New Jersey Release Super Bowl Results

First time sports betting permitted on the Super Bowl New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has released preliminary wagering results related to the 2019 Super Bowl, the first year that sports betting has been legal in the State. Preliminary wagering statistics reported by Atlantic City Casinos and New Jersey Horse Tracks show that $34,894,900 was wagered on this year’s...

Lucio Introduces Sports Betting Bill To Texas Legislature

Plans implementation on January 1, 2020 Texan politician Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.: District 27 has introduced sports wagering bill H.B. 1275 to the House. The bill proposes the regulation of sports betting, a licensing regime, tax scheme and the clarification of criminal offences. Under the proposal, sports wagering on professional sports would be legalised for Texans over the age of...

Virginia Senate Passes Gambling Expansion Bill

But still has a way to go The Virginia State Senate has passed bill SB 1126 authorising voters to choose whether they want gambling expansion, or not, by way of a referendum. The Senate voted 28-12 in favour of the bill, however, the measure would still need to be approved by the House of Delegates, receive the Governor’s signature and...

Final Pod Of Live Events Confirmed For 2019 WSOP

Includes ten events with an buy-in under $1,000 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has confirmed its final raft of live events for WSOP 2019 offering a number of low buy-in, short-duration deep stack events which complete the 2019 iteration of the WSOP to be held May 28 to July 16 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las...

Sports Betting in the News — Weekly Round-up for February 01, 2019

US Sports Betting Regulation Progresses In Numerous States Connecticut, Arizona and Hawaii latest to join the race Connecticut is having another go at sports betting legislation with the introduction of S665 at the state legislature. Backed by nine Democratic senators, the bill in its current form provides little information except to authorise waging on sporting events. Claims of tribal compact...

Oregon Awards Colossus Bets Totalisator License

Cash Out on racing offered in the US for the first time London-based pools betting provider, Colossus Bets, has secured a totalisator license from the Oregon Racing Commission (ORC) enabling the company to offer lottery-sized sports jackpots to North American betting operators. Colossus Bets’ chief executive Bernard Marantelli: “We are looking forward to bringing the Colossus formula of lotto-sized jackpots...

Metric Gaming And Bethard Group Tie Up For US Joint Venture

Hard Metrics offers turnkey sports betting and gaming solution UK sports betting platform provider Metric Gaming has partnered Bethard Group for the launch of the Hard Metrics joint venture sports betting and iGaming turn key solution for the US market. Under the terms of the J.V., Metric Gaming will provide a full sports betting solution with focus on American sports...

IWG And Inspired Launch Endzone Payout With Michigan State Lottery

First to go live with IWG and Inspired Entertainment-developed instant-virtual football game EndZone Payout, a new Instant-Virtual Football game developed by IWG and Inspired Entertainment has gone live with its first operator, the Michigan State Lottery. The sports-themed virtual scratch ticket uses a video clip of a single football play as an engaging way to reveal the outcome of a...

Will Hill Receives Regulatory Approvals For Eldorado Resorts Partnership

Exclusive nationwide partnership for digital and land-based sports betting and online gaming in the US William Hill PLC has received all the requisite gaming and regulatory approvals relating to its exclusive nation-wide partnership for digital and land-based sports betting and online gaming in the United States with Eldorado Resorts Inc. In connection with closing of the transaction, Eldorado has been...

Kindred Group Makes Deeper Inroads In To US Market

With strategic partnership with Mohegan Sun Pocono in Pennsylvania Kindred Group has signed a strategic partnership with Mohegan Sun Pocono in Pennsylvania for an initial five year term and the possibility to extend for two additional five-year terms. The partnership covers online and offline sports betting and online gaming in Pennsylvania under the Unibet brand. “We’ve aligned with one of...