Sports Betting News

The state of Iowa only went live with its sports betting industry last month, but already it is clear that it was an excellent move. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission published the first monthly report pertaining to sports betting, although in practice the report only covers 17 days. According to the gambling authority, bettors […]

After opening two sportsbook venues (Turning Point Casino and Point Place in Bridgeport) in New York state on August 1st, the Oneida Indian Nation has launched its third – and most ambitious – project to date. The tribe launched the biggest sportsbook in New York with Caesars Sports at Yellow Brick Road Casino, just in […]

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 […]