Author: Mike Murphy

DraftKings is heading to Mississippi next as it prepares to open its first ever retail sportsbook at the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville near the Gulf Coast on Friday. DraftKings has made moves of this sort in other states, but DraftKings Sportsbook in Mississippi will be its first retail location to actually go live.

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EquiLottery Games has launched a demo version of its Win Place Show app for Android and iOS devices.

William Hill has reached an agreement with Eldorado Resorts to further expand its reach across the United States. Eldorado Resorts is a major casino operator with properties in eleven states, including three states (Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia) that have legalized sports betting since the Supreme Court struck down PASPA.

Buffalo Wild Wings and DraftKings have formed a partnership to run exclusive fantasy football games inside BWW restaurants beginning September 9th and running through the end of the regular season.

FanDuel has introduced several new features aimed at casual and serious players alike ahead of the busy season for daily fantasy sports. As the 2018 NFL season approaches, FanDuel customers returning from last year will notice a few changes since last year.

New Jersey residents have gained a second option for mobile sports betting. On Wednesday, PlayMGM announced it has soft-launched its mobile sports betting app for Android users only. The company says an iPhone-friendly app is set to be launched “imminently.”

An in-play sports betting company founded by a successful poker player and sports bettor is gearing up to take its fast-paced product to the market in the United States. Metric Gaming, which already supplies in-play betting solutions to operators in regulated markets such as the UK and Europe, now has its sights on the USA.

Update: Golden Nugget Casino may accept wagers on all NBA games. New Jersey lawmakers passed legislation in September 2019 authorizing casinos whose owners also own professional teams to accept wagers on games that don’t involve their teams. The law authorized Golden Nugget Sportsbook to offer wagering on most NBA games, but it still excluded the…