While regulated sports betting is busy conquering the US gambling market, a beef between rival daily fantasy sports operators is heating up. The battle started with The latest salvo in the DFS war comes from Underdog Fantasy CEO Jeremy Levine in the form of an open letter accusing DraftKings and FanDuel accusing them, among other…
The Australian state of Victoria is implementing a new betting ban on any sport that includes players under the age of 19. It's the latest move to reign in problem gambling in a part of the world where anti-gambling crusaders hold great sway - and the population loves gambling. The ban on minor sports betting…
The normally placid state of Iowa has become ground zero for an ever-expanding sports betting scandal that's drawn in more than 26 athletes from 5 different sports. As the scandal unfolds, Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz has weighed on the subject with some strong words for players who bet on their own teams, as well…
WynnBet announced late last week that the shuttering of its regulated sports betting operations in eight of its 12 US markets. The company is also considering shutting down WynnBet in two other states due to intense market competition and sky-high marketing costs. WynnBet is only the latest big name sportsbook to go down in flames…
New Jersey has always been on the forefront of the US online gambling market and the launch of Evolution's Dual Play Roulette game from BetMGM and the Borgata Online Casino continues that tradition. Dual Play Roulette offers players a unique mix of online and in-person play that's not been deployed at an MGM property in…
Penn Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden sees a very bright future for his company's recently announced sportsbook venture with the sports broadcasting giant ESPN. During an earning call with investors earlier this week, the executive touted the deal, saying that it would ultimately capture at least 20 percent of the regulated US sports betting market. It's…
Penn Entertainment made a big move this week signing a $1.5 billion deal with ESPN and dumping its relationship with Barstool Sports entirely. It's a move that brings a major media player to the regulated US sports betting market, while sending another media player to the bench; probably forever. Penn's big move has two parts,…
Louisiana State University head football coach Brian Kelly is looking to the NFL for the answer to college football's growing sports betting problem. Late last week Kelly announced that the LSU Tigers will be updating its injury report in an effort to help protect players from outside influences. Kelly's new policy is basically the same…
NFL officials have responded to a recent query from Nevada Rep. Diane Titus about league gambling policies with a call for Congress to crack down on black market betting sites. Titus wrote a letter to the NFL back in June as part of an inquiry into the growing number of gambling-related player suspensions, but must…
The Iowa State University football program's recent betting scandal, and subsequent criminal charges, is proving to be an another example of the dangers and challenges of regulated sports betting in the United States. Earlier this week, ISU quarterback Hunter Dekkers and three others were charged with a number of gambling-related offenses including tampering with evidence…
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