04/06/21 Bookmakers fear one horse at this year’s Grand National Punters have been betting heavily on this year’s Grand National favourite Cloth Cap, which could become the shortest-priced National favourite ever.
04/05/21 Gaming caucus proposes elimination of sports betting tax in Las Vegas The Congressional Gaming Caucus has presented a bill that would repeal the tax on legal sports betting in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic to mitigate the impact on the gambling industry.
04/05/21 Georgia Senate dismisses sports betting bill The bill to legalise sports betting in Georgia has been rejected by the Senate. The gambling industry will have to wait until next year for another possible chance.
04/01/21 BetMGM signs partnership with Detroit Tigers BetMGM has entered a partnership with the Detroit Tigers as part of its plan to expand in the US market.
04/01/21 UK survey finds support for ban on gambling sports sponsorship A survey by GamCare adds to calls for a ban on gambling operators sponsoring football team shirts.
03/31/21 theScore becomes PGA Tour official betting partner In their new partnership, theScore will offer daily odds updates to the PGA Tour while the two entities will share content.
03/30/21 theScore secures access to Illinois sports betting market Providing it’s awarded a licence from state regulators, theScore is set to launch in Illinois in the second half of 2021.
03/30/21 Illegal drones threaten horse racing bets in the UK The Clerk of Fakenham racecourse is calling for help to combat the use of illegal drones to take images of races for use by black-market bookies.
03/30/21 DraftKings partners with WWE DraftKings is now the official gaming partner of WWE. It will offer free-to-play pools at the WWE’s annual WrestleMania event in April.
03/29/21 Tennessee reports 16% drop in sports betting revenue Tennessee has reported a 16.6 per cent fall in revenues from sports betting in February to the lowest number since activity resumed in November.
03/29/21 New Hampshire sports betting declines in February New Hampshire saw an expected month-on-month dip in sports betting handle and revenue after the Super Bowl in January.
03/26/21 Canada’s sports betting bill advances without horse racing Canada’s single-event sports betting bill has passed the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights but without the inclusion of horse racing.
03/26/21 Swedish gaming regulator fines Bet365 over bets on football friendly Bet365 has fallen foul of Sweden’s rules on sports betting, which prohibit bets on matches in which the majority of players are under 18.
03/25/21 ATG reports record revenue thanks to uninterrupted horse racing in Sweden The Swedish betting operator has reported record net revenue of SEK5.35bn (€525.7m) for 2020.
