Posts From: March 2021

Scientific Games sets Cheltenham Festival betting record

Last week’s Cheltenham Festival was highly anticipated to generate strong betting volumes, and figures from Scientific Games’ OpenSports™ platform demonstrate the huge scale of betting activity from the prestigious race...

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South Dakota approves sports betting regulation

South Dakota is joining the growing list of states to offer sports betting. Governor Kristi Noem has signed SB-44 into law, which will regulate and tax sports wagering within the...

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March Madness betting expected to remain steady this year

More than 47 million Americans will place bets on the 2021 March Madness tournament, with online and physical sportsbook betting expected to grow dramatically compared to 2019, compensating for lower...

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Betsson Group granted German sports betting licence

Betsson has applied for and received clearance from Darmstadt Regional Council to operate online sports betting throughout Germany. Besides the sports betting licenses which have now been granted, the New...

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Buffalo Wild Wings Adds Exclusive BetMGM Sports Betting

Sports fans can now access a unique sports betting experience when placing wagers through the BetMGM app inside Buffalo Wild Wings sports bars in Colorado, New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee and West...

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Penn National set to launch sportsbook in Illinois

Penn National Gaming have announced that the Illinois Gaming Board has approved the company’s application to offer online sports wagering in Illinois. We are extremely excited to launch our online...

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FuboTV reports revenue rise ahead of sportsbook launch

FuboTV grew its online pay-TV subscribers at a rapid pace last year to 547,880 but sustained a heavy loss doing so of $570.5 million. Fubo reported $217.7 million in revenue up...

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Virginia sportsbook handle reaches $59m in January

Virginia’s legal sportsbooks generated wagers of $59 million in the first 11 days after the market launched on 21 January, the second-highest monthly total in U.S. history for any state. Virginia legalized...

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North Dakota senators file bill for sports betting Legalization

A house committee on Wednesday endorsed a resolution that would allow North Dakotans to decide if sports gambling should be allowed in the state. The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee gave...

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New York sees record Sports betting revenue in January

Year-on-year revenue for New York sportsbooks in the month of December saw a spike of 210.6%. December 2019 posted a GGR of $710,418 while the same month in 2020 collected $2.3 million in...

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