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Connecticut’s first online sports betting, casino games to start Oct. 12
- Oct 11, 2021
Mark your digital calendar: The soft launch of online sports betting and casino gaming in Connecticut will begin Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m....
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Sports betting in Minnesota question of when, not if, power players say
- Oct 11, 2021
There's a big betting boom all around us. Gamblers can get action in Iowa, and soon in Wisconsin. Minnesota? Some say we're "stuck in the mud" — for now.
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PointsBet pens multi-year extension with PGA Tour
- Oct 6, 2021
Online gambling operator PointsBet has signed a three-year extension to its content and marketing partnership with golf’s PGA Tour.
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BetMGM partners with Puyallup tribe for Washington sports betting
- Oct 5, 2021
BetMGM has partnered with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians to operate retail sports betting at the Emerald Queen Casino in Washington state.
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Online Gambling Launch in CT: Sports Betting and Beyond
- Oct 5, 2021
After addressing critical issues related to problem gambling, it appears that Connecticut is now firmly on course to become one of the first US states to open for business as far as online betting is concerned. The current tentative launch date is Thursday 7 October, and it appears that there is now little that stands in the way of this dream becoming a reality for a territory that has forecasted around $40 million in tax revenue during the first two years of trading.
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New FanDuel chief says race for US gamblers is a bubble
- Oct 4, 2021
A race to grab share of the US sports betting market is unsustainable and will end in companies failing, according to the new chief executive of FanDuel.
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Sports Betting Begins in Connecticut
- Oct 1, 2021
Sports betting has started in Connecticut and gamblers were able for the first time to place a bet on their favorite sports team.
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Endeavor to buy sports betting unit from Scientific Games for $1.2 bln
- Sep 29, 2021
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Endeavor Group Holdings Inc (EDR.N), the owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, will acquire sports betting business OpenBet from Scientific Games Corp (SGMS.O) for $1.2 billion in cash and stock, the companies said on Monday.
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Leading Las Vegas: A British firm is upending America’s booming online sports gambling market
- Sep 29, 2021
The U.K.-based Entain has invested heavily in online betting technology that gives it a competitive edge. It's also made it a takeover target in a high-stakes turf war.
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Tennessee sports betting remains slow in August
- Sep 28, 2021
Tennessee sportsbooks extended the summer slowdown into August, matching July’s 2021 low in wagers ahead of the year’s busiest four-month stretch.
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Louisiana ‘On Track’ for Sports Betting in October
- Sep 23, 2021
Louisiana officials are targeting early October for sportsbooks to begin operating in the state’s casinos. The use of smartphones to place wagers will take longer.
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Sportsbooks Spend $21.4M in Week One NFL Ads, Season Total Could Surge
- Sep 16, 2021
Week one of the 2021 NFL season is in the rearview mirror, and data confirms sportsbook operators holding advertising agreements with the league took advantage of those accords.
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