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
Regulated sports betting industries are in more states now than ever in 2021. Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, and New York all hope to go live with their sports gaming markets before the year ends. Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Ohio are all trying to pass legislation … Read more
Senate Bill 688 that would expand the sports betting market in North Carolina is getting another shot with lawmakers. The legislation will need to pass through four House committees and a House floor vote before being sent to Governor Roy Cooper for approval. Ten to … Read more
Mobile sports betting legislation for North Carolina is back on the table with Senate Bill 688. The bill passed in its first special committee hearing with plenty more of them to go but insiders believe this to be a good sign for future approvals. Senate … Read more
The Louisiana State Legislature has finally closed for their 2021 session and with it, have given approval to the final two sports betting bills that were on the schedule. Governor John Bel Edwards has 20 days to sign these sports gaming measures into law. Louisiana … Read more
Louisiana has two bills for their sports betting market that need approvals and one day left in the 2021 session to get it done. Each piece of legislation needs approval from the Senate. Louisiana will tie up these loose ends and approve sports gaming in … Read more
North Carolina launches its first sportsbooks on Thursday. The Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee and the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy will be the first sportsbooks. North Carolina approved sports betting in 2019. MURPHY, N.C. – Sports betting fans in … Read more
North Carolina will have legal sports betting launch in 2021 at both Harrah’s locations in the state. Tribes in California received the required number of signatures to get legal sports wagering on the November 2022 ballot while Ohio continues to try for sports wagering legalization … Read more
North Carolina Tribal Gaming Compacts that include legal sportsbooks have been signed, sealed, and delivered to Washington, DC. After a 45-day window period in the nation’s capital, North Carolina will be able to launch its two retail sports wagering venues. North Carolina sports betting was … Read more
Missouri has pre-filed three bills to make sports betting legal during the 2021 session while DraftKings partnered with Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut to make a push for 2021 sports betting legislation. Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina agreed to the ratified Tribal Gaming Compacts that … Read more
North Carolina will finally be launching their sports betting market in 2021 after the approval from Governor Roy Cooper amended Tribal Gaming Compacts. An estimated $10 million is expected to be made annually from gambling on sports matchups in the Tar Heel State. Sportsbook locations … Read more
Mobile and online sports betting are now available through two Council Bluffs casinos. Omaha, Nebraska is less than five miles from Council Bluffs which allows Nebraskans to drive over the border and wager on the Cornhuskers with the apps the way New Yorkers drive into … Read more