As regulated sports betting rapidly embeds itself in the heart of US culture, gambling industry observers are getting a look at what various scenarios look like in real life. For example, the US state of Mississippi recently showed how much money could be earned in a month without football, in a state without mobile sports…
The old expression, "a rising tide raises all ships" is rarely applied to the gambling industry but it's particularly apt when describing the new symbiosis between the US gambling market and UK gambling operators. As it turns out, that rising tide of regulated sports betting in America is lifting up the profits of UK operators…
Intelitics, a leading performance marketing and analytics platform provider, recently secured a license allowing it to operate in the newly opened Colorado sports betting market. It's a big move for the California-based company as it expands it customer base to include licensed US gambling operators. Colorado is only the most recent US State that's approved…
Nevada casinos, particularly those in Las Vegas have always been the bellwether of the gambling industry. If Nevada is doing well, it's likely that the rest of the business is doing well, too. If Nevada casinos are struggling, like they were in 2008, it's likely that casinos all over the world are hurting, too. That's…
There's no question that 2020 was a lousy year for American gambling operators but a recent report from the American Gaming Association (AGA) bears out the misery in excruciating detail. All told, the US gambling business pulled in around $20 billion in 2020; which is down 30 percent over 2019. The report utilized data drawn…
There's no question that regulated sports betting has been a massive hit in the United States. Every month there's at least one state that shatters its previous record handle and January 2020 was no exception. With a $384.2 million handle, Indiana broke its previous wagering record of $313.1 million that was set way back in…
A group of Texas-based professional sports teams are lobbying state lawmakers to move forward with a bill that would legalize Lone Star sports betting. It's a far cry from the days when professional sport team owners and their cronies cried endlessly about how legal sports wagering would be the end of legitimate sports as we…
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is fighting with his state's tribal gaming interests and losing every case he brings. Governor Stitt's lousy track record in the court room stems from his belief that he can change the terms of a 2004 gambling compact without the permission of the tribes or his fellow lawmakers. Earlier this week,…
There's something about the total collapse of tax revenues during the pandemic that have made all kinds of US state governors take a fresh look at the viability of regulated sports betting in their states. The latest convert to the potential fiscal benefits of regulated wagering is Arizona Governor Doug Ducey. But bringing sports betting,…
MGM Resorts is looking to absorb UK operator Entain in a mega-deal that's anything but finalized and could well be the kind of deal that becomes more common as the US sports betting market continues to explode. According to published reports in the UK Guardian and Bloomberg, MGM Resorts is offering $11.1 billion (£8.1 billion)…
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