DraftKings Thirsty For More Partnerships, This Time With Pepsi

Pepsi

The partnership between the two companies creates the Pepsi Live Prediction Challenge, a free-to-play prediction game. Players compete each week for a share in prize money and a chance to go to Super Bowl 54 in Miami. The free-to-play game is available to those 18 … Read more

Gov. Appoints 3 Members To Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council

Governor Bill Lee

The Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council now has eight of the nine total positions filled. Only one more seat on the Council remains, but there are enough members to conduct business now. Kandace C. Stewart, the business operations and external affairs director for the Memphis … Read more

New Maryland Esports Law To Go Into Effect Oct 1

Esports Arena

MD HB 48 will allow organizations within Maryland to conduct esports competitions and offer real money and/or merchandise to those winners. Legal sports betting in Maryland will have to be approved via voter referendum. The esports industry is projected to reach over a billion dollars … Read more

Mobile Sports Betting In Washington D.C. Delayed By Restraining Order

Restraining Order

Washington D.C. legalized sports betting in December of 2018. Intralot, the D.C. Lottery’s gaming tech provider, was awarded a mobile sports betting contract in a no-bid process. Dylan Carragher, a resident of Washington D.C., claims that the district broke it’s own laws when it chose … Read more

MN Lawmakers Head To Iowa To See Legal Sports Betting Up Close

Diamond Jo Casino

A Minnesota sports betting bill was introduced in the legislature in early 2019, but a lack of tribal support doomed the proposal. The Diamond Jo Casino in Iowa is only 10 miles south of the Minnesota border. 2020 will be an election year for all … Read more

When It Comes To Fantasy, the NFL Chose to DraftKings

NFL Fantasy Football

The partnership between the NFL and DraftKings does not include any features aimed towards DraftKings Sportsbook. Daily fantasy sports are expected to decline in future market growth. The NFL now has partnerships with DraftKings, Caesars, and Sportradar, but no sports betting specific operators. BOSTON – … Read more

NJ Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assn. May Soon Recover PASPA Damages

The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association

The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen Association is seeking millions in damages caused by sports leagues implementing a restraining order during the PASPA Lawsuit. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was a federal ban on sports betting that was ruled unconstitutional in May of 2018. … Read more

Fox 29 Set To Launch PA Sports Betting Program In Philadelphia

Fox 29

“Props and Locks” will air before every Thursday Night Football game for the remainder of the 2019 NFL season. The program will feature former Eagles Linebacker Garry Cobb and will be focused on NFL betting. Props and Locks is only a 15-minute segment, meaning that … Read more