Posts From: August 2023

ESPN moves into sports betting with $2bn Penn Entertainment deal

ESPN and Penn Entertainment have agreed to jointly launch a sports betting business under the brand ESPN Bet, the two companies said on Tuesday. Shares of Penn gained 20% on the...

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BtoBet enters North America with landmark Alberta Gaming deal

NeoGames’s BtoBet, a sports betting provider, has entered into a long-term sportsbook partnership with Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC and PlayAlberta.ca), the only legal online gambling website for the...

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OddsMatrix unveil Fast Markets ahead of new football season

OddsMatrix, EveryMatrix’s leading B2B sportsbook division, has launched ‘Fast Markets’ in time for the start of the 2023-24 football season, enabling operators to offer a new range of real-time, instant...

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FanDuel partners IMG Arena to enhance golf betting

FanDuel has announced that IMG ARENA’s Golf Event Centre will be integrated into FanDuel’s Sportsbook starting August 10th with the FedEx St. Jude Championship, strengthening the platform’s golf betting offering. To celebrate this...

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BetMGM enter Kentucky sports betting market

BetMGM and Revolutionary Racing Kentucky (RRKY) announced today a new market access agreement allowing BetMGM to bring its online and retail sports betting platform to Kentucky once legalized sports betting launches. The companies also will open...

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Flutter entertainment, Fox to close betting platform FOX Bet

Flutter Entertainmentand and Fox Corporation announce today the decision to close sports betting platform FOX Bet. A phased closure of FOX Bet’s operations will take place between 31 July and...

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Illinois approves Hard Rock sportsbook

Illinois Gaming Board officials on Thursday authorized the Hard Rock Casino Rockford to operate a sportsbook. It granted a license to 815 Entertainment LLC., the ownership group of the casino, and Seminole...

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Brazil’s president approves sports betting regulations

Brazil will require sports betting companies operating in the country to also be headquartered in Brazil, in addition to creating oversight mechanisms to prevent fraud and manipulation of match results,...

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Maine to launch online mobile sports wagering in November

Regulators expect sports betting in Maine to go live this November, the most certain date given so far in a protracted four-year process of getting it into law. Betting on...

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Kentucky sets launch date for sports betting

Sports betting in Kentucky will start just in time for football season. Gov. Andy Beshear approved regulations passed Monday by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission that will guide officials as...

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