DC Council Approves Budget, Opening Up Sports Betting Market

Capital One Arena Sportsbook

Major changes in mobile sports betting are on the horizon as the DC Council opens the market to multiple operators. The new budget slashes tax rates and welcomes competitors like BetMGM and Caesars to expand citywide. An amendment ensures betting kiosks remain in convenience stores … Read more

Best North Carolina Sports Betting Bonuses For Monday’s Launch

North Carolina Sports Betting

North Carolina sports betting launches at noon on Monday, March 11. Eight sportsbooks are licensed with the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, while other internationally-licensed sportsbooks accept NC players and offer bigger bonuses. Bovada offers a 50% match up to $1,000 on your first deposit … Read more

Ohio’s January Sports Betting Revenue Surpassed $113 Million

Ohio Sports Betting

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, 7 Other North Carolina Sportsbook Operators Announced

Underdog Sports

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 Sports Betting Numbers Exceed Revenue Expectations

Kentucky Approves Sports Betting

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

New Jersey Sportsbooks Edge Near $12 Billion For 2023

New Jersey Sportsbook

Sportsbooks in New Jersey kept over $1 billion from their near $12 billion handle. Parlays represented 25% of NJ’s sportsbook intake but over 50% of their revenue. Basketball ($2.68 billion) beat out football ($2.30 billion) as the sport with the most money bet on it … Read more

North Carolina Sports Betting Rules + Applications Update

North Carolina Sports Betting

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

5 Online Sports Betting Operators Apply for Vermont Licenses

Vermont Sports Betting

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