Sports Betting Brief: Shakeups in New Zealand, South Africa

Sports Betting Brief: Shakeups in New Zealand, South Africa

New Zealand has granted TAB NZ exclusive rights to online sports betting while preparing to launch a regulated iGaming market in 2026. Gauteng, South Africa, legalized online casinos with strict consumer safeguards, new tax policies, and zoning restrictions. Both moves highlight a growing global consensus: … Read more

Entain’s Q1 Trading Report Reveals BetMGM’s Success

BetMGM Sportsbook

Entain has released its Q1 trading report, showing a strong 31% increase in overall net gaming revenue despite a small decrease in online net revenue. Entain’s CEO, Jette Nygaard-Andersen, said in the report that their subsidiary BetMGM is now the number two sportsbook operator in … Read more

BetMGM, Kambi Gain Regulatory Access To Ontario Market

BetMGM - Kambi

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has granted BetMGM, the Kambi Group, and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation regulatory access to the Ontario market. BetMGM is now the 15th sportsbook operator to receive approval in Ontario; additional operators, such as Caesars and DraftKings, … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: Governors Advocate For Sports Betting 1/12/2021

Sports Betting Board

New York, Connecticut, and Kentucky Governors all want to see some form of legal sports betting for their states in 2021. Puerto Rico has introduced a bill to launch their legal sports wagering industry that was made legal two years ago while Massachusetts will be … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: Iowa Has Remote Registration 1/5/2021

Iowa Sportsbook

Iowa now allows residents the opportunity to remotely join sportsbooks in 2021 and two new operators, PointsBet and BetMGM have entered their market. William Hill now has a mobile sportsbook application available in Washington, DC to go along with their retail venue at the Capital … Read more