Non-bettors were 78% more likely to bet online if they were educated on how to bet, a recent study found. The study by open bet marketplace WagerWire and market research firm Leger discovered more than three-fourths of respondents cited a…
Genius Sports has unveiled a new product that will allow sports bettors to place in-play same-game parlays. The new product – which is designed to improve the experience of betting on sport while watching it live – will be ready…
Illinois is positioning itself as the nation’s third-largest legal sports betting market, even ahead of new legal offerings set to open in the coming months. Though it has only seven live mobile sportsbooks, Illinois has typically been neck-and-neck with New…
Online casino and sportsbook operator MaximBet has entered its second US state with the launch of its sportsbook in Indiana. MaximBet said the launch would be the first to feature its “new, expansive sports betting service and user experience technology”…
Light & Wonder has completed the previously announced divestiture of its sports betting business to Endeavor, the two companies announced Friday. The deal for OpenBet, Light & Wonder’s former sports betting division, was completed for total gross proceeds of roughly…
Washington DC’s handful of in-person sports betting options continue to outdraw the city’s lone legal, District-wide mobile sportsbook, the only US jurisdiction with that distinction. The Caesars retail sportsbook at Capital One Arena generated $5.7 million in handle in August,…
A recent hearing on Missouri sports betting legislation increasingly seems like it will be the last major legalization push this calendar year as lawmakers turn their attention to the 2023 session. Missouri sports betting proponents acknowledged legalizing sports betting in…
After hearing from many of the nation’s leading operators, Massachusetts regulators have still not determined a launch timeline for the state’s first legal online and retail sportsbooks. Thursday’s Massachusetts Gaming Commission meeting included testimony from DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars, BetMGM and…
Maryland regulators Thursday approved a staggered online sports betting launch, opening the door for the state’s first legal mobile books to go live by year’s end. The Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) voted unanimously to approve sportsbooks on a…
Flutter Entertainment-owned FanDuel is aiming to take a 12% margin across its sports betting operations, revealed the brand’s senior director of product and operations Gareth Core. Speaking at the SBC Summit Barcelona, Core said that a lot has changed in…