Sports Betting News

With New York legislators announcing that they are making legal sports betting a priority in the state this year, many locations are getting ready to grab a piece of this very lucrative pie. Media outlets report that Madison Square Garden (the company and the arena) is getting ready to enter the sports betting space as […]

North Dakota has introduced two separate bills in a bid to bring legal and regulated sports betting to the state.  House Bill 1254 and House Bill 1295 are almost a carbon copy of one another; the only difference being that HB 1295 also bans betting on amateur sports. At present, the bills fit in with […]

The former governor of New Jersey and the man responsible for pushing the United States Supreme Court to decide on overturning the nationwide sports betting ban, has called on lawmakers to resist an attempt by the federal government to regulate sports betting. Chris Christie told legislators at a conference on Friday that individual states have […]

The National Football League has inked its first casino sponsorship with the US entertainment giant, Caesars Entertainment. A press release put out by Caesars, however, made it clear that the deal does not include sports betting. The group said that it would be “providing unique experiences for NFL fans by using its casino properties, celebrity […]

Delaware State has announced that two new properties are offering sports betting, increasing the number to five. The first venues to offer betting on sports in Delaware were the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, the Greenbrier Resort and the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Racetrack. Now the state has added the Wheeling Island Hotel Casino […]

Last year, Pennsylvania passed a gambling reform package whereby the state’s gambling industry would undergo major expansion. One of the sectors which saw legalization was sports betting. In November this year, the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course became the first to start offering sports wagering in the newly regulated industry. Last week, the […]

As the sports betting industry grows in the United States, USADA (the US Anti-Doping Agency), is looking to play a greater role in this market. The government agency wants to monitor the expanding industry, following the groundbreaking ruling by the US Supreme Court allowing legal and regulated sports betting in all states if they choose […]

The American Gaming Association is the latest entity to express its strongest opposition to attempts to introduce a federal bill governing sports betting in the United States. The Sports Wagering Integrity Act of 2018 was proposed recently by US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT). This bi-partisan effort aims to bring federal […]

New Jersey’s sports betting industry is almost at the $1 billion handle figure following November’s results. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement noted that the handle went up 26.9% when compared to October’s handle figure. The current total handle stands at $928.1 million, a cumulative amount since June 14th. November’s wagers reached a total […]

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, […]