Ohio earned $113.1 million from January’s $811.6 million in sports betting handle. The large drop off in handle and revenue from last year can be attributed to promotional betting and the state’s first month with legal sports betting. FanDuel and DraftKings received roughly 68% of … Read more
Underdog Sports is the name that sticks out amongst the eight North Carolina sports betting operators announced on Thursday. Their North Carolina license marks the first attempt for Underdog Fantasy to also offer a regulated sportsbook. North Carolina online sports betting launches at 12 p.m. … Read more
Kentucky online sportsbooks accepted over $855 million in total bets through Dec. 2023. This resulted in $15.2 million in tax revenue, well ahead of schedule for Kentucky’s annual estimate of $23 million. Retail sportsbooks reported a $36.6 million handle, adding an additional $342,888 in tax … Read more
Massachusetts set a monthly sports betting handle record with $654.4 million wagered in November. November’s handle marked a 14.4% increase from October, which previously held the record for the highest monthly handle. DraftKings received more than half of the record-setting online sports betting handle. BOSTON … Read more
Indiana’s sports betting revenue reports for November reported a record-setting handle of $513.67 million in November. The state saw a surprisingly low $2.9 million in sports betting taxes from the record handle. DraftKings set a monthly sports betting handle record in Indiana for a third … Read more
The North Carolina Lottery Commission met on Wednesday to finalize their sports betting rules and give an update on operator applications. North Carolina received applications from 14 different sports betting operators but there only can be 11 operators in the state. The Commission adopted the … Read more
DraftKings, Fanatics Sportsbook, and FanDuel will begin offering online sports betting in Vermont on Jan. 11, 2024. ESPN BET and BetMGM also submitted applications but weren’t named as Vermont sports betting operators. Vermont expects to earn more than $7 million in sports betting revenue for … Read more
New York became the first state to reach a $2 billion sports betting handle in one month. The feat occurred this October, where the state saw exactly $2,006,823,408 billion in bets. New York made over $166 thousand in gross gaming revenue for October. NEW YORK … Read more
The Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery received five applications from sports betting operators. BetMGM, DraftKings, ESPN BET, Fanatics, and FanDuel all applied for an online sports betting license in Vermont. Legal Vermont sports betting is expected to launch in January 2024. MONTPELIER, Vt. – … Read more
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved temporary licenses for seven sportsbook operators and seven racetracks on Tuesday. Every Kentucky applicant, including Penn Entertainment’s ESPN BET, received temporary licenses. Retail sports betting launches on September 7 and mobile sports betting launches on September 28. FRANKFORT, Ky.– … Read more
FanDuel became the official sportsbook partner and the first authorized gaming operator of the Canadian Football League. Caesars Sportsbook launched their mobile sports betting app in Puerto Rico, directly competing with Bet MGM as the only mobile sportsbooks available to Puerto Rican residents. ONTARIO – … Read more
Sportsbooks fail to regulate a common list of rules and take each bettor on a case-by-case basis. This means sportsbooks can restrict one bettor for something many other bettors are doing. Taking away the cash out feature for some shows favoritism toward the unsuccessful bettor. … Read more