New Bill In RI Would End Required In-Person Mobile Sportsbook Sign Up

Rhode Island Sportsbook Sign-Up

Rhode Island is in need of revenue with the Coronavirus Pandemic causing wider deficits and RI HB 8097 would help by allowing sports bettors to register for mobile sportsbooks at home. The sports betting law in Rhode Island at present requires bettors to register in … Read more

Pat McAfee Signs Multi-Year Exclusivity Deal with FanDuel

Pat Mcafee - FanDuel

Pat McAfee, former Indianapolis Colts kicker turned sports personality analyst, has officially signed an exclusivity deal with FanDuel. The partnership is the first of its kind as never before has a legal sportsbook and a sports personality curated such a deal. McAfee’s content will now … Read more

New Co-Branding Rule For Illinois Sportsbooks Being Challenged By Rivers Casino

Rivers Casino Sportsbook

The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) would like to make co-branding of sportsbooks a reality in the state and has brought the topic up for public opinion before any decisions are made. Rivers Casino, and the people behind BetRivers Online Sportsbook, have filed a complaint claiming … Read more

Spotlight Sports Group Expanding US Reach With New Content

Spotlight Sports Group

Sports content and data provider Spotlight Sports Group is expanding its presence in the US market with new content. Spotlight Sports Group already has partnerships with US-based companies Pickswise, Racing Post, and FreeSuperTips. The content push will begin with the resumed MLS season and spread … Read more

GVC Holdings Looks Like A Safe Bet For Sports Betting Stocks

GVC Holdings

Deutsche Bank analysts foresee huge positive growth for GVC Holdings in the back half of 2020. Deutsche’s consensus projection for GVC Holdings set its target price at 1040 GBX, nearly 30% above the current price. One analyst went one step forward and projected 2020 earnings … Read more

Suquamish Tribe Is First To Apply For WA Sportsbook License

Suquamish Tribe Sports Betting

The Suquamish Tribe was the first in the state to file their application for a Washington sports betting license. Three other Tribes have followed suit; the Kalispel, Snoqualmie, and Tulalip Tribes have also put in their paperwork to open sportsbooks of their own. The hope … Read more

Legal Sports Betting In VA, Where Are They In The Process?

Kevin Hall

Kevin Hall, the executive director of the Virginia Lottery, the regulatory body for sports betting in the Commonwealth spoke to LegalSportsBetting regarding the current status of its progression. Mobile and internet sports betting platforms in Virginia should see a public launch in early 2021. A … Read more

First Four Vendors Approved For TN Sports Betting Licenses

Tennessee Lottery - Sports Betting

Tennessee now has four licensed vendors for their legal sports betting market. The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) also has three sportsbooks currently awaiting approval for what is expected to be a September launch of legal sports betting in the state. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee … Read more

DFS Game, PrizePicks Receives $850,000 In COVID-19 Relief Funds

PrizePicks

PrizePicks is a popular domestic daily fantasy sports operator. The company received $850,000 in bridge funding, a form of short-term private investment aid, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investors for this bridge funding believe in the long-term potential of PrizePicks as a major … Read more