Christina Monroe 
The Louisiana State Legislature has finally closed for their 2021 session and with it, have given approval to the final two sports betting bills that were on the schedule. Governor John Bel Edwards has 20 days to sign these sports gaming measures into law. Louisiana … Read more
The Illinois sports betting industry collected $537.2 million in handle for April. The Prairie State was number two for the number of wagers taken for the month, only falling behind to New Jersey who had $748 million in bets. Of the $537.2 million brought in, … Read more
Louisiana has two bills for their sports betting market that need approvals and one day left in the 2021 session to get it done. Each piece of legislation needs approval from the Senate. Louisiana will tie up these loose ends and approve sports gaming in … Read more
BetMGM will now have betting lines for the Professional Fighters League (PFL), including lines for PFL 4 happening on Thursday night. This new partnership is expected to boost the PFL’s audience as they are already the number two MMA organization in the world. Any wager … Read more
The Wyoming Gaming Commission (WGC) will be submitting its draft of the rules and regulations for the sports betting industry to Governor Mark Gordon for approval. A 45-day window of public opinion will be open for going over the draft and a final set will … Read more
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber is urging the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to reject the proposal for a regulated sports betting industry for Florida. Gelber says corruption was done in order for SB 2-A to pass, the legislation that was signed off by … Read more
Sports betting handicapper Kelly Stewart has been fired from ESPN before her job was set to begin next month. Stewart was terminated due to homophobic tweets she posted nine years ago. She maintains that she was simply standing up for herself as a woman in … Read more
Yana Sizikova is being given detention from playing tennis professionally until an investigation regarding match-fixing can be cleared up. The Russian athlete has been charged with match-fixing since last year’s French Open and it is being tied to organized crime. The Tennis Integrity Unit cannot … Read more
NJ sportsbooks could have in-state college wagers added to their menu in 2022. SCR 133 has passed in the Senate but needs to pass in the General Assembly to be put on the November 2021 ballot. If it passes and receives a majority vote in … Read more
Canada’s Senate adjourns for 2021 at the end of the month. Bill C-218 to regulate single-game sports betting needs one more reading and a vote for passage before the adjournment. Mobile and retail sportsbooks are expected to launch in Canada by September 6 should the … Read more
Ben “Parlay” Patz has been sentenced to 36 months of probation time after over a year of court proceedings. The sports bettor who accumulated over a million dollars in payouts in a 50 day span in 2019 sent death threats to professional athletes that lost … Read more
Louisiana is nearing the final passages for sports betting legislation as the 2021 session winds down. Two more bills need to undergo votes by June 10 before they can be sent to Governor John Bel Edwards’ office for approval as law. The retail and mobile … Read more