Sports Betting News

A new mobile sportsbook app has been launched in Mississippi by the gambling and sports betting operator, BetMGM. The app allows players to place bets with their mobile devices on the premises of the Gold Strike Casino Resort, with who Bet MGM is already in partnership. Players will be able to place pre-game bets, as […]

Players in Maryland may soon be allowed to place legal wagers on sports. The state’s gambling authority has started accepting applications from potential sports betting hosts, including professional sports teams and casinos. If all goes according to plan, the industry may be up and running by NFL playoff season. “We’re actively working to expedite the […]

Canada’s new legal sports betting industry may be only one month old, but provinces are already celebrating the significant rise in handle as a result. This week, Ontario reported that the province had accepted more than $6 million in handle in its first four weeks of operation.  Ontario’s official gambling authority, the Ontario Lottery and […]

Nick Bogdanovich, who served as William Hill US sportsbook director since 2012, has been let go by Caesars Sports. This occurred just four months after Caesars Entertainment bought William Hill for $4 billion.  At the time of the purchase, Caesars said that Bogdanovich would serve as the merged company’s vice president of trading. However, he […]

State officials confirmed yesterday that plans to introduce sports betting laws in Louisiana were being worked on “as fast as possible”, however they could not yet give a firm deadline when the retail and online launch would finally take place. According to the officials who spoke at a meeting held by the Louisiana Gaming Control […]

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 […]