Kansas sports betting will launch at noon CT with grand openings from many of the local sportsbooks. With mobile and online betting in Kansas, the state will host one of the quickest turnaround times to launching. Jordy Nelson will place the first bet at Kansas … Read more
Ohio sports betting applicants continue to apply for betting licenses weekly. Rush Street interactive’s Elys has applied for a betting kiosk license, the first kiosk application. DraftKings and Penn Sports applied for mobile applications. COLUMBUS, Ohio – More sports betting applicants in Ohio have been … Read more
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCC) announces BetMGM and PointsBet as the first sports betting license applicants. Ohio will announce betting license applicants every Friday. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCC) has officially announced that BetMGM and PointsBet applied for sport betting … Read more
Sports betting advertisement spending has increased 281% to $281 million since September 2021. The increased spending has led to a 48.4$ increase in ad impressions. More than 18 billion impressions total. The sportsbooks that have seen the most impressions have also seen the largest bump … Read more
DraftKings officially launches its sportsbook in Ontario, Canada, continuing its North American expansion. DraftKings joins the likes of Caesars, BetMGM, FanDuel, and PointsBet in Ontario. 13 total operators have been approved to offer sports betting apps in Ontario. BOSTON – Canada bettors in Ontario now … Read more
New Jersey’s streak of $1 billion betting handle months comes to an end in April 2022 as sportsbooks raked in $926.9 million. The betting handle is actually up 23.9% compared to April 2021 but revenue is slightly down 8.2% year over year, however. TRENTON, N.J. … Read more
New York sports betting handles have grown every week in March FanDuel had the largest handle of the third week in March FanDuel, DraftKings and Ceasars Sportsbooks took 80% of the market share NEW YORK – New York’s mobile sports betting handle has seen consistent … Read more
PointsBet Canada and the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks announced an official sports betting partnership agreement ahead of Ontario’s April 4 online sportsbook launch. The multi-year partnership agreement includes a PointsBet patch on the Redblacks’ game jerseys as well as naming rights to TD Place’s PointsBet Sideline … Read more
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has granted BetMGM, the Kambi Group, and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation regulatory access to the Ontario market. BetMGM is now the 15th sportsbook operator to receive approval in Ontario; additional operators, such as Caesars and DraftKings, … Read more
Sportsbooks in Illinois handled nearly $870 million in bets in January, a 23.8% increase from December 2021 and a 49.2% increase year-over-year. These figures only stand to improve as Illinois’ in-person sportsbook registration requirement was lifted earlier this month. SPRINGFIELD, Il – Illinois saw one … Read more
Indiana easily broke their previous sports betting handle record in January, with $500,138,648 wagered during the month. With the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics taking place in February and nearby Ohio not yet hosting any legal sportsbooks, February could be even bigger for Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS … Read more
After months of anticipation, New York finally successfully launched the first batch of their state-regulated mobile sportsbooks on Saturday. New York recorded nearly as many sports betting transactions in the first 12 hours after launch as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan did in that time … Read more