Posts From: March 2021

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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Sports betting legislation introduced in Louisiana

Voters in most parishes supported the legalization of sports gambling last Nov. 3, but it may be 2022 by the time bettors are legally allowed to wager in Louisiana on...

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Svenska Spel launches DraftKings-powered sportsbook

Svenska Spel Sport & Casino launched its new sports book in collaboration with Draftkings.  The new betting platform means that Svenska Spel Sport & Casino will offer its customers an...

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Twenty-three million Americans to bet on Super Bowl LV

23.2 million Americans plan to bet a total of $4.3 billion on this year’s Super Bowl LV matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to new...

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Hawthorne Opens Off-Track Sportsbook With PointsBet

Hawthorne Race Course and PointsBet have been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board to open the State’s first off-track and non-casino sportsbook. The newly remodeled Club Hawthorne in suburban Crestwood is...

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DraftKings launches mobile sports betting in Virginia

DraftKings has announced the launch of DraftKings Sportsbook in Virginia, marking the 12th state in which the top rated mobile and online sportsbook is available. Customers in Virginia will now be able...

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Barstool Sportsbook app approved to launch in Michigan

Penn National Gaming and the Michigan Gaming Control Board has approved the Company’s applications to offer online sports wagering and iCasino products in Michigan. Penn National intends to officially launch...

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Online Sports Betting to launch in Michigan

Michigan regulators have given the green light for online gambling and online sports betting to start at noon Friday. The Michigan Gaming Control Board announced Tuesday that it approved the...

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