Jerad Paparella 
According to a monthly report released by the Tennessee Sports Wagering Review Council, sportsbooks in Tennessee saw increases in handle, revenue, and tax contributions in March. March marks the sixth consecutive month Tennessee surpassed $300M in handle, and the seventh consecutive month Tennessee surpassed $20M … Read more
A sports betting bill originating in the Massachusetts Senate passed through the Senate Ways and Means Committee Friday, with a House version passing last July. The legislature is set to debate the Senate version Thursday – if it passes, the legislature will have to compromise … Read more
This morning, South Carolina representatives Herbkersman and Rutherford introduced a bipartisan sports betting bill; it has been sent to the House Judiciary Committee. Under the bill, up to 12 mobile sportsbooks would be available in South Carolina, and cryptocurrency would be available for deposits and … Read more
Former presidential candidate and current Texas gubernatorial candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke voiced his support for legal sports betting in Texas this week. O’Rourke is running a campaign against incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott; O’Rourke is considered a longshot to unseat Abbott, though his support could create … Read more
Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon signed the first-ever agreement between an active player and a sportsbook – MaximBet – this week. The MLB’s rise in sports betting partnerships puts baseball in a difficult position regarding Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader serving a lifetime ban … Read more
According to a recent report released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Pennsylvania’s sportsbooks handled $714.96M in wagers for $48.51M in revenue. The $48.51 million in March sports betting revenue was more than double Pennsylvania’s figure from February when sportsbooks generated just $22.16 million in … Read more
Sportsbooks in Louisiana generated over $30.1 million in revenue in March on a handle in excess of $232.7 million, the strongest all-around month on record for Louisiana. Online sportsbooks had an uncharacteristically high 13.8% hold rate, indicating that luck played at least a part in … Read more
The original version of LD 585, a tribal sovereignty bill in Maine, would grant Maine’s tribes exclusivity over online sportsbooks in Maine. Two competing proposals – LD 1352 and an amendment to LD 585 that has yet to be formally proposed – would open the … Read more
According to March’s revenue report released by the Indiana Gaming Commission, Indiana’s sportsbooks generated $476.8 million in wagers and $32 million in revenue during March. This pushed the total betting handle to over $1 billion since launch. INDIANAPOLIS – A solid March led to Indiana … Read more
Monterra AF – a group formed to oppose what they called an illegal gambling expansion in Florida – filed a suit in the U.S. District Court of Appeals on Sunday. The case argues – among other points – that since Judge Dabney Friedrich’s ruling in … Read more
Kentucky’s sports betting bill, HB 606, has already passed through the Kentucky House of Representatives by a convincing 58-30 vote. Despite passing relatively easily in the House, the bill has hit a roadblock in the socially-conservative Kentucky Senate, where views on the bill are split … Read more
Iowa’s sportsbooks handled $233.5 million in wagers in March, up compared to both last month’s handle and March 2021’s handle. March was Iowa’s second-strongest sports betting revenue month since launch, with sportsbooks generating a combined $14.4 million in sports betting revenue. DES MOINES, Iowa – … Read more