Matt Bowyer: The Illegal Bookie Vegas Let Gamble

Matt Bowyer: The Illegal Bookie Vegas Let Gamble

Illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s gambling activities exposed anti-money laundering failures across three major Las Vegas casinos, resulting in nearly $27 million in combined regulatory fines. Caesars and other casinos ignored years of red flags about Bowyer’s unverifiable income and continued allowing him to gamble until … Read more

OPINION: In-Stadium NFL Sportsbooks Should Open on Gamedays

In-Stadium NFL Sportsbook

NFL owners will hold a vote to decide if in-stadium sportsbooks should remain open on gameday. The NFL currently allows for sportsbooks to operate in stadiums, just not on game days. The Washington Commanders opened the first sportsbook located inside an NFL stadium earlier this … Read more

NCAA Announces Sports Betting Supporter Charlie Baker as New President

NCAA President Charlie Baker

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will become the next president of the NCAA as of March 2023. Unlike the current NCAA president, Mark Emmert, Baker supports legal sports betting in the US. The 2021 NCAA March Madness Championship saw a 14% decline in total viewership to … Read more

Bet99 to Join Growing List of Public Sportsbooks

Bet99

After two years of being active in the Ontario sports betting market, Bet99 has announced their current acquisition by Kings Entertainment and plan to take the company public. Many legal sports betting operators have brought their company to the stock market, including DraftKings, Caesars, and … Read more

NFL Announces Four New Approved Sportsbooks Ahead Of Season

NFL Sportsbooks

BetMGM, FOX Bet, PointsBet, and WynnBET have been announced as official NFL sportsbooks ahead of the 2021 NFL season. These operators join Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings, and FanDuel as NFL partners. Each sports betting platform will all have exclusive rights to leverage NFL information for sports … Read more

Fiesta Bowl And Caesars Entertainment Become Official Partners

Fiesta Bowl

Caesars Entertainment has partnered with the Fiesta Bowl, becoming the first official partner of the Bowl Season. This is an exclusive sports betting and fantasy gaming partnership. This partnership comes as Arizona moves to launch legal sports betting. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – As Arizona moves closer … Read more

The Mack Is Back – Mattress Mack Puts $2M On Astros World Series Odds

Mattress Mack

William Hill took a $2 million wager on the Houston Astros to win the 2021 MLB World Series in October. Odds for the team were at (+1000) when famous sports bettor Mattress Mack placed his bet on Tuesday. Should the Astros win the World Series, … Read more

Iowa, Indiana Saw Strong Sports Betting Activity In May

sb revenue

Indiana sportsbooks saw $254.4 million wagered in May. Iowa sportsbooks reported $161.4 million. Indiana saw a 7% increase month over month while Iowa saw a slight 2.9% decline. INDIANAPOLIS – Sports betting markets in Indiana and Iowa have released their official sports betting revenue reports … Read more

PlayUp Partners With Caesars Entertainment For Market Access

PlayUp Sportsbook

Australian-based gaming operator PlayUp has partnered with Caesars Entertainment. The partnership grants the sports betting and iGaming operator market access in Indiana, Iowa, and New Jersey. PlayUp had initially entered the US by launching in Colorado earlier in the year. INDIANAPOLIS – PlayUp will be … Read more

Arizona Diamondbacks To Launch In-stadium Sportsbook Via Caesars Deal

Arizona Diamondbacks Stadium

Caesars announced Thursday they will be opening a sportsbook venue inside of Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. PHEONIX, Ariz. – Fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks and sports betting just received an early Christmas present. Announced Thursday, Caesars sportsbooks will be opening a … Read more

William Hill Sportsbook To Be Rebranded As Caesars Sports

Caesars will no longer use the William Hill brand.

Caesars Entertainment is ending the William Hill era and rebranding the popular sportsbook as Caesars Sports. Caesars Entertainment is also closing and selling the William Hill retail locations in the UK. William Hill was acquired by Caesars Entertainment for $3.7 billion. LAS VEGAS – Caesars … Read more

TheScore Partners With Caesars For Illinois Sports Betting

The Score - Illinois Sportsbooks

The regulated sports betting industry of Illinois will be seeing theScore Bet sportsbook application by the end of the year. A deal with Caesars Entertainment is what’s making it possible for theScore to enter the Illinois market. A launch date for the platform is dependent … Read more