Sports betting
SBTech and Wynn among latest Colorado licensees
Colorado’s Limited Gaming Control Commission has awarded a further round of sports betting licenses, with SBTech, Betfred and Churchill Downs among the latest to be…
DraftKings partners with Inspired to launch virtual sports
DraftKings is to launch virtual sports in partnership with Inspired Entertainment to help fell the void left by the cancellation of sporting events around the…
PA gambling revenue halves in March amid Covid-19 shutdowns
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) saw gambling revenue in the state more than half in March due to the widespread shutdown of casinos and…
Indiana iGaming Dashboard – April 2020
Indiana’s sports betting market saw both revenue and handle plunge by more than 50% in March as coronvirus (Covid-19) halted momentum in the state’s nascent…
IGT to power Circa’s sports betting app in Colorado
International Game Technology (IGT) has agreed a deal to power Circa Sports’ mobile sports betting application in Colorado. Under the agreement, IGT will provide its…
Tennessee closes in on sports betting launch
The Tennessee Education Lottery has approved rules and processes for mobile sports betting in the state, with minor tweaks to the payout percentage, and now…
NJ sports betting revenue down as igaming soars
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has reported a 58.4% year-on-year decline in sports betting revenue in March, primarily due to the widespread shutdown…
Mississippi betting revenue plummets in March
Mississippi’s sports betting revenue fell sharply in the past month, after the popular National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) basketball tournament was cancelled and the state’s…
Jacobs Entertainment to bring SuperBook to Colorado
Jacobs Entertainment has struck a deal that will see Nevada-based sportsbook operator SuperBook move into the state. SuperBook, via the new operating company SBOpco, will…
Virginia Governor requests sports betting bill amendments
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has put forward a number of amendments to a bill that would legalise sports wagering in the state. House Bill 896,…
Iowa sportsbook revenue rises despite Covid-19 shutdown
Sports betting revenue in Iowa increased 55.1% month-over-month to $1.2m for March, despite the shutdown of almost all sports due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19)…
Indiana sportsbook revenue halved by Covid-19 in March
The suspension of sporting action and the closure of the state’s casinos from mid-March has slashed Indiana’s sports betting revenue for the month. With all…
State of the Union: Michigan, NY, SBTech, Nevada and more
This week’s state of the union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes Michigan’s first sports betting figures, while sportsbooks in New York bounced back from…
Casting off the moorings
Virginia is set to become the second US state to allow mobile sports betting without a land-based tethering requirement. Delegate Mark Sickles, the man responsible…