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
Four football players from Iowa State and three from Iowa are being charged for placing bets under a different name for games they played in. Iowa State’s starting running back Jirehl Brock made 1,327 online bets for over $12,000, including three games last season that … Read more
A daily fantasy sports operator Underdog Fantasy released a statement following recent scrutiny from pick’em style games. Underdog Founder and Co-CEO Jeremy Levine said that “FanDuel and DraftKings are scared of competition” and blame them for Underdog falling under attack. Levine claims that Underdog abides … 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
The San Antonio Spurs have received the most bets to win the 2024 NBA Finals at FanDuel Sportsbook. The Los Angeles Lakers are in second in that regard despite having much shorter odds to win the championship in 2024. NEW YORK CITY – With Game … Read more
Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr was found to be involved with online sports betting on the Colts. This is the sixth player in the last two months to be investigated by the NFL regarding sports betting. While the league claims to have educated players … Read more
The Ohio Casino Control Commission’s monthly revenue report shows that more than $520 billion dollars in sports betting wagers were placed in April. Another month with over half a billion dollars in wagers saw Ohio surpass the $3 billion mark in just four months with … Read more
Fanatics mobile sportsbook app has launched in Massachusetts with a beta testing product. The mobile sportsbook app beta is currently available to pre-existing Fanatics customers. BOSTON– Fanatics Sportsbook launched a beta product of its mobile sportsbook app in Massachusetts for pre-existing customers. Any Massachusetts resident … Read more
WynnBet held 3.14% of sports betting action in April. Success from the Boston Celtics may influence the low hold percentage. DraftKings and FanDuel continue their sportsbook market domination. BOSTON – Bettors at WynnBet took control in April according to the most recent Massachusetts Gaming revenue … Read more
Fanatics Betting and Gaming has acquired PointsBet US for $150 million. The Australian-based sportsbook will retain their Australian and Canadian businesses. Fanatics Sportsbook will gain access to PointsBet US’s sports betting licenses across 14 states. NEW YORK – PointsBet US announced a $150M sale agreement … Read more
Flutter, the parent company of FanDuel, will be making a move to gain a listing in the North American stock market. The move comes after a shareholder meeting saw overwhelming support for the company to branch out. Year-over-year FanDuel has quickly grown to encapsulate a … Read more