U.S. election betting likely won’t be available for the 2020 Election at state-regulated sportsbooks. The power to regulate political betting falls in the hands of state lawmakers state’s gambling regulatory authority. Donald Trump is favored at -120 odds to be re-elected as president. LAS VEGAS … Read more
West Virginia is planning on adopting new iGaming rules for online casino games. The State Lottery Commission is using sports betting as the basis for the iGaming rules. The iGaming rules will likely not be adopted until 2021. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Lottery … Read more
Sports betting in West Virginia has struggled to garner much traction with the lack of sporting events available to wager on due to the coronavirus shutting down sports leagues. The overall betting handle has failed to surpass $500,000 in the month of April. The most … Read more
DraftKings sent the West Virginia Lottery an email detailing why they want to offer political betting. The coronavirus is part of the reason why online sportsbooks are interested in political betting. Sportsbooks from the U.K. are seeing more action on U.S. election odds every year. … Read more
The West Virginia Lottery is currently considering allowing sportsbooks in the state to offer betting on the 2020 Presidential Election and politics in general. The Mountain State would have been the first state in the nation to allow gambling on political events, however, Governor Jim … Read more
Sports betting revenues will likely be severely reduced for at least the next several months because of the widespread sports shutdowns caused by COVID-19. U.S. sportsbooks were mostly unaffected by COVID-19 in February and managed to post $83.1 million in reported revenue during the month. … Read more
West Virginia sports betting revenue at casinos have come to a grinding halt with Governor Jim Justice ordering the closure of casinos due to COVID-19. Total sports betting ticket sales from retail and online casinos for the week ending on March 14 to the week … Read more
An expansion bill WV SB-788 would allow residents in West Virginia to gamble on political events, esports, and various other events. Sports betting has been a legal activity since 2018 but the black market is still seeing activity within the state. The sports betting market … Read more
Iowa has seen solid turnout since legalizing sports betting, but its tax revenue lags behind other states. Only one other state taxes sports betting revenue at as low a rate as Iowa. The state legislature is not capitalizing on the sports gambling industry as much … Read more
Both Wheeling Island and Mardi Gras Casinos were down since March 2019. The two casinos are owned and operated by Delaware North. Delaware North is now working with IGT to operate the new Betly Sportsbooks. CROSS LANES, W. Va. – After almost an entire year … Read more
Two Delaware North owned casinos in West Virginia will be reopening their sportsbooks after nearly a year of being without one. The International Game Technology company is based out of the UK and its platform IGT PlaySports has taken in over $12 billion in sports … Read more
Mardi Gras and Wheeling Island, two of the five available betting operators in West Virginia suspended sports betting in 2019. The suspension was caused by a contract dispute between Miomni Gaming and Entergaming Software Solutions Limited. Delaware North, owner of both Mardi Gras and Wheeling … Read more