Rhode Island Sees A Spike In March Sports Betting Profits

Rhode Island Sportsbook

Rhode Island sportsbooks posted a combined handle of $38.584 million for the month of March. March Madness bets are what caused an increase in the handle and revenue from February to March the Rhode Island Lottery reports. April numbers for Rhode Island should see a … Read more

Uptick In Sports Betting Handle For Tennessee Seen In March

Tennessee Sports Betting

Tennessee sports betting had a surge in activity in March due to gamblers wagering on the March Madness tournament. The Volunteer State is home to four mobile sportsbook platforms. March brought in $205.9 million in handle. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) recorded … Read more

LSB Feature: How Injuries Have Affected NBA Betting This Season

NBA Injuries

Several teams with short odds to win the NBA Finals have big injuries to key players. Due to COVID-19, the league has a condensed NBA Season. LaMelo Ball was favored to win Rookie of the Year before getting injured. LOS ANGELES – The 2020-2021 NBA … Read more

DraftKings Launches New Sports Betting Channel On SLING TV

Sling - DraftKings

DraftKings has partnered with SLING TV to launch a new exclusive sports betting channel. The channel will cover real-time game scores and betting odds. DraftKings Basketball will be the first to launch, with DraftKings Baseball and DraftKings Hockey channels coming down the line. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. … Read more

Genius Sports Merges With dMY Technology Group, Goes Public

Genius sports - NYSE

Genius Sports and dMY Technology Group have completed a major merger. The company will now go public on the New York Stock Exchange. Genius Sports will be traded under the symbol $GENI. NEW YORK – Sports analysis data rights owner Genius Sports Group (GSG) has … Read more

New Jersey Sports Betting Revenue Up In March

March Madness Sportsbook

The total sports betting handle in New Jersey for March was $859.6 million. New Jersey made $7.8 million in tax revenue from sports betting during March. The internet sports wagering handle for New Jersey was $780,145,392 fueled by March Madness betting. TRENTON, N.J. – The … Read more

ESPN’s Daily Wager Special Launches With 76ers Vs. Nets Game

ESPN

ESPN will officially kick off its NBA Wednesday Night presented by State Farm: Daily Wager Special. The special will cover the Brooklyn Nets vs. the Philadelphia 76ers game. The betting-focused coverage will run simultaneously with the game. PHILADELPHIA – The long-awaited ESPN sports betting-focused program … Read more

Colorado Sports Betting Sees Slight Decreases In February

Mardi Gras Casino - Colorado Sportsbook

Colorado saw $266.5 million wagered on sports in February. Sportsbooks collected $10.4 million in gross gaming revenue. The state saw $322,277 in tax revenue. DENVER – Colorado’s constant growth month over a month has finally stopped, with February seeing slight losses in betting handle and … Read more

A U.S. Trend, February Brings Low Sports Betting Figures To NH

New Hampshire Sports Betting Bill

New Hampshire sports betting handle dropped by 14.7% in handle for February, month-over-month reports show. A revenue decline of 57.5% was seen due to 81% of sports bettors having wagered on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the Super Bowl. CONCORD, N.H. – … Read more

Mississippi Sees Drop In Sports Betting Activity In February

Sports betting in Mississippi

Mississippi collected just $47.8 million in betting handle in February. This is a 29.4% decline from the record set in January. Most wagers game from those betting on basketball. JACKSON, Miss. – Sports betting in Mississippi saw a slight decline in activity, despite Super Bowl … Read more

COVID-19’s Effect On Sports Betting In The U.S. One Year Later

NBA Suspended

The Coronavirus Pandemic caused sports betting to almost cease completely to come full circle where it’s now more popular than ever. The 2021 legislative sessions across the nation are considering sports wagering legalization now more than ever because of the year of COVID-19. NEW YORK … Read more