Sports Betting News

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 […]

The National Football League (NFL) has signed a lucrative deal with Sportradar. Since 2015, Sportradar has been the sport league’s exclusive provider of official play-to-play statistics. The data was distributed to media outlets. However, the new deal allows Sportradar to distribute the content to gambling operators, especially sports betting platforms. Sportradar will also be allowed […]

The iconic English football club, Manchester United, has signed its 23rd sponsorship deal – this time with a sports betting company, Yabo Sport. This will make the gaming company an official gambling partner to the club, replacing Mo Play. Manchester United already has sponsorship deals with some of the most popular brands in the world, including […]

For a while there were hopes that legal sports betting would come to Washington DC before the start of football season on September 5th. However, the Office of Lottery and Gaming said this week that the launch could be delayed by several weeks and wouldn’t be in time for the football betting season. The office […]