One of the leading digital sports media companies, The Athletic, which boasts over 1 million subscribers, has entered into a partnership with BetMGM. The online sportsbook will become The Athletic’s exclusive sports betting partner in the US.
The tale of GameStop, and how a Reddit army managed to roil the financial markets raises all manner of issues for financial regulators and poses some questions for the legislators regarding attitudes to online gambling.
EPIC Risk Management is trying to save the mushrooming legal US online gambling industry from itself and avoid a European-style responsible gaming crackdown. Â The goal is to help US stakeholders create a responsible, sustainable industry before lawmakers and regulators need to step in.
The Kentucky Derby prep race series swings to Florida this week with the 2021 Holy Bull Stakes. In this 31st edition of the Holy Bull Stakes, the horses will run at Gulfstream Park on January 30th.
Bally’s Corporation (nee Twin River) has made waves since it plunged into the already-crowded US sports betting and online gambling pool. A rebrand, multiple acquisitions, and a media deal put Bally’s in a strong position to compete in the ultra-competitive US online gambling industry. Betting USA spoke with Adi Dhandhania, Vice President of Strategy and…
Inaugurated in 2009, the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park is one of the more recent additions to the prep race calendar for the 2021 Kentucky Derby race. The Smarty Jones Stakes is named in honor of a very popular contender from the 2000s, running Saturday, January 22nd, 2021. Smarty Jones was a little-known Pennsylvania-bred…
Colorado will be ground zero for DeckPrism (now Huddle.Tech), an in-play odds provider set to make its debut on the Circa Sports mobile betting app.
The Wire Act has long been a thorn in the side of legal, regulated online gambling advocates. That thorn may have finally been removed by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld a lower court’s decision that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting, not other forms of online gambling.
A recent report published by Paysafe detailing the online sports betting industry within the United States has found that the industry grew nationally through 2020, with the report concluding even more growth in 2021. That growth came despite numerous months of canceled games due to COVID-19, in part from markets like Michigan and Colorado joining…
Legal online lotteries and casino gambling have been a reality for some eight years in the US. Sports betting (outside of Nevada) is in its third year and is spreading rapidly across the country. These products have brought many benefits with them, but there have also been a few hiccups along the way.
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