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Following the November figures, New Jersey’s sports betting handle is close to the $1 billion mark. November figures are up, and bringing the Garden State’s sports betting industry closer to this milestone. The NJDGE (New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement) showed November’s handle up 26.9% on October’s handle. In November, customer wagers totaled $330.7 million, […]

The National Basketball Association has signed its second sports betting partnership with a gambling partner. After inking a deal with MGM Resorts in July this year, the league announced that it was making The Stars Group its “authorized gaming operator” through the Canadian-based company’s BetStars brand. Under the terms of the deal, The Stars Group […]

With analysts estimating that Colorado has the potential to bring in as much as $300 million from a legal and regulated sports betting industry, it comes as no surprise that the Centennial State is doing all it can to bring about this new reality as quickly as possible. Colorado’s state attorney general seems to be […]

Lawmakers in Kansas continue to push for legislation that will ultimately legalize and regulate sports betting in the Sunflower State. Rep. Jan Kessinger is one of the lawmakers at the forefront of these attempts, and he said that he plans to present new proposals on the issue to the Special Committee on Federal and State […]

Seven months after the landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court to strike down a national law restricting the majority of states from legalizing sports betting, Missouri Legislature is reportedly mulling the idea of allowing wagering on certain sporting events. The office of Governor Mike Parson said that, although the governor isn’t pushing the idea […]

A lucrative partnership has been signed between Major League Baseball (MLB) and MGM Resorts International. The deal was announced by MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred. MGM will become the MLB’s first official gaming and entertainment partner. MGM will use the MLB’s official statistics feed and enjoy stats exclusivity in return. MLB’s logo and other intellectual property […]

Thanksgiving week is traditionally the busiest week for sports bettors and bookmakers in the United States. This year promises to be even busier, since it’s the first Thanksgiving following the US Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in May this year. For the first time, sports fans in several […]

The owners of top online betting giants, Coral and Ladbrokes, GVC Holdings announced the acquisition of the Australian start-up company, Neds International. The deal is said to be worth up to A$95 million. Neds is an online sports betting operator and the brainchild of the former chief executive of Ladbrokes Australia, Dean Shannon who founded […]

Rhode Island joins a growing number of US states offering legal and regulated sports betting to its citizens. The state will roll out legalized sports betting at its Twin River Casino in Lincoln this coming Monday. A ceremonial first bet will be placed by Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and a few other people. […]

Rhode Island sports betting is due to debut at Twin River Casino in Lincoln and potentially draw in a large number of punters from neighboring Massachusetts. According to Patti Doyle, a spokeswoman for Twin River, sports betting at Twin River will begin around Thanksgiving. Doyle also said that sports betting at Tiverton Hotel and Casino […]