Sports betting

10th September 2021

Illinois records month-on-month revenue decrease as handle falls

The state of Illinois has recorded sports betting revenue of $37.6m for July, representing a 20.8% decrease from June’s total.  Overall handle collected in July…

10th September 2021

LSports pushes forward into the US market with a new sports betting license and expanded partnership with 888

Sports data solutions provider, LSports is pleased to announce that it has been granted an official sports betting license issued by the Colorado Division of…

10th September 2021

Connecticut secures DoI approval for amended gaming compacts

The US Department of the Interior (DoI) has given its approval to proposed revisions to gaming compacts between the state of Connecticut and both the…

10th September 2021

Audit finds DC Lottery sports betting app “fails to meet expectations”

An audit carried out by the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor (ODCA) has concluded that the DC Lottery’s sportsbook product GamBet has performed…

10th September 2021

Major operators debut Arizona sportsbooks following market launch

FanDuel, Kindred and Caesars Entertainment have all launched sportsbooks within Arizona following the legalization and launch of sports betting in the state.  Arizona’s sports wagering…

10th September 2021

PointsBet names Fallon as product director in latest senior Canadian hire

Online gambling operator PointsBet has appointed Dale Fallon as senior director of product for its Canadian business. Fallon joins PointsBet from Canadian sports media brand…

10th September 2021

Genius scores data and engagement deal with Penn’s Barstool

Genius Sports has agreed a deal with Penn Interactive to provide official data and fan engagement solutions for the operator’s Barstool Sportsbook. The long-term partnership…

9th September 2021

Betway secures US player props deal with Sports IQ

Betting technology supplier Sports IQ has agreed a deal with Super Group-owned Betway that will see its player prop bets appear on the operator’s sportsbook.…

9th September 2021

Strive Gaming receives first US license from Colorado regulator

Platform provider Strive Gaming has received a temporary vendor major license from the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission, its first US state license. The license…

9th September 2021

Arizona sports betting market opens for business

Arizona has today (September 9) launched its legal sports wagering market, with DraftKings and BetMGM among the operators to go live in the state on…

9th September 2021

Gamestop, AMC… sportsbooks? Establishing exchange betting in the US

Cole Rush finds out how fintech startup Sporttrade is learning the lessons from previous attempts to bring exchange betting stateside, and looking to ride the…

9th September 2021

Pronet Gaming powers Truenorth.bet’s launch in Canada

Online gambling operator Truenorth.bet has launched in Canada via a partnership with gaming solutions provider Pronet Gaming. Under the arrangement, Truenorth.bet will operate on Pronet…

9th September 2021

Underdog Fantasy to expand into betting with Goat Gaming acquisition

Fantasy sports platform Underdog – which is backed by a number of high-profile names in US sport – has acquired sportsbook technology platform Goat Gaming,…

9th September 2021

Tipico to open new sports betting technology hub in Colorado

Sportsbook operator Tipico has set out plans to open a new sportsbook technology hub in Colorado, just weeks after launching online sports betting in the…