Can US-facing sports betting operators make a profit without the revenue generated by in-game wagering? If a new bill legalizing sports betting in Minnesota passes into law, they will definitely find out. Lawmakers in the Land of 1,000 Lakes are hoping that the absence of in-game wagering will reduce problem gambling when sports betting is…
888 Holdings is exiting the US sports betting market after a brief run that included a, now defunct, partnership with a legacy media brand. Company officials said this week that they will be ditching their deal with Sports Illustrated, packing up their bags, and heading back to England due to the hyper-competitive nature of regulated…
FanDuel is signing on as the official betting partner of the Carolina Panthers football team. The move comes just days ahead of the official launch of regulated sports betting in North Carolina. It's a move that helps widen FanDuel's footprint into a regional market that's certain to see plenty of sports betting action. Under the…
Maryland lawmakers are walking back a ban on skill games and replacing it with a regulated environment that allows small businesses to maintain a critical source of revenue. The move comes four years after the state banned all skill games; a ban that was delayed multiple times due to the pandemic. Under the terms of…
David L. Redbuck is heading into retirement after 13 very influential years as the Director of New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). Though he's hardly a household name, Redbuck was a driving force behind the legal earthquake that allowed New Jersey to emerge as a major force in the contemporary US gaming industry. Redbuck…
Encore Boston Harbor is learning the hard way that Massachusetts-facing sports betting operators are not allowed to take action on local college games. This week, the locally named sportsbook was hit with a $40,000 fine from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for accepting wagers on a women's basketball game played at nearby Boston College. It's the…
The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office is slamming the brakes on daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators who offer parlay-style pick 'ems to their customers. Earlier this week the AG sent out cease and desist orders to ten Massachusetts-facing DFS operators ordering them stop offering the controversial product to their customer ASAP. It's the latest blow to…
The PGA is joining the Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising as part of a broader effort by US-facing leagues and sports betting operators to promote safe gambling. It's a move that underscores the awareness that these groups have of the rapid proliferation of regulated sports in the United States and the impact it's having…
Late last week, Ohio gaming regulators moved forward with a plan to ban individual player prop bets for all college sports. The move comes just one year after the Buckeye State implemented regulated sports betting and is a move that has already been implemented by 20 US States. Ohio's ban on college player prop bets…
Caesars Entertainment is expanding its footprint in the US iGaming with the acquisition of WynnBET's Michigan iGaming operations, includin market access rights with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. It's a big deal that sees one major US casino grabbing a big chunk of a lucrative market, while another casino giant slowly steps…
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