Sports Betting
The Massachusetts sports betting handle climbed exponentially year-over-year in May, and combined operator revenues increased month-over-month. However, overall wagering activity dropped from April’s haul, along with revenues compared to the same month in 2023. Massachusetts sports betting handle posted a year-over-year increase of 32.4% from $457.1 million in May 2023 Sports bettors in the Bay […]
The Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA championship on Monday night — the franchise's first since 2008 — and sportsbook odds are already showing the C's with the best odds to win next season's title. ESPN BET shows the Boston Celtics with the shortest preseason title odds since the 2017-18 Warriors Caesars has the Celtics (+300) […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up a challenge to an agreement that provided the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to operate online sports betting in Florida. U.S. Supreme Court will allow Seminole Trible to continue providing online sports betting in Florida The rejection was announced after the justices discussed the case during a […]
Massachusetts commissioners unanimously voted to add Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Ladies European Tour (LET) to the MA Sports Wagering Catalog at the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) on June 6 for sports betting. Massachusetts’ six online sports betting operators, three retail sportsbooks can offer betting markets for all LPGA, LET events In other words, […]
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Hernandez has been placed on administrative leave following a report the player violated the league's gambling policies, Major League Soccer (MLS) said in a statement Friday. Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Hernandez was suspended in 2021 for betting on two MLS matches This would mark the second time Hernandez has […]
Casino and sports betting revenue in New Jersey reached nearly $510 million in May 2024, an 8.5% increase over May 2023, according to figures released Friday by the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). New Jersey casino operators won nearly $223 million from in-person gamblers, a 5.2% increase from a year earlier Online wagering continued […]
Vermont hit a new low with its sports betting handle in May 2024, with operators accepting $12.6 million in wagers. That's a 26% decline from April, according to the state's Department of Liquor and Lottery's (DLL) summary report. Vermont sportsbooks ended May with an adjusted revenue of $1.2 million, down 25% from April's $1.6 million […]
Bally’s Chicago casino located at 600 N. Wabash Avenue near the Magnificent Mile won more than $11.73 million from players in May, the Illinois Gaming Control Board (IGCB) reported. Bally's Chicago collected $6.98 million from slots, $4.75 million from table games in May The casino at Chicago's Medinah Temple features 800 slot machines and 56 […]
At a D.C. Council meeting on Wednesday, members voted to retain an amendment in the budget that would allow the District to open its online sports betting market to multiple operators. D.C. Council votes to end FanDuel's monopoly on online sports betting in the District Zachary Parker’s amendment to eliminate fellow council member Kenyan McDuffie’s […]
Kansas City Mayor Tyrone Garner has endorsed the idea of using sports betting revenue and STAR bonds to attract two major league franchises – the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and the MLB's Kansas City Royals – to move from Missouri to the Kansas side of the city. Kansas City to use sports betting revenue and […]
