MGM Resorts International Strikes Sponsorship Deal With The Boston Red Sox

MGM Resorts Hosts Sportsbooks At Several Locations Outside Of Massachusetts The Sponsorship Marks The First Of It’s Kind Between An MLB Team and Casino Resort With Active Sports Betting MGM Resorts Previously Partnered With The MLB To Become Official Gaming Partner Of The League BOSTON … Read more

Sports Betting In West Virginia Temporarily Suspended At Mardi Gras and Wheeling Island Casinos

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Wheeling Island Casino And Mardi Gras Casino Are Both Owned By Delaware North The BetLucky App, Also Owned By Delaware North, Is Currently Suspended As Well WHEELING, W. Va. – Sports bettors in West Virginia that have recently frequented either the Wheeling Island or Mardis … Read more

NJ Denies Request From MLB To Remove Spring Training From Sportsbooks

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MLB’s request to remove spring training from sportsbooks in New Jersey was denied MLB made a similar request to other states with legal sports betting Only Pennsylvania has temporarily complied ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. –  First reported by David Payne Purdum of ESPN in a tweet, … Read more

Pennsylvania Sports Betting Now Reaches Six Casino Operators

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Valley Forge Casino Resort paid their $10 million license fee on December 19, 2018 FanDuel will now operate a sportsbook in New Jersey, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. The land-based book will open in April, while the online platform will open in the summertime. PHILADELPHIA – After … Read more

New Pennsylvania Sportsbooks Ban Spring Training Betting

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Major League Baseball has asked sportsbook operators to ban wagering on Spring Training games PA has honored the league’s request and has banned Spring Training betting at all six in-state sportsbooks The move is less about “integrity” and more about fees PITTSBURGH – Just days … Read more

Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Garden Eying New York Sports Betting Legislation

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Current New York sports betting legislation has only approved four upstate casinos No state with legal sports betting has allowed in-person stadium betting ALBANY, N.Y. – It has only been a little over a month since the New York State Gaming Commission gave preliminary approval … Read more

Legalizing Sports Betting Would Solve The “Single Greatest Threat” of Kentucky

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Kentucky is $39 billion short for paying pensions over the next 30 years. The state could generate $48 million a year from legalizing sports betting. The bill to permit sports betting was approved in Committee this month. Kentucky legislators unanimously approved House Bill 175 in the … Read more

PGA TOUR To Embrace Sports Betting Sponsorships; Players Welcome New Regulations

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PGA TOUR Will Allow Players To Be Sponsored By Major Gambling Companies Gambling Companies Can Now Be Considered Official Marketing Partners of the PGA New Policies Are Effective Starting This Week Golfers participating in the PGA TOUR have long been sponsored by major brands such … Read more

Ex-manager Bobby Valentine, Tribes, and Lottery Weigh In On Connecticut Sports Betting

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In fiscal year 2018, the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes provided the CT with $273 million Connecticut tribal leadedrs are fighting for sports gambling exclusivity in the state MGM Resorts and other casinos have expressed interest in enterting the CT sports betting market HARTFORD, Conn. … Read more

Nevada Declines MLB Request To Ban Spring Training Betting

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LAS VEGAS – Major League Baseball is doubling down on its “integrity” strategy as Spring Training gets underway, asking the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) to pull the plug on all wagers being offered on its preseason contests. The NGCB, however, declined to stop state … Read more