Sports Betting
Covering the latest stories in and around the sports betting landscape, including everything from the latest lines to fun Super Bowl props.
Mobile sportsbooks in New York are thriving. Especially within the last two weeks. For the week ending on May 12, New York reported more than $70 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR). The New York Gaming Commission confirmed the sportsbooks in the state made $70.9 million in GGR. A record for wagering in the Empire […]
Australian casino operator Star Entertainment has received interest in investments from a consortium led by Hard Rock International. The Australian Financial Review was first to break this news on Monday. Hard Rock is the gaming arm of Florida’s Seminole Tribe. Reports have surfaced that the Tribal gaming giant is not looking into Star Entertainment. According […]
A federal jury has found a 54-year-old Florida man guilty of using $500,000 in COVID relief funds to pay off gambling debts and his girlfriend’s credit cards. Barrett Purvis of Tampa faces 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced Aug. 12. He was convicted of money laundering and wire fraud. Florida resident Barrett […]
Thor Equities is one of several developers trying to obtain one of the three gaming licenses that New York is expected to issue. Their casino project is called “The Coney” and is designed to feature a 250,000+ square-foot hotel. Additionally, it would have 92,000 square feet of convention center and meeting space. On top of […]
Play’n Go is one of many operators in a competitive online gambling market. They have an extensive slot portfolio of over 300+ dynamic titles. Their newest addition is a game called Spark of Genius. It features a new mechanic, FuseWays. Details of what will be featured in the Spark of Genius slot game Spark of […]
A gambler from Schaumburg, Illinois, won $536,614.25 on a $5 bet on April 28 while playing at Dollar Storm Wild Ninja slot machine at the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan. The winner chose to remain anonymous. Illinois gambler joined other Four Winds Casinos’ winners Four Winds has three casinos in Michigan — […]
Sports betting first launched in Massachusetts in 2023, and the Bay State has already seen a 121% increase in calls to the problem gambling helpline. However, a third of the callers were reportedly asking for technical help with their sports betting apps, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). Legalization of sports betting […]
The Missouri sports betting bill could bypass the Senate via public ballot later this year. The measure is expected to appear on the ballot in the Show Me State as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024. This initiative would legalize and regulate sports wagering for residents at least 21 years or older. Missouri citizens could adopt a new section […]
Meridianbet, a prominent global sports betting and iGaming operator and a part of the Golden Matrix Inc. Group, continues to expand its political betting as it plans to focus on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Meridianbet has over 15 years of experience in political betting, offering bets on the outcomes of elections Meridianbet has over […]
New York Senator Joe Addabbo introduced SB 8185 in 2024. Addabbo wanted to help tackle the state’s growing deficit and bring revenue to New York. He addressed this issue with the idea of online gaming in the Empire State. However, Addabbo saw how hard it was for his bill to get the support it needed. […]
