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The U.S. Supreme Court enabled states to offer sports-betting two years’ ago but California has been left stalemated on the issue, with the latest effort collapsing this week in the state Legislature. Betting on sports has been legalized in approximately 24 other states, including New Jersey, Oregon and New York but attempts have been set […]

The first day of mobile sports betting in Illinois following the Coronavirus shutdown saw almost two-thirds of the money wagered on Spanish soccer. On Thursday, 17th June 2020 with the launch of legal, mobile sports betting in Illinois through Rivers Casino, overseas soccer matches drew 78% of the money wagered on BetRivers.com. Although representatives for […]

ROAR Digital, the joint venture between MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings has entered into a new long-term partnership with the Confederate Tribes of Grand Ronde in terms of which ROAR Digital will become the Tribe’s exclusive sports betting partner. The agreement will also see ROAR Digital open a BetMGM sports-book later this year at […]

Betfred, a leading bookmaker based in the United Kingdom has enhanced its partnership with Scientific Games that will see it launch digital and retail sports betting services in the state of Colorado. In terms of the extended partnership, the bookmaker has rolled out Scientific Games’ OpenSports’ complete retail solutions that include a range of self-service […]

FanDuel Group, a New York City based bookmaker and daily fantasy sports provider, has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Denver Broncos in terms of which it has become an official sports betting and daily fantasy partner of the National Football League (NFL) team. This is the first sports betting partnership announced for an […]

Betting services supplier Sports Information Services (SIS) has expanded its horse racing portfolio after entering into agreements with LAB representing Czech racing and Kincsem Park, the home of Hungarian racing that will see it become the exclusive distributor of live pictures and data of Czech and Hungarian horse races. In terms of the new deals, […]

The coronavirus outbreak saw all major sports leagues, including the English Premier League, suspended indefinitely and the European Championships and Olympics being postponed to next year. The door was then opened for online poker, casino, eSports or other verticals to fill the void. Vertical sports betting, in particular has become popular with players who are […]

A coalition of professional North American sports leagues have publicly expressed their support for single-event sports betting in Canada. The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) published a joint statement signed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), Canadian Football League (CFL), National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Soccer (MLS) hailing efforts to […]

Newgioco Group, a global sports betting and interactive gaming technology company, is thrilled to announce that it has completed the creation of Elys Gameboard Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary in an endeavor to enhance the Company’s sports betting operations throughout the US.  The Company is aiming to obtain its first sports betting license in Washington, […]

Playtech, a leading online casino software group, will be launching its digital sportsbook on the Casino.com platform that will see it extending its long-standing existing partnership with the online casino’s parent company, Mansion Group. The new five year agreement will take the partnership through to 2025 and see Playtech remain the principal technology supplier for […]