friday. The Michigan Gaming Control Board made the formal announcement Tuesday that 10 of the state’s 15 online sportsbooks could launch three days later. “The days between authorization and launch will give the operators and platform […] Read More
Posted on: January 19, 2021 |
Michigan Sports Betting Could Launch Online Within Days
The wait is nearly over: Michigan online sports betting is finally close to launching. It’s about time. MI sports betting and iGaming were legalized late in 2019, and retail sports betting launched in March. A drawn-out rules process eventually wrapped in December. While there were hopes the market would launch last month, it now sounds […] Read More
Posted on: January 13, 2021 |
Why Churchill Downs Is Dropping BetAmerica Brand For TwinSpires
Churchill Downs said a single brand would reduce marketing costs and help cross-sell horse bettors into sports and vice-versa. Read More
Posted on: January 5, 2021 |
The Week In Sports Betting News: Can Ohio Cross Finish Line?
This week's recap of sports betting news includes updates from multiple states including Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. Read More
Posted on: December 14, 2020 |
Provisional Online Michigan Sports Betting Licenses Issued For 2021 Start
Michigan is another step closer to launching online sports betting and iGaming, which we now know will begin next year. The Michigan Gaming Control Board has been a bit wishy-washy on whether its online sports betting and iGaming markets would launch within 2020 or 2021. It looks like we finally know, as the the MGCB […] Read More
Posted on: December 10, 2020 |
Online Michigan Sports Betting Gets Potential 2020 Lifeline
Michigan residents have had a few weeks to let the idea of online sports betting launching next year instead of this year soak in. As it turns out, that mental preparation might have been for nothing. Online sports betting in Michigan, as well as iGaming, had been held up by the Joint Committee on Administrative […] Read More
Posted on: November 30, 2020 |