The Super Bowl will cost Miami around $20 million. The taxes from restaurants and hotels will bring an economic boom to Miami. Florida is missing out on more tax opportunities by not having sports betting legalized. MIAMI – Super Bowl 54 happens on February 2 … Read more
Sports betting was legalized in Tennessee back in July of 2019. Potential sportsbooks hope that betting can start before March Madness. Some potential sportsbooks have concerns that Tennessee could be an uncompetitive market. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Lottery is ending the public comment period … Read more
Two restaurants want to open a sportsbook in Washington D.C. Both locations are aiming to offer mobile wagering without a retail sportsbook. D.C. sports betting is currently legal, but it is not active yet. WASHINGTON – Shaw’s Tavern and The Bottom Line have both applied … Read more
A contract dispute shut down two sportsbooks in West Virginia. Both casinos are in the process of looking for another sportsbook provider. It could be several more months until these sportsbooks can re-launch. WHEELING, W. Va. – The Wheeling Island Casino and Mardi Gras Casino … Read more
XFL is looking to start its first season in February of 2020. The league is showing games to the Nevada Gaming Commission. Sports betting will likely not be integrated into the XFL for the first season. LAS VEGAS – The XFL will hold a training … Read more
Illinois sports betting is now legal but it is not active yet. Illinois lawmakers expect that betting will start before March Madness. Mobile wagering could have an 18 month delay period before starting. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Lawmakers think that Illinois sports betting could start up … Read more
The DC Lottery and its sports betting app are both run by Intralot. New zoning mandates have created more delays for the application’s launch. Residents can now expect to see legal wagers sometime in early 2020. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Will DC ever launch their legal … Read more
The sportsbooks in Pennsylvania have set a new monthly betting handle record in four straight months. Valley Forge’s FanDuel Sportsbook collected 45.5% of all money bet in Pennsylvania during September. Two additional sportsbooks launched in September: the Mount Airy Casino Resort and the Mohegan Sun … Read more
The new sports lounge is named Moneyline. Sports betting is not legal yet in Michigan. Michigan lawmakers hope that bettors in the state can bet on the 2020 Super Bowl. DETROIT – MGM Grand Detroit has opened up its new Moneyline sports lounge on Tuesday. … Read more
Once Illinois sports betting is in full swing, it is estimated to have a revenue stream of almost $2.7 billion a year. The Illinois Gaming Board has opened its email lines for public opinions on things they’d like to see for sportsbooks. The Village of … Read more
Bookmaker William Hill US has opened its first New Mexico sportsbook with the Mescalero Apache Tribe. The sportsbook boasts twelve 43-inch screen televisions just in time for the start of the NFL season. Patrons at the resort will have access to all of William Hill’s … Read more
Every quarterly report has watched the country’s sports bettors cut the books’ margins. In launch months, no state has seen bettors keep over 90% of the handle. With New York and Arkansas having launched in July, this trend is likely to be broken with 2019 … Read more