PointsBet To Enter Illinois Online Sports Betting Market

Pointsbet Illinois

PointsBet has received the seal of approval to open up shop in the Illinois sports betting industry after getting their temporary license from the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB). News of the latest state to allow PointsBet entry into their sports betting market has led the … Read more

Louisiana Governor Signs DFS Tax Bill Into Law

Lousiana Governor John Bel Edwards

Louisiana now has a legal tax rate of 8% set for its legal Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) industry with the signing of House Bill 64 by Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday. The Bayou State expects to receive $375,000 in annual revenue from the DFS … Read more

Betgenius Study Teaches Sportsbooks How To Maximize Market Reopening

Betgenius

Different sports betting types appeal to different states, a study done by Betgenius has found. The results of the study were submitted to the land-based casinos that use Betgenius sports betting platforms to help the businesses better understand the needs of the sports bettor entering … Read more

theScore Secures Certification, Inches Towards IN Sports Betting Launch

theScore

Indiana sports bettors will have theScore Bet sports betting platform available to them by the end of the summer according to the company. The sportsbook application is in the final stages of approvals before a public launch by the start of NFL season will occur. … Read more

$17.3 Billion Later & Eldorado Resorts Owns Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Palace

William Hill US sportsbooks will take over for Caesars Entertainment sportsbooks pending the finalization of the purchase by Eldorado Resorts. This will give William Hill a presence along the Vegas Strip that they haven’t fully had as well as a plethora of new mobile and … Read more

New Bill In RI Would End Required In-Person Mobile Sportsbook Sign Up

Rhode Island Sportsbook Sign-Up

Rhode Island is in need of revenue with the Coronavirus Pandemic causing wider deficits and RI HB 8097 would help by allowing sports bettors to register for mobile sportsbooks at home. The sports betting law in Rhode Island at present requires bettors to register in … Read more

New Co-Branding Rule For Illinois Sportsbooks Being Challenged By Rivers Casino

Rivers Casino Sportsbook

The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) would like to make co-branding of sportsbooks a reality in the state and has brought the topic up for public opinion before any decisions are made. Rivers Casino, and the people behind BetRivers Online Sportsbook, have filed a complaint claiming … Read more

Suquamish Tribe Is First To Apply For WA Sportsbook License

Suquamish Tribe Sports Betting

The Suquamish Tribe was the first in the state to file their application for a Washington sports betting license. Three other Tribes have followed suit; the Kalispel, Snoqualmie, and Tulalip Tribes have also put in their paperwork to open sportsbooks of their own. The hope … Read more

Legal Sports Betting In VA, Where Are They In The Process?

Kevin Hall

Kevin Hall, the executive director of the Virginia Lottery, the regulatory body for sports betting in the Commonwealth spoke to LegalSportsBetting regarding the current status of its progression. Mobile and internet sports betting platforms in Virginia should see a public launch in early 2021. A … Read more

First Four Vendors Approved For TN Sports Betting Licenses

Tennessee Lottery - Sports Betting

Tennessee now has four licensed vendors for their legal sports betting market. The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) also has three sportsbooks currently awaiting approval for what is expected to be a September launch of legal sports betting in the state. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee … Read more