Live! Hotel Casino Philadelphia Receives License To Offer Sports Betting

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Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia is scheduled to open its casino doors in late 2020, though online sports betting is estimated to open sooner. Cordish Gaming Group is also asking regulators to grant a casino license to their satellite location in Westmoreland County. There are … Read more

Michigan Sports Betting, iGaming Bills Pass Through House

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

MI HB 4916 would legalize online and land-based sports betting at Michigan’s tribal casinos and three commercial casinos in Detroit. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has doubts on the package of gaming bills due to potential lost revenue from the state’s iLottery platform. The Michigan sports … Read more

MI Sports Betting Advances Through Committee, On To House Floor

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MI HB 4916 went through several amendments in a House committee before being sent to the House floor. The tax rate for an operator’s sports betting revenue in MI has been increased and official league data has become a mandate for live betting. The Governor’s … Read more

Another Fortune 500 Company Jumps Into The Sports Betting Market

Yahoo Sports

BetMGM only operates in New Jersey and Nevada at this time. The NBA and the NHL are both partners of BetMGM. The partnership will include MGM distributing Yahoo Sports information throughout its platforms and Yahoo Sports plans to host events in MGM Resorts facilities. LAS … Read more

MO Sports Betting Expected To Generate $289 Million In Wagers

Missouri State Capitol

Missouri sports betting bill HB 119 was introduced in the legislature earlier this year, but it included fees to be paid to sports leagues. Industry experts spoke to MO lawmakers and encouraged mobile betting, live betting, and no integrity fees. Gambling experts believe that $289 … Read more

Activate Research Predicts The Future Of Legal Sports Betting

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Activate is a management consulting firm for technology, media, sports businesses and entertainment. Activate estimates that the total amount of money bet on sports in the U.S. will jump from $13 billion to $149 billion by 2023. The sports betting market in New Jersey has … Read more

British Bookmakers Donate Millions to GambleAware, What About The U.S.?

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All British gambling operators are required to make a donation to GambleAware, a charity organization that manages problem gambling. GVC Holdings pledged to donate 1.45 million pounds to charity, the most among all bookmakers in the area. In the U.S., each state with legal sports … Read more