If the 2020 NCAA football season is canceled or postponed until spring, then college football betting will certainly take a hit, as well. Among Power 5 conferences, the Big Ten and Pac-12 on Tuesday canceled their fall football seasons due to COVID-19 concerns, hoping to play in the spring, while the Big 12 said Wednesday it plans to play this fall.
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Enhanced safety and sanitization protocols were in place for the opening of the new sportsbook at The Brook, according to a news release. DraftKings, The Brook and the New Hampshire Lottery made the sportsbook announcement Tuesday, calling it the “first of its kind for the state.”
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BetMGM will be looking to expand the number of bet types offered on the sport, and they will have the full support of NASCAR. Currently, sportsbooks are limited to the number of NASCAR betting options, but the two companies are working together to create more opportunities.
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Tuesday proved to be a pivotal day for the 2020 college football season, as both the Big Ten and the Pac-12 postponed their seasons until at least spring 2021. But other conferences are refusing to budge, meaning there may still games played – and perhaps even a champion crowned – this fall.
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Despite his extensive knowledge and fanbase, the NFL Network has decided it can no longer afford to keep Sanders around, and the two are parting ways after being unable to agree on terms for a new contract.
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A more than $1 billion investment into MGM Resorts International by billionaire media mogul Barry Diller’s IAC/Interactive Corp. is not about the gaming giant’s casinos, nor his view that Las Vegas – the company’s primary market – will come roaring back in a post-pandemic environment. Diller told shareholders of IAC Monday that the potential for MGM’s online gaming business – “a portion of its revenue so small that it rounds down to zero” – drove his investment thesis.
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The result was record revenues as customers looked for whatever entertainment options they could find. The Ohio Casino Control Commission reported a record total of $86 million in revenue for the month of July, the highest monthly total for casino revenues since all four properties became operational.
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NASCAR and BetMGM announced on August 11 that they have entered a multi-year sports betting partnership arrangement. The two parties will be working together to create engaging experiences for US sports bettors, including offering extensive in-race betting options
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Gambling in the Hoosier State is roaring back following an unprecedented three-month casino shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, Indiana not only topped $1 billion in total sports wagers since betting on many professional and college sporting events was legalized last September.
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Online sports and gambling media firm The Props Network has announced a new partnership with PGA DFS podcasters The Tour Junkies to service the “under served niche” of golf sports betting media content.
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Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute have suggested that public policymakers considering legalized sports betting need to take a step back from the process and consider the long-term strategies and implications of the activity that has grown at an accelerated pace in the last 27 months.
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Dapper Labs, the developer behind blockchain game NBA Top Shot, has secured $11.4m in new funding from investors which includes the likes of Miami Heat’s Andre Iguodala and Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie among others.
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