Novig, a sports betting exchange startup, is partnering with Intelitics, a maker of player acquisition software, on its upcoming launch in Colorado. It's a move that Novig is hoping will disrupt the existing sports betting market and bring the betting exchange model to the growing US market. Novig's spot in the Colorado sports betting market…
The Florida Supreme Court rejected West Flager Associate's bid to halt the Hard Rock Seminole's launch of mobile sports betting products statewide. Officials at West Flagler, which is a parimutuel outfit that runs jai alai operations, argued unsuccessfully that the State of Florida was acting outside of its authority to authorize new gambling products by…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is reporting that the third quarter of 2023 was the most successful Q3 the US-facing industry has ever seen. According to the AGA's Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker, American gaming operators hauled in an astounding $16.17 billion worth of revenue during the period covering August, September and October of this year.…
ESPN BET launched this week in 17 states and is expected to be a major player in the regulated US sports betting market. The new sportsbook is a team effort by Penn Entertainment and ESPN and will be using the network's considerable reach among sports fans to build its customer base. When it launched, ESPN…
Striking Detroit casino workers are calling on the public to support their cause by boycotting online casinos and sportsbooks. Representatives from UNITE HERE Local 24 are setting up a virtual picket line meant to keep players from patronizing FanDuel, ESPN BET, Hollywood iCasino, and BetMGM, all of which are affiliated with Detroit's land-based casinos, until…
ESPN employees are discouraged, but not banned, from placing bets on the new ESPN BET sportsbook when it launches later this week. That's just one of the guidelines offered by the sports behemoth to its employees under new sport betting guidelines governing the sports network's employees on what is expected to be an extremely popular…
Massachusetts gaming regulators have very nearly approved the long-awaited launch of ESPN BET this week. The re-brand of Barstool Sportsbook could be an industry-changing event, but the Massachusetts Gaming Commission's questions about how ESPN plans to limit its gambling content to minors did make for a few last minutes concessions from the sports news behemoth.…
A 400-pound gorilla will be entering the US regulated sports betting space on November 14 when Penn Entertainment and ESPN launch their branded sportsbook ESPN BET in 17 states. With ESPN BET launching in so many states simultaneously, while leveraging the incredible brand power of the network's massive media ecosystem, the new sportsbook is very…
Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW) is pulling its products from the Michigan market ahead of an anticipated crackdown on sweepstakes model casinos. The Michigan pullout impacts several VGW brands including the popular Chumba Casino, as well as Luckyland Slots and Global Poker. At issue is the company's sweepstakes casino, a model that's commonly used by social…
Ottowa Senators center Shane Pinto made sports history last week when he became the first NHL player to catch a suspension for gambling since regulated sports betting was legalized in 2018. Pinto's 41-game suspension was announced after a lengthy investigation, but details of his alleged gambling remain unclear. The NHL, like all professional sports, holds…
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