Data provider suggests that twelve more states could legalise sports betting in 2019 According to a Reuters news agency report Thursday, sports betting data provider Sportradar expects "at least" twelve more US states to legalise sports betting in the coming year, and up to eight could have operational sports books ready to take wagers before the start of the 2019...
Jim Sensenbrenner - a U.S. representative from Wisconsin - has asked the DOJ to get involved with sports betting, as he doesn’t believe that individual states have the ‘intelligence’ to make their own sports-betting related decisions. Last week he sent a letter to the U.S. Deputy Attorney Rod Rothstein, in which he said: “It’s Congress had work to do to...
London-Based Sports Data Provider To Seek U.S. Opportunities IMG debuts IMG Arena as an "evolution of its global sports betting business" London-based sports data provider IMG Media has announced the debut of IMG Arena, describing it as an evolution of its global sports betting business. IMG Arena specialises in bringing sport and the sports betting industry closer together, working with...
After two minutes of playing to unwind, 51-year-old hits a six-figure jackpot on NetEnt's Divine Fortune progressive A 51-year-old New Jersey single mom who holds down two jobs to support her family hit a pre-Christmas windfall this week at the SugarHouse Online Casino, striking a $160,256 jackpot on NetEnt's progressive slot Divine Fortune. Taking a break to unwind between her...
Revenue growth of 7 percent y-o-y but net losses widen Scientific Games Corporation reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 Thursday, noting that revenue rose 7 percent y-o-y to $821.0 million, with a healthy contribution of $46.5 million in from NYX, along with growth in the Lottery and Social businesses. Other Q3-2018 highlights included: Net loss was...
Joint venture continues to develop US sports betting initiative The MGM Interactive - GVC Interactive sports betting joint venture in the United States has selected Sportradar to be its exclusive provider within the United States of sports betting data for certain US sports leagues which Sportradar has the right to distribute. “MGM and GVC are leaders in the sports betting...
Mid-term election ballot initiative amends the state constitution to allow sports betting Arkansas will soon join those US states that have decided to legalise sports betting following Tuesday's positive vote in the mid-term election ballot giving voters a voice in the process; the ballot measure amends the state constitution to allow sports betting, 54.1 percent of over 860,000 voters voted...
Industry veteran will preside over a new board Philip G. Satre, an industry veteran with decades of management experience with major organisations like IGT, National Centre for Responsible Gambling and Harrah's has been appointed chairman of Wynn Resorts following the departure on retirement of D. Boone Wayson and a period of turmoil in the US casino giant. In February this...
Gambling company to deploy InfluxDB Time Series Database Online gambling group Playtech will have more insight into the business of its operator clients and their players following the introduction of monitoring and analysis technology from San Francisco-based open source platform InfluxData. In a press statement this week, InfluxData reveals that the platform is built specifically for metrics, events and other...
NHL and New Jersey Devils moving on sponsorship opportunities The NHL is leveraging sponsorship opportunities with the latest deal in the fantasy sports and sports betting sectors with FanDuel. The multi-year partnership with the NHL makes FanDuel the exclusive official daily fantasy partner and an official sports betting partner of the NHL. Under the terms, FanDuel will be able to...
