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As Louisiana prepares to permit legal sports betting for the first time, there are reports that the state’s flagship university became the first in the Bayou State to enter into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with a gambling company. A number of media outlets have said that the deal is worth millions of dollars, although a […]

After a temporary hitch, Arizona launched its legal sports betting market on September 9th.  Several operators, including BetMGM and DraftKings went live on the release date, allowing players to bet on sports. At the last minute, and just before the September 9th launch date, the Yavapai Prescott announced that they were pursuing a legal challenge […]

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed yesterday that the state has been given final approval by the federal US Bureau of Indian Affairs to launch sports betting and online gaming.  The feds approved revisions to gaming compacts between Connecticut, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, and the Mohegan Tribe.  In his Thursday Tweet, the Governor wrote “I thank […]

This NFL season will be the first time in history that more than half of the states in the US offer legal sports betting. Following the US Supreme Court decision just three years ago that ruled to overturn the PASPA law, there are now 26 states, plus the District of Columbia, that allow gamblers to […]

The National Football League announced recently that it has entered into agreements with four sportsbook operators. PointsBet, FOX Bet, BetMGM and WynnBET have all been made Approved Sportsbook Operators for the current NFL football season. The operators are allowed to buy in-game commercial slots as part of the deal. In April this year, the professional […]

Major online sportsbooks have gained a foot in the door of Wyoming’s fledgling sports betting market, as the state handed out licenses last week. DraftKings rolled out its product, making Wyoming the 13th state to offer this platform for local gamblers. The co-founder and president of DraftKings, Matt Kalish noted that legalized sports betting in […]

WynnBET, the online betting arm of Wynn Resorts, signed up Hollywood and professional sports stars to feature in a new multimedia marketing campaign for its product. The ad, which features Ben Affleck, Shaquille O’Neal and Melvin Gregg, was released in time for football season. Affleck, who directed the campaign, also brought in the 75-year-old mother […]

Maryland’s gambling authorities have invited the public to comment and review the recently published sports betting rules in the state register as a step towards finally issuing sports betting licenses in the state. The Lottery and Gaming Control Commission said that the public has 30 days to review the more than 220 pages of rules. […]

Several media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, have reported that ESPN is seeking to license its brand to major sports betting companies in a multi-year deal worth $3 billion. According to the reports, ESPN has been holding talks with sportsbook operators, including Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings.  ESPN is already linked to these two parties […]

The Oregon Lottery Commission has shifted away from its traditional Scoreboard sports betting platform and plans to migrate to the DraftKings platform.  As such, the state’s sportsbook product will operate under the DraftKings brand. Talks have been ongoing since 2019 about transitioning from the SBTech platform to DraftKings, but it was only finalized at a […]