The Indiana Gaming Commission has approved the state’s sportsbooks to accept wagers on seven different Winter Olympic events from Beijing. The seven approved events include alpine and cross-country skiing, bobsledding, curling, hockey, and both traditional and short-track speed skating. INDIANAPOLIS – Sports bettors of Indiana … Read more
Byron Freeland, council for the Arkansas Racing Commission, removed the commission’s proposed sports betting rules from the Legislative Council’s agenda on Wednesday. The move will delay Arkansas’ mobile sportsbook launch by a considerable length of time, with a longer delay being likely as lawmakers will … Read more
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has released its second batch of proposed sports betting rules and regulations about a month after they released their first batch of proposed rules. Among the new batch of proposed rules is a stipulation that limits the number of sportsbook … Read more
After being delayed several times, Louisiana is set to launch the first batch of their state-regulated mobile sportsbooks on Friday. When Louisiana launched their retail sportsbooks in October, they rolled them out in batches – it is highly likely the Gaming Control Board takes that … Read more
On Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement granted the Esports Entertainment Group authorization to accept wagers on all esports events. The Esports Entertainment Group authorization will make the group New Jersey’s first dedicated esports sportsbook, significantly broadening the state’s sports betting offerings. TRENTON, … Read more
The Los Angeles Police Department is focusing on human trafficking ahead of Super Bowl LVI. Los Angeles is already a high-risk area, but the Super Bowl has proven to increase the danger. LOS ANGELES – The local police force is spreading awareness on the dangers … Read more
Last week, SB 297 – a bill creating geographic sportsbook licensing restrictions – was filed in the Maryland Senate by Senators Ron Young and Michael Hough. The bill would restrict the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission from issuing licenses to venues within certain distances from … Read more
South Dakota has introduced Senate Joint Resolution 502, a resolution that would place state-regulated mobile sportsbooks on the ballot in 2022. Mississippi is similarly looking to expand their sports betting industry to include mobile sportsbooks after introducing HB 184, which would authorize mobile sports betting. … Read more
***edit: Original reports of this story claimed the ballot initiative in question was based on the Florida Sports Betting Initiative (2022) sponsored by Florida Education Champions. However, the story has been updated to reflect the proper initiative – Florida Casino Gaming Expansion Initiative (2022) after … Read more
Since Michigan launched state-regulated online sportsbooks on January 22, 2021, the state has grown into one of the top sports betting markets in the United States. Virginia first launched sports betting on January 21, 2021 – since, the state became the quickest in the United … Read more
In 2021, Hawaii State Rep. Chris Toshiro Todd proposed HB 736, which would allow up to five Hawaiian businesses to receive digital sports betting platform licenses until June 30, 2025. While HB 736 did not pass in 2021, it was carried over to the 2022 … Read more
In December, New Jersey saw their fourth consecutive month with over $1 billion in sports betting handle, becoming the first state to surpass $10 billion in yearly handle. New Jersey’s run as the top sports betting market may be coming to an end shortly after … Read more