Michigan, Virginia Celebrate 1 Year Of Legal Sports Betting

Sports Betting One Year Anniversary

Since Michigan launched state-regulated online sportsbooks on January 22, 2021, the state has grown into one of the top sports betting markets in the United States. Virginia first launched sports betting on January 21, 2021 – since, the state became the quickest in the United … Read more

DraftKings Preps Takeover For Oregon Scoreboard App

DraftKings Apps

DraftKings and the Oregon Lottery have reached an agreement for DraftKings to take over operations of the Oregon Scoreboard App as the sole online sportsbook operator in Oregon. The transition will begin on January 18; however, until the transition is complete, the Oregon Scoreboard App … Read more

NY Becomes Top Sports Betting Market Just Hours After Launch

New York Mobile Sports Betting

After months of anticipation, New York finally successfully launched the first batch of their state-regulated mobile sportsbooks on Saturday. New York recorded nearly as many sports betting transactions in the first 12 hours after launch as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan did in that time … Read more

Will Beeple Break The Most Valuable NFT Record In 2022?

Beeple NFT

Online sportsbooks have set the over/under for Beeple’s most expensive 2022 NFT at $69.3 million, the same price he sold his EVERYDAYS project for at auction in 2021. While Beeple has already sold a project for $69.3 million, it was a collage of 5,000 separate … Read more

New York’s Mobile Launch May Hurt New Jersey Sportsbooks

New York Mobile Sports Betting

The launch of New York’s mobile sportsbooks will have far-reaching consequences – especially in New Jersey, where an estimated 25% of online sportsbook users reside in New York. ALBANY, N.Y. – New York’s long-awaited mobile sportsbook launch could be mere days away after the New … Read more

Kentucky To Introduce Sports Betting Bill In 2022 Session

Kentucky Legislature

Rep. Adam Koenig, the sponsor of previous sports betting bills in Kentucky, plans to introduce a brand-new sports betting bill during the spring legislative session. Sports betting is receiving support from major political figures in Kentucky, with all of Kentucky’s neighboring states having either passed … Read more

New York Online Sportsbooks Only Days Away From Launch

Online New York Sportsbooks

New York’s online sportsbooks are just days away from launching, with regulators maintaining a goal launch timeframe of the second or third week of January. The nine licensed sportsbooks should be available for most of the NFL playoffs, but the exact launch date will determine … Read more

Arkansas Approves Mobile Sports Betting With Rule Change

Arkansas Sports Betting

The Arkansas Racing Commission approved a new set of rules on Thursday that will allow mobile sports betting if approved by the Arkansas Legislative Council on January 28. Conservative estimates project a potential three-fold increase from the $1.2 million in state tax revenue generated by … Read more

Which States Could Add Legal Sports Betting In 2022?

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2022 is shaping up to be another historic sports betting year after 2021 brought an over 30% increase in states offering legal sports betting and record revenues across the U.S. Several states, including California, Georgia, Massachusetts, and North Carolina are likely to pass legal sports … Read more

Florida Sports Betting Initiative Short On Time, Signatures

Florida Sports Betting Petition

The Florida Sports Betting Initiative is over 600,000 verified signatures short of the required amount to appear on the 2022 general election ballot. Florida Education Champions, the backer of the ballot initiative, must submit the remaining signatures by early January in order to finish the … Read more

Cardrooms Sue California Over Sports Betting Initiative

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Two cardrooms in California have filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Shirley Weber; in the suit, the plaintiff claims that the ballot initiative violates California’s constitution. There are four ballot initiatives currently being pushed – of these four, only the proposal that the cardrooms … Read more