12/10/21 Ohio sports betting bill approved by House and Senate The Ohio sports betting bill now goes to governor Mike DeWine for his consideration.
12/10/21 Illinois sports betting handle reaches $840m record in October Illinois has reported a record monthly handle of $840.4m, up 40.9 per cent from September’s $596.5m and 93.4 per cent from October 2020.
12/10/21 BetMGM launches sports betting at MGM National Harbor in Maryland Governor Larry Hogan placed the first bet and officially inaugurated sports betting in the state.
12/09/21 DraftKings partners with NFLPA to launch gamified NFT The gamified non-fungible token collections will debut on the DraftKings Marketplace in the 2022-2023 season.
12/09/21 PointsBet signs multi-year sports betting deal with University of Maryland The deal was negotiated through the university’s commercial rights partner, PlayFly Sports.
12/08/21 Dribble Media chastised for esports betting ad The British Advertising Standards Agency has concluded that a Dribble Media esports betting ad that appeared on Facebook was socially irresponsible.
12/08/21 Cricket: operators expect record betting on the Ashes With the Ashes underway, sports betting operators are expecting betting on cricket to reach a record high.
12/08/21 Oregon sees record sports betting revenue in November Oregon’s sports betting app Scoreboard saw a handle of $32.7m, down from October’s record $37.6m, but revenue was up.
12/08/21 Fanduel launches sportsbooks in Louisiana and Maryland The sportsbook will launch at the Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel in Louisiana and Live! Casino & Hotel in Maryland.
12/08/21 Chicago proposes further 2% city tax on sports betting The proposal would raise the total tax on gross revenues from sports wagering to 19 per cent.
12/08/21 Missouri lawmakers pre-file bills to legalise sports betting Three Missouri lawmakers have pre-filed legislation that would allow legal sports betting for state residents.
12/07/21 British Horseracing Authority launches sustainability study UK racing bodies have commissioned an assessment of the sport’s progress on environmental and sustainability goals.
12/07/21 Churchill Downs launches TwinSpires sportsbook and igaming in New Jersey The state becomes the eighth jurisdiction in which TwinSpires’ sportsbook is available.
12/07/21 West Virginia sports betting handle reaches record $83.1m in November The figures registered an increase of 34.7 per cent from October.
