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

Failed Initiative Keeps Residents California Dreamin’ About Sports Betting

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The Initiative needed 5% of the voter turnout in the last election Legislators missed the February 22 deadline to introduce sports betting bills California hosts 19 sports teams across the five major professional sports leagues. In an attempt to bring sports betting to California by … Read more

Florida Sports Betting Legalization Must Clear Tribal Hurdle

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Florida legislators want sports betting on the floor for the 2019 session. The Seminole Trible of Florida will block sports betting talks until other exclusivity disputes are resolved. Some lawmakers argue that sports betting legalization is only possible by voter referendum. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – There … Read more

New Mexico Halts State Lottery From Offering Sports Betting

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NM HB 441 looks to stop state lottery from expanding operations State lottery will not be allowed to offer sports betting New Mexico will continue to have sports betting through the tribes SANTA FE, N.M. – Lawmakers in New Mexico’s House of Representatives voted unanimously … Read more

Online Pennsylvania Sports Betting Is “Getting Close” To Launch

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Online platforms would put sports betting closer to one-third of all Pennsylvania residents. Pennsylvania sportsbooks had to reorganize plans after a DOJ statement on the Wire Act The launch is expected to happen before July The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has released an expected … Read more