Giovanni Shorter 
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCC) announces BetMGM and PointsBet as the first sports betting license applicants. Ohio will announce betting license applicants every Friday. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCC) has officially announced that BetMGM and PointsBet applied for sport betting … Read more
Maryland Governor Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. recently called out the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) for taking too long to launch online sportsbooks. SWARC announced the rules for sports betting are 95% complete and will be put to public review soon. SWARC set another … Read more
Sports betting advertisement spending has increased 281% to $281 million since September 2021. The increased spending has led to a 48.4$ increase in ad impressions. More than 18 billion impressions total. The sportsbooks that have seen the most impressions have also seen the largest bump … Read more
The Colorado Office of the State Auditor discovered issues during its audit of the sports betting market in Colorado. The Division of Gaming has given out too many temporary sports betting licenses, costing tax dollars in the process. The audit covered the first full year … Read more
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro prevents the sports betting proposal from reaching congress. President Bolsonaro is projected to lose his upcoming reelection campaign. Deputy Congressmen Marco Feliciano convinced President Bolsonaro to stop the proposal. BRAZIL – The momentum behind a sports betting proposal in Brazil has … Read more
Vermont lawmakers establish a sports betting study committee to examine the potential regulated market. This is standard practice for markets looking to go live. If Massachusetts approves sports betting, Vermont would become the only New England without it. MONTPELIER, Vt. – There may be some … Read more
Four South African football clubs in Matiyasi FC, Shivulani Dangerous Tigers, Kotoko Happy Boys, and Nsami Mighty Birds received lifelong bans due to match-fixing. The investigation was brought on after teams gave up outrageous scores such as 33-1 and 59-1. Referees were also banned for … Read more
North Carolina’s legislative session ends on June 30th and lawmakers have yet to discuss sports betting bill SB 688. South Carolina’s legislative session came to and end with HB 5277 failing to advance. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has expressed his support of expanding with … Read more
Sportsbooks host +10000 long odds for someone to break the NBA Finals single-game scoring record of 61. Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors sees +6000 odds to average 25+ points in the NBA Finals. Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics has +15000 odds to … Read more
An appeal to the ruling to shut down-regulated sports betting in Florida was denied by the DC Circuit Court. The main appeal remains stagnant and will be reviewed in 2023. No new compact can be brought forth in Florida until the appeal is dealt with. … Read more
Nevada sportsbooks saw $582.5 million in wagers for April 2022. While this is a major drop compared to March, this is up 28.1% year over year. Pennsylvania reported $572.8 million in bets with over 90% of the wagers coming from online operators. Virginia sportsbooks saw … Read more
Penn National is shutting down all theScore Bet operations in the US and converting them into Barstool Sportsbooks. TheScore Bet will focus on its dominating market share in Canada. TORONTO – Penn National has announced that all theScore Bet products will be shut down in … Read more