Sports betting
West Virginia sports betting revenue rockets in May
Regulated sports betting revenue in West Virginia rocketed by 69% month-on-month in May to $937,065 (£736,725/€827,996), while amounts wagered rose 4%. Consumers in West Virginia…
NY Gaming Commission approves sports betting regulations
The New York Gaming Commission has today (June 10) approved regulations governing sports betting in the state. The approval clears the way for the licensing…
Oregon Lottery signs sportsbook contract with SBTech
The Oregon State Lottery and SBTech have signed a contract that will see the supplier’s technology used to power the state’s mobile and retail sportsbook…
Louisiana sports betting hopes die, take fantasy bill with them
The end of the Louisiana legislative session passed yesterday (June 6), with efforts to pass sports betting legislation failing. This failure also saw Senator Daniel…
NY betting bill amended to permit in-stadium wagering
Some of New York’s sporting arenas could be able to offer betting to patrons, after legislation to legalize land-based and mobile betting was amended by…
Fantasy sports bill dies in North Carolina House committee
North Carolina’s latest attempt to develop a regulatory framework for fantasy sports has failed, after a bill that would have declared the contests games of…
West Virginia Lottery delays launch of DraftKings sports betting app
Consumers in West Virginia are to remain without mobile sports betting services for the foreseeable further after the state’s Lottery announced that it is to…
Louisiana sports betting hopes rest on conference committee
Louisiana’s prospects of passing a sports betting bill hinge on a conference committee, which will negotiate whether to include language to legalise sports betting in…
State of the Union: Wire Act, Illinois, Pennsylvania and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers New Hampshire’s victory in its legal challenge to the Department of Justice’s revised…
ICE North America Interview: Jim Ryan, CEO, Pala Interactive
Pala Interactive chief executive Jim Ryan shares his thoughts on the impact of the Department of Justice’s revised Wire Act opinion, explaining why he feels…
Newgioco aims to leverage platform to establish US presence in 2019
Sportsbook supplier Newgioco Group is targeting growth in the US sports betting market, with chief executive Michele Ciavarella confident that its ELYS platform will prove…
Apple will only allow native iOS gambling apps in App Store
Apple has announced that it will only allow gambling apps native to iOS to be hosted in its App Store, giving operators until September 3…
Louisiana sports betting suffers new blow as House rejects amended bill
Louisiana looks set to miss out on sports betting this year after the state’s House of Representatives rejected amendments to a fantasy sports bill that…
New Hampshire prevails in Wire Act challenge
A New Hampshire District Court Judge has ruled in favour of the state in its legal challenge against the US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) revised…