On Thursday, the Broncos announced the signing of a “multi-year sports betting partnership” with BetMGM, the brand name of the Roar Digital online gambling joint venture from UK-licensed gambling firm GVC Holdings and casino operator MGM Resorts.
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According to a court filing on Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Ivey and the casino have “now reached a settlement” in a case stemming from Ivey’s controversial high-stakes baccarat sessions at the casino in 2012. Terms of the pending settlement were not disclosed.
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The daily fantasy provider turned multi-vertical gambling operator, DraftKings, and the land-based casino operator, Twin River Worldwide Holdings, have announced the opening of a temporary land-based sportsbook at the Mardi Gras Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado.
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With Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes signing a record, 10-year, $503-million contract extension, sportsbooks are putting up some interesting prop bets. Several facilities are posting lines on everything from how many Super Bowls he’ll win to over/under lines on his passing yards and touchdowns this season.
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After MGM suffered a huge loss on past-posted bets, Hartley takes a stand against this type of cheating.
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The Ivy League announced yesterday that it is canceling all sports for the fall – including football. That means nothing coming out of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton or Harvard until sometime next year.This is potentially setting a precedent that could be followed by other leagues, such as the NCAA. At schools like Clemson and Alabama, several players have already been diagnosed with COVID-19, and the thought of canceling sports has to be on the universities’ radars.
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July 15 is the first of two red-letter dates for anyone with an interest in legal Virginia sports betting. The state’s Lottery will roll out proposed regulations at its July 15 meeting and, as required by law, 60 days later it will vote on those regulations in anticipation of getting licensed systems up and running by early 2021.
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Ohio’s casino and racino industry got off to a solid start in its return to business in mid-June, but three months of closings tied to the coronavirus has left the industry nearly $500 million in gambling revenue behind where it was at the same point last year, reports released Tuesday showed.
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The cancellation of this year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E), at least as an ‘in-person’ event, has been confirmed in an official statement circulated by the American Gaming Association (AGA) and partner Reed Exhibitions.
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Bank card gambling blockers are not available on 40% of current accounts, says report
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