Mobile Betting In New York Delayed, Lawmakers Miss Deadline

Online Sports Betting

The New York State Gaming Commission missed the deadline to vote for mobile sports betting. Unless there is a special session, New York legislators will not be able to vote on expanding sports betting until 2022 at the earliest. Lawmakers couldn’t agree on making mobile … Read more

LSB Brief: ME, CT, & NY Sports Betting Progress 06/29/2021

Maine Gov Janet Mills

Maine Governor Janet Mills has until June 30 to decide on sports betting legislation for the state that is currently in her possession. The Connecticut Lottery will be announcing its top three choices for a sports betting platform on Monday. New York is allowing for … Read more

Eric Adams Now Favorite For New York Mayor Over Andrew Yang

Eric Adams

Eric Adams has -200 odds to be elected Mayor of New York. Andrew Yang has +600 long odds. Kathryn Garcia’s odds have shortened to +350. NEW YORK – Sports betting fans who place action on political odds have been active with the New York City … Read more

Call Him Probation Patz – Ben “Parlay” Patz Dodges Jail Time

Parlay Patz

Ben “Parlay” Patz has been sentenced to 36 months of probation time after over a year of court proceedings. The sports bettor who accumulated over a million dollars in payouts in a 50 day span in 2019 sent death threats to professional athletes that lost … Read more

Bovada Pulling Out Of The NY Online Sports Betting Market…Again

No Bovada in New York

Bovada online sportsbook has announced that they will be pulling out of the New York market. New York has listed mobile betting as a potential revenue stream on their 2022 FY Budget which may have caused this move. NEW YORK— Online New York sports bettors … Read more

LSB Feature: Three Years Later, PASPA Fading Into Memory

PASPA Fading Into Memory

PASPA was repealed on May 14, 2018. Since the repeal, multiple states and Washington DC have regulated sports betting markets. Sportsbooks like DraftKings have gone public on the NASDAQ. NEW YORK – The repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) will possibly … Read more

Sportradar, NBC Sports Expand Partnership For Live Data & Content

Sportradar and NBC Regional Networks

Sportradar and NBC Sports Regional Network are coming together with a new partnership. The pair will be launching new content to engage next-generation sports fans. The deal builds on the existing betting data content partnership between the two entities. NEW YORK – Sports betting fans … Read more

Matt King, FanDuel CEO Steps Down Delaying U.S. Listing

FanDuel's Matt King

Flutter Entertainment has announced that FanDuel CEO Matt King will be stepping down. Flutter Entertainment has warned this will delay the potential public listing of FanDuel. Matt King will remain as CEO until a replacement is selected. NEW YORK – Popular sportsbook and daily fantasy … Read more

Catena Media Buys Lineups.com To Advance US Sports Betting Ties

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Catena Media has made its second purchase of a U.S. sports betting affiliated operation with the acquisition of Lineups.com. Lineups.com made $7.5 million in profits from sales in their last fiscal year. Catena Media wants to capitalize on the ever-growing popularity of the sports wagering … Read more

DraftKings To Host Dan Le Batard Show With New Partnership

Dan Le Betard - Draftkings

DraftKings has partnered with Meadowlark Media, forming a new distribution and content relationship. The deal will bring the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz and Le Batard & Friends network to DraftKings platforms. This is the first of its kind content distribution deal in the … 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

TwinSpires Partners With Sportradar For Sports Betting Deal

Twin Spires - Sportradar

Churchill Downs mobile sportsbook TwinSpires announced a new five-year betting deal with sports technology company Sportradar. TwinSpires will use Sportradar’s products to better its sports betting services. TwinSpires will gain access to the live in-game betting, pre-match betting, and content solutions options. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – … Read more