Players who want to wager on NCAA and NFL football but don't want to do it with a regulated sportsbook have a new option this week as Robinhood rolls out its new football prediction markets. It's a brazen move from a corner of the financial world that's labelled sports betting as an investment vehicle and…
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected Hard Bock Bet as their official sports betting operator in a deal that was announced earlier this week. It's the kind of deal that's become commonplace in post-PAPSA America but is still noteworthy for one meaningful reason...Hard Rock Bet is the only authorized Sportsbook in the entire state of…
When the NFL recently acquired a ten percent stake in ESPN, it quietly made a bit of history. It turns out that in purchasing that small slice of America's biggest sports news outlet, the venerable NFL also picked up a small share of the ESPN BET Sportsbook. In doing so, the NFL went from being…
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins seems to be embracing an, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em," approach to the existential threat posed to regulated sportsbooks by predictions markets. During a recent Q2 earnings call, the CEO of one of America's largest regulated sports betting operators suggested that DraftKings is very much open to the idea…
Can a coalition of groups representing the regulated gaming industry team up to save 1-800-GAMBLER, a toll-free hotline where problem gamblers can connect local help, from an internal squabble. That's the stated goal of statement recently sent to SBC Americas by the American Gaming Association (AGA) and the Responible Online Gaming Association (ROGA). At the…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is breaking new ground as it welcomes its first member with zero land-based or online casinos. That newest member to America's largest gaming industry trade group is the Carnival Corporation a.k.a. Carnival Cruise Lines. The operator of AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises,…
Predictions are an essential component of the world of gaming and BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt was more than happy to share his predictions for the industry's future during a recent earnings call with investors. Greenblatt opined on subjects ranging from the recently increased tax on gambling earnings to the impact of sweepstakes sites and his…
Slot machines are pulling in record profits in the heart of English cities and towns and not everyone is happy about the situation. According to the most recent numbers released by the Gaming Commission, British gambling revenue hit £11.5 billion ($15.4 billion USD) as of March 2025. Of that number, which is a 3.5 percent…
Predictions markets, and their role as unlicensed sportsbooks, are the flash point for many a hot argument in the regulated gaming world. That conflict stepped out into the open last week at a panel discussion at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) summer meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. At the heart of the…
The world of regulated gaming is nothing if not complex. Every major gaming company is parent to a vast array of ownership claims to other casino and sports betting sites and operators both large and small. A recent example of this phenomenon is Flutter Entertainment’s purchase of Boyd Gaming’s five percent share of FanDuel. While…
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