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Last Thursday marked the beginning of the first phase of legal mobile sports wagering in Rhode Island. The Twin River brand announced a soft launch of its product, allowing players wanting to bet on sports via mobile devices to take advantage of the opportunity. To do so, they first need to visit the Lincoln-based Twin […]

As the official season of the National Football League opened last week, there was plenty of action reported at Atlantic City-based casino sportsbooks. The eight sportsbooks in the city were filled with football fans and bettors, keen to start backing their favorite tams on the opening weekend of the centennial NFL season. Some of the […]

The sports betting partnership signed between The Stars Group and Fox Sports has resulted in the launch of the new Fox Bet brand in New Jersey’s gambling market. Players in the Garden State now have access to yet another fabulous brand. The Fox Bet app can be downloaded onto iOS and Android mobile devices. Players […]

An article in the New York Post described how New Jersey is set to overtake Las Vegas as the sports betting capital of the world. We will already see this happening in the upcoming National Football League season, according to the article. The NFL season will “open the floodgates of sports bettors flocking from New […]

The state of Indiana became the latest state to welcome legal and regulated sports betting this weekend. From September 1st, 13 different locations, including off-track betting facilities and land-casinos, were given the go-ahead to start accepting wagers on sports. The first person to place a bet on Sunday was Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb. He put […]

Players in West Virginia now have the opportunity to place bets on their favorite sports via mobile applications, thanks to the fantasy sports betting group, DraftKings.  A mobile app was launched in West Virginia by DraftKings on Wednesday this week and players are now able to place wagers. The chief compliance officer of DraftKings, Timothy […]

Yet another major sports league has inked a deal with a sports betting group. This time around, it was Major League Baseball (MLB) which announced FanDuel’s new status as authorized gaming partner. This multi-year deal will see FanDuel gain access to official MLB data, branding and logos. The information will be used at retail sportsbook […]

For months now, accusation has been thrown in the face of the West Virginia Lottery for not doing enough to ensure that mobile sports betting apps are up and running by the start of NFL season.  The latest news is that Lottery Director, John Myers, said that while he was hopeful that a sportsbook app could […]

The UK bookmaker, William Hill has reported its financial results for the first half of 2019. The group published massive losses to the tune of GBP 63 million (before taxes).  But the company didn’t seem to be too concerned about the numbers, with chief executive officer, Philip Bowcock, commenting on WillHill’s “good progress” nonetheless. The […]

Yet another major sports league has inked a deal with a sports betting group. This time around, it was Major League Baseball (MLB) which announced FanDuel’s new status as authorized gaming partner. This multi-year deal will see FanDuel gain access to official MLB data, branding and logos. The information will be used at retail sportsbook […]