Racinos And Casinos Racing To Launch First NY Sportsbooks This Week

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Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady will be the first sportsbook to launch in the state of New York. Tioga Downs Casino Resort is set to start accepting sports wagers on Wednesday. Sports betting in New York is restricted to land-based establishments, as mobile betting was … Read more

Thanks To Sports Betting, New Jersey Horse Racing Is Looking Up

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Per SB 2992, New Jersey sports betting shares profits with the state’s horse racing industry. The bill also granted the NJ horse racing industry an injection of $20 million over 5 years. It’s still too early to tell how helpful sports betting can be to … Read more

What State Has The Smartest Sports Bettors?

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Betting action has surpassed $9 billion since May 2018 – when PASPA was repealed by the Supreme Court. Using the hold percentage from sportsbooks is the best indicator of sports bettors’ success. Sportsbooks have seen their hold percentages decrease in every financial quarter since Q3 … Read more

Stars Group, Akwesasne Mohawk Team Up For New York Sports Betting

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The Stars Group and the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort have teamed up to offer on-site and online sports betting. This is the second such tribal sportsbook deal in New York. Retail NY sports betting could launch within weeks at commercial and tribal casinos. NEW YORK … Read more

Bleacher Report To Stream Liverpool FC Preseason Games Played In US

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All matches will be free to stream with the exception of matches against Borussia Dortmund and Sporting CP. Liverpool FC won the 2019 UEFA Champions League title on June 1, 2019, against the Tottenham Spurs. Bleacher Report has dedicated content to sports betting in the … Read more

MGM Launches GameSense At Empire City Casino To Assist Problem Gamblers

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Nearly 1 million guests of Empire City Casino have undergone interactions with GameSense since the 2017 launch. Employees of the casino are also being better prepared to help guests keep gambling as a hobby and overdo it. MGM Resorts paid $850 million to purchase Empire … Read more

MSG Network Inks Deal With VSiN To Air Daily Sports Betting Show

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MSG Network is expanding its sports betting coverage by syndicating VSiN’s daily “Follow the Money” program. “Follow the Monday” airs daily from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. The show blends humorous sports analysis with odds breakdowns and betting advice. NEW YORK – On July … Read more

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady Names New Sportsbook Manager

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Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady is expected to launch a retail sportsbook later this Summer. Hal Wafer has previously held positions with the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Caesars Horseshoe Tunica, and BetAmerica. SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The upcoming sportsbook at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady looks … Read more

Legal Sports Betting: Where Do 2020 Candidates Stand For 1st Democratic Debates

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At the end of June, the very first Democratic primary debates will take place in Miami. Each candidate has plenty to talk about, but where do they stand on the legalization of sports betting? Even with PASPA being overturned in 2018, candidates have mixed feelings … Read more

Region-By-Region Outlook On Legal Sports Betting In U.S.

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Legal sports betting is now being operated in seven states and is pending launch in nine states. New Jersey is the only state so far that has come close to meeting its previous projections for sports betting revenue. The state has mobile sports betting. The … Read more

New York Mobile Sports Betting Comes To Halt, Dies In Committee

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Sports betting in New York was officially approved at four-upstate casinos in 2013 via voter referendum and regulations for them were set in June of 2019. The NY constitution requires any gambling expansion in the state to be approved via voter referendum. New York sports … Read more

Virtual Sports Betting On The NBA Will Be Available Next Season

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed interest in sports gambling since before the federal ban known as PASPA was repealed. Virtual sports gambling on simulated games is already available in Europe. Virtual horse race betting is legal in multiple U.S. States. NEW YORK – The NBA … Read more