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DraftKings contributed another $5 million in efforts to legalize online sports betting in Missouri. The sports wagering giant has now spent $15 million on the campaign. FanDuel has added $10 million as well. Missouri voters can either approve or reject Constitutional Amendment 2, which would legalize online sports betting The latest contributions are pouring in […]
Keith County locals and Greater Nebraska residents attended the City of Ogallala’s Planning Commission meeting Tuesday evening to share their thoughts on a potential Keith County casino. Arguments intensified to the point that one city official exited the meeting, according to KNOP News 2. Ogallala Planning and Zoning Administrator said the action item on their […]
A recent audit of BetMGM’s sports betting market by Gaming Labs International (GLI) revealed a number of new noncompliance issues in Massachusetts. An Investigations and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) spokesperson detailed preliminary results of the ongoing audit to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) on Thursday. BetMGM accepted more than 15,000 college football player prop bets, wagers […]
Michel Francklin, 57, was taken into custody in Miami, and extradited to Jefferson Parish on Sept. 24 for helping 33-year-old Michael Shea of Coral Springs rig one of the roulette games at Boomtown New Orleans Casino, located at 4132 Peters Road, Harvey, according to local authorities. Video roulette machine was manipulated at Boomtown New Orleans […]
FanDuel, the premier online sportsbook and betting app, issued a fourth $1 million donation supporting the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) on Wednesday, according to the news release. FanDuel gave a fourth $1 million donation to UNCF to help financially support students at 11 HBCUs in North Carolina The UNCF’s mission is to build a […]
Caesars’ new online casino platform, Horseshoe online casino, officially went live for Michigan gamblers on Wednesday. The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) allows operators to have up to two separate iGaming brands. Horseshoe is Caesars’ second platform in the Wolverine State, joining its Caesars Palace skin, which launched last year. WynnBET exits Michigan Caesars also […]
The Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) held an informational discussion on sports betting on Monday after all three NCAA divisions met to discuss modifications to sports wagering policies. CSMAS members discussed deregulating sports betting, which could allow student-athletes to bet on professional sports CSMAS members, who also met in Indianapolis […]
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has voted unanimously to add new language to the Massachusetts Sports Wagering Catalog explicitly prohibiting bets on individual collegiate sports awards. Massachusetts Gaming Commission opted to add the new language to the sports betting catalog to clear up confusion The MGC’s sports wagering division recommended the rule change in order […]
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson fired back at NFL fans complaining about his individual production, explaining that he’s more focused on winning instead of meeting certain statistical thresholds for gamblers and their prop bets. Jackson reiterated his message in a Monday post on X: This is a “TEAM” sport I’m not out here satisfied when […]
bet365, a U.K.-based sportsbook and iGaming platform, has opened its new U.S. headquarters at One Platte, or 1701 Platte Street, in Denver, Colorado, and plans to hire nearly 1,000 employees. bet365 will create nearly 1,000 new jobs and 300 this year at its new U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colorado Colorado Governor Jared Polis and the […]