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Maine’s sports betting industry made history in March, reaching a record-high $47.6 million wagered and adjusted gross receipts totaling about $2.7 million. Although DraftKings and Caesars Sportsbook are the only two sportsbooks operating in the state, the market has still expanded. Maine sportsbooks saw $47.6 million wagered in March after recording a low of $33.6 […]
Gambling hotline calls in Florida have doubled since the relaunch of online sports betting in the Sunshine State, according to a spokesperson for the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG). Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling has seen a 138% increase in the number of calls, minutes FCCG has seen a 138% increase in the […]
Arkansas sports betting could surpass $500 million in earned revenue in 2024, almost a hundred million dollars more than the $404 million the Natural State generated last year. Arkansas sports betting revenue could reach an all-time high in 2024 with legalized iGaming For the first 10 months of 2023, $297 million had been wagered on […]
Ryan Garcia lost a $1.5 million bet to Devin Haney ahead of a boxing match, claiming he would make weight for their WBC Super Lightweight title fight last weekend in Brooklyn. Ryan Garcia won $12 million betting on himself to upset Devin Haney in fight after losing $1.5 million bet with Haney Garcia, 25, agreed […]
The NBA issued Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter a lifetime ban from the league on Wednesday after an investigation revealed he had disclosed confidential information to bettors, limited his participation in at least one game while he was with Toronto, and bet on NBA games while playing in the G League. The NBA said […]
Online sports betting in Mississippi remains active as legislation advanced House Bill 774 for a final bill in a conference committee. The conference could come the week of April 22, according to an industry source that informed Legal Sports Report. House version of HP-774 would have allowed casinos in the Magnolia State to offer online […]
Delaware State Reps. Franklin Cooke (D-16) and William Bush (D-29) introduced a bill to expand mobile sports betting in the “Old Line State.” HB-365 emerged from the Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group – a bipartisan panel formed in the House in 2023. HB-365 will add beneficial programs for the treatment of compulsive gamblers, problem […]
Seven of the largest U.S. sportsbooks — bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel, Hard Rock Digital, and Penn Entertainment — are joining forces to establish the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) to promote responsible gambling. Top U.S. sportsbooks pledge $20 million to fund the Responsible Online Gaming Association For the first time ever, the sports […]
Bulgarian umpire Pavel Atanasov has received a permanent ban from tennis after withdrawing his appeal for betting violations and charges of corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced April 19. Tennis umpire Pavel Atanasov fined $10,000, admitted to 21 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program Atanasov, a national-level official, was also given […]
On Saturday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on neutralizing the negative effects of online gambling. This statute will ban the activity for all military personnel until the end of martial law. Ukrainian serviceman Pavlo Petrychenko introduced a petition on March 29 to combat problem gambling Zelensky supported the National Security and Defense Council’s […]
