Giovanni Shorter 
Six referees for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament were dismissed after one tested positive for COVID-19. All participants will be in a bubble in Indianapolis, similar to how the NBA did in Orlando. Players will be tested daily. INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament … Read more
FanDuel has signed multiple partnerships in 2021 already, including Bally’s Corp, Kenny Smith, and Boyd Gaming Parent company Flutter Entertainment is considering making FanDuel a publicly-traded company, giving it its own IPO. FanDuel has launched a second sportsbook in Illinois. NEW YORK – Few sports … Read more
The American Gaming Association projects that a record 47.5 million Americans will bet on March Madness this year. More than 36.7 million will fill out a bracket wager. 8.3 million will wager at a retail sportsbook. INDIANAPOLIS – The March Madness Tournament is incoming and … Read more
Both the Duke Blue Devils and the Kansas Jayhawks have been forced to withdraw from their conference tournaments due to COVID-19. Neither Duke nor the North Carolina Tarheels are ranked in the top 25. The last time neither team was ranked in the top 25 … Read more
ESPN has officially announced a new sports betting podcast airing ahead of the March Madness tournament. The podcast is titled Daily Wager and will be hosted by rotating analysts all year long. Daily Wager will air early afternoons on weekdays starting March 15. BRISTOL, Conn. … Read more
Buffalo Wild Wings and BetMGM announce a new exclusive sports betting experience. When betting on the BetMGM app inside Buffalo Wild Wings, players will have access to exclusive promotions available only while inside one of the restaurants. BetMGM will use geolocation technology to apply for … Read more
Sports betting handle in Illinois increased to $581.5 million in January. This is the new record-setting single-month betting activity in Illinois. DraftKings remains the more popular mobile sportsbook in the state. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Sports betting fans in Illinois managed to set a new record … Read more
The Major League Rugby (MLR) has made Genius Sports Group (GSG) the exclusive sports betting partner of the league. GSG has been granted official league data and can distribute the data across North America and worldwide. DALLAS – Major League Rugby (MLR) has announced Genius … Read more
Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sportsbook CEO has announced via his Twitter account that the sportsbook will be launching in Illinois on Thursday. This will be the third market Barstool Sportsbook will be available in. Barstool Sportsbook will be the sixth sportsbook to launch in Illinois. SPRINGFIELD, … Read more
Iowa sports betting activity in February continued to see solid numbers despite a shorter month. Iowa saw an average of $5.1 million wagered daily in February. Online sports betting saw the most action. DES MOINES, Iowa – Sports betting in Iowa has continued to see … Read more
West Virginia sports betting revenue in February was down 66% month over month. Sports betting activity in total was down 24.6%. Surprisingly, mobile betting was also down 17.7%. CHARLESTON, W.V. – Sports betting saw a slight decrease in activity in February in West Virginia, with … Read more
PlayUp officially launches in Colorado as it enters the US sports betting market. PlayUp raised $12.5 million in Capital Raising to enter the US market. New Jersey is the next market PlayUp hopes to launch in. DENVER – Colorado sports betting fans will now have … Read more