Sports betting

9th February 2022

RSI expands Louisiana presence with New Orleans Pelicans deal

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has agreed a deal for its BetRivers Sportsbook brand to become an official partner of the Louisiana-based National Basketball Association (NBA)…

9th February 2022

Fubo Gaming secures Ohio access deal with NBA’s Cavaliers

Fubo Gaming, a subsidiary of FuboTV, has agreed a market access deal in Ohio with National Basketball Association team the Cleveland Cavaliers, ahead of the…

8th February 2022

AGA: Americans set to wager $7.61bn on Super Bowl LVI

Americans are expected to wager approximately $7.61bn on Super Bowl LVI this weekend, with some 31.4 million set to place a bet, according to the…

8th February 2022

RI sports betting revenue slips to five-month low in December

Sports betting revenue in Rhode Island fell to $1.2m in December 2021, despite the second-highest month of player spending in the state’s 2022 financial year.…

8th February 2022

PointsBet soft launches sports betting in Pennsylvania

PointsBet has announced the soft launch of its online sportsbook in Pennsylvania, with plans to be fully operational in time for this weekend’s Super Bowl. The…

7th February 2022

Illinois breaks $7bn handle mark in 2021

Illinois’ sports betting operators saw handle rise during December 2021 as the state became the third state to smash the $7bn mark for a calendar…

7th February 2022

WynnBet joins the fray in New York’s mobile betting market

WynnBet, the online arm Wynn Resorts, has become the latest operator to launch its online sports wagering platform in New York. Players in New York…

7th February 2022

New York takes less than a month to smash US monthly betting handle record

New York surpassed the all-time US monthly record for sports betting handle during the first 23 days of legal online wagering in the state, after…

3rd February 2022

GeoComply: Louisiana players per capita top New York in opening weekend

Geolocation security company GeoComply has reported a successful opening weekend for Louisiana’s newly-launched online sports betting market, with unique players numbers exceeding those recorded in…

3rd February 2022

State of the Union: Ontario, New York, Louisiana and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes the launch of legal igaming in Ontario, more impressive results from New York…

2nd February 2022

Virginia falls just short of sports betting handle record in December

Consumers in Virginia wagered a total of $426.6m on sports during December, just short of the state’s monthly all-time high. The December figure was just…

1st February 2022

BetMGM opens sportsbook at Washington DC’s Nationals Park

BetMGM and the Washington Nationals have opened a retail sportsbook at Nationals Park, making it the first sportsbook connected to a Major League Baseball (MLB)…

1st February 2022

FanDuel partners Chicago’s United Center to launch new retail sportsbook

Flutter Entertainment-owned FanDuel Group has announced plans to open a new retail sportsbook at the United Center, the home of National Basketball Association team the…

1st February 2022

Colorado sports wagers surpass $5.0bn since legalization

Players in Colorado spent more than $5.0bn betting on sports during the first 21 months of legal wagering in the state, while new figures reveal…