As of Jan. 1, residents no longer are required to visit a state casino prior to utilizing online and mobile sports betting platforms. Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission Administrator Brian Ohorilko said the in-person requirement — part of the initial bill that legalized sports gambling in the state — sunset at the end of 2020.
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Tennessee sports bettors will soon have a fifth online option while one of its current licensees’ ties to a high-interest lending firm are raising responsible gaming concerns.
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Gregory Emmett Paloian, 66, of Elmwood Park, admitted in a plea agreement with prosecutors that he ran a gambling operation over a four-year period beginning in 2015. He also pleaded guilty to failing to pay about $200,000 in state and federal taxes during the length of the scheme.
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Less than a month after he floated the idea as a response to budgetary shortfalls as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is prepared to commit to online sports betting in New York.
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The Bodog sportsbook continued to see a lot of wagers on both NFL and college football games this past weekend as the final games were played but, with its season just getting started, the NBA is slowly gaining more ground. By this time next month, with only the Super Bowl remaining, NBA wagers will rule the charts.
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The governor, who has long pushed back against legalizing online sports betting, will make the revenue-generating measure a central part of his policy proposals to be laid out in next week’s State of the State address.
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International Game Technology Plc, the world’s largest maker of slot machines, may be looking at offering cryptocurrency as a payment option on casino games like Megabucks and Wheel of Fortune.
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NFL underdogs covered the spread in 55.7% of games this season. That's the second-best mark for underdogs in the past 20 years, behind only 2006 (56.9%). The barking underdogs produced the most lucrative month ever for Nevada sportsbooks, which won a record $61.8 million in November.
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On Monday, the Rhode Island Lottery reported that the state hit a record revenue number for November. The Ocean State saw $6.3 million in revenue, breaking October’s $4.4 million in revenue for the month.
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As one of her final acts in office, Puerto Rico’s outgoing Governor, Wanda Vázquez Garced, signed Senate Bill 1534, which amended the country’s existing gambling laws to clear the way for online sports betting.
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The amount wagered in Oregon in December increased by 7.8% after a drop in November, but revenue fell by 25.9% from its record last month.
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PointsBet is on a roll with the company teaming up with the Detroit Pistons, Michigan’s leading NBA franchise, ahead of the official online launch of sports betting in the Great Lakes State
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