Sports betting handicapper Kelly Stewart has been fired from ESPN before her job was set to begin next month. Stewart was terminated due to homophobic tweets she posted nine years ago. She maintains that she was simply standing up for herself as a woman in … Read more
Louisiana is nearing the final passages for sports betting legislation as the 2021 session winds down. Two more bills need to undergo votes by June 10 before they can be sent to Governor John Bel Edwards’ office for approval as law. The retail and mobile … Read more
Louisiana should be seeing mobile sportsbooks go live by the start of the 2021 NFL season. Two of the three sports betting bills in the state need one more vote each before all three can be signed by Governor John Bel Edwards. An estimated $20 … Read more
Virginia sports betting handle took a dip in April as did the rest of the country. The seven sportsbooks of Virginia had a total handle of $236.4 million for April. Although they were down month-over-month in handle and revenue, their tax hold increased by almost … Read more
Connecticut should have regulated sportsbooks launched by the 2021 NFL season. The Connecticut Lottery, as well as Tribes in the state, will have mobile sportsbooks and retail sports betting locations across the state. The U.S. Department of the Interior will have House Bill 6451 for … Read more
Rhode Island sports betting saw a decrease in wagers for the month of April. Total handle on sporting events for April in Rhode Island came in at a little over $29 million. March Madness action looks to be the main factor in the decline in … Read more
Sportradar has partnered with both the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Jets. They will bring sports betting and entertainment services to both teams. NEW YORK — The NFL continues to expand into the sports betting industry as Sportradar has inked two partnerships with the … Read more
Connecticut is halfway through the Connecticut General Assembly with passages to regulate sports betting. The House of Representatives approved sports wagering legislation on Thursday where it is now on its way to the Senate for approval. Connecticut wants to go live with its sports gaming … Read more
South Dakota now has a set of rules and regulations for the sports betting industry in the state. These rules need one more approval before becoming permanent on July 1. Ten sportsbooks in the town of Deadwood are expected to launch on September 1. DEADWOOD, … Read more
Ohio sports betting legislation has been met with some opposition this week. Advocates of the sports wagering market would like to see Senate Bill 176 that would regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in Ohio pass by June. With a June passage, the sports gaming industry … Read more
Marylanders now have a sports betting industry to look forward to as Governor Larry Hogan signed House Bill 940 into law on Tuesday. The sports wagering legislation will have mobile and retail sportsbooks open in Maryland. The Maryland sports gaming market is expected to launch … Read more
Connecticut sports betting is expected to go live by the 2021 NFL season. Legislation for the industry has not yet fully been hammered out but is expected to be done by June. The Connecticut Lottery is preparing for the impending regulatory market by beginning the … Read more