Legal Sports Betting In Arizona Unlikely Until Next Year

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• SB 1158 had strong initial support among the tribal casino community. • The bill sought to give Arizona tribes exclusive rights to offer sports wagering. • Tribes prefer in-casino wagering to SB 1158’s statewide kiosk model. PHOENIX – In January, chances seemed good that … Read more

Newgioco Group Announces Second-Gen Mobile Sports Betting Platform

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Newgioco Group is an international sports betting technology provider based in Toronto, Canada. Newgioco has partnerships with multiple sports betting locations in the state of Montana. Tallahassee, Fla. – In an ever-increasing and competitive sports betting industry, Newgioco Group took a major step forward this … Read more

Sports Betting In Maine, Passed Legislature And Sent To Governor

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Maine sports betting is set to become the nation’s first, “free-market” model to sports betting. Retail sportsbooks in Maine will have to pay 10% of sports betting revenue to the state while online sports wagering sites will have to pay 16%. The Maine Department of … Read more

Bet.Works Adds MGM Resorts’ VP To Already Impressive Staff

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• Bet.Works is based out of Las Vegas and was founded in 2018. • Jay Rood served as the Vice President of Race and Sports of MGM Resorts. • The company expects to enter into every legal sports betting state market in the upcoming years. … Read more

NFL Partners With NCAA To Limit Lower-Body Injuries

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Pooling NFL and NCAA data could help reduce player leg injuries. Cleat and turf technologies are being targeted for improvement. Lower-body ailments comprise the majority of football-related injuries. INDIANAPOLIS – In Indianapolis on Monday and Tuesday, the NFL hosted a league presentation on its new … Read more

New York Mobile Sports Betting Comes To Halt, Dies In Committee

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Sports betting in New York was officially approved at four-upstate casinos in 2013 via voter referendum and regulations for them were set in June of 2019. The NY constitution requires any gambling expansion in the state to be approved via voter referendum. New York sports … Read more

Brian Westbrook Believes Sports Betting Will Change NFL Training

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Former NFL star Brian Westbrook shares some thoughts about sports betting. He talks about how emerging technology will affect the NHL. He shared his thoughts during the Betting on Sports America conference. SECAUCUS, N.J. – Former Philadelphia Eagles star, Brian Westbrook, spoke about sports betting … Read more

Bleacher Report To Air Live Odds In 2019 NBA Draft Coverage

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Bleacher Report has partnered with Caesars Entertainment to inject sports betting odds into its Draft coverage. This is the most public example to date of the new betting-based sports media model. Tune in to see how the NBA Draft’s picks affect live futures odds in … Read more

Virtual Sports Betting On The NBA Will Be Available Next Season

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed interest in sports gambling since before the federal ban known as PASPA was repealed. Virtual sports gambling on simulated games is already available in Europe. Virtual horse race betting is legal in multiple U.S. States. NEW YORK – The NBA … Read more

NBA Betting Could Be The Boost Golden Nugget Atlantic City Needs

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Land-based revenue at the Golden Nugget year-to-date is $702, as many bettors opt for non-restricted books. The revenue collected by the Golden Nugget, both online and retail, represent one-tenth of a percent of every books’ revenue. Betting on the NBA at the Golden Nugget Las … Read more

Tioga Downs Hopes To Offer New York Sports Betting By NFL Season

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Tioga Downs was originally approved to offer sports betting via voter referendum in 2013. Tioga Downs hosts famous harness stake races such as Empire Breeders Classic and the New York Sire Stakes. The sportsbook at Tioga Downs will be operated by FanDuel. NICHOLS, N.Y. – … Read more

Rivers, Sugarhouse, Parx Lead Pennsylvania Sports Betting Action For May

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Just over $1 million was contributed to the state and city governments in May from legal sports betting in PA. Rivers Casino has led all Pennsylvania sportsbooks in betting handle for four straight months. Combined revenue from every PA sportsbook (since launch) is only $326,705 … Read more