Offshore Sportsbook Fact Blog

Fox Bet’s online sportsbook is now live in New Jersey. The launch marks a watershed moment in the emerging market for legal U.S. sports betting, representing the first time an American sports media company has lent their brand to serve as the face of a real-money sportsbook. Technically, this is more of a rebranding than a true launch, as Fox Bet is taking over…

Indiana sports betting officially will begin Sunday, the first day allowable under state law. The Indiana Gaming Commission issued its initial round of go-live authorizations Wednesday to five casinos. Three of them will open the doors to their retail Indiana sports betting Sunday: Ameristar East Chicago Hollywood Casino Indiana Grand Also receiving approval were another Horseshoe Hammond for Sept. 4 and French Lick Casino for…

Thirteen casinos and three off-track betting parlors are gearing up for the start of Indiana sports betting starting in September. Four casinos have announced plans to launch retail sportsbooks by the Sept. 5 kickoff to the NFL season, with the majority of operators aiming to open by Week 2. “We have received some proposed launch dates from a few operators that, conceptually, we’re agreeable…

Another season of football in both the college ranks and the pros in the NFL means another golden opportunity to make some money betting on the games. All the top online sportsbooks in the sports betting industry are gearing up for another run to the College Football Playoff Championship Game in early January and the NFL’s Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 2. $2500 Last…

Happy football season, guys and gals! College football kicked off with a flourish this past weekend, ushering in the annual busy stretch for sports betting. Regulated sportsbooks in 11 US states are taking bets as the season begins, up from five last year (and, of course, just one a year prior.) That list will continue to grow in 2019, as a few more jurisdictions…

At long last, online sports betting has arrived in West Virginia. Again. FanDuel Sportsbook rolled out its mobile platform on Monday, bringing WV online sports betting back from the brink of extinction. It’s been almost six months since the failure of BetLucky opened up a gap in the betting market and punched a hole in the state budget. The Mountain State is officially on the…

Kambi announced early Thursday an extension of its New Jersey sports betting contract with DraftKings Sportsbook, as well as a major expansion. The UK-based back-end operator provided little detail about the arrangement, declining to disclose either term or financial commitment. The new setup clearly solidifies Kambi's position in the DraftKings Sportsbook universe though. The most important piece of information, however, resides with DraftKings: what…

Barely a year after the fall of PASPA, a small corner of US sports betting is staring down its first major failure. It’s not match-fixing, nor is it point-shaving or insider-information leaking. It's a “who-done-it” to answer the question: who killed West Virginia sports betting? This is a high-tech, white-collar tale involving three companies once aligned to provide sports betting in West Virginia. Now they're…

Warriors are getting points from Arizona on Saturday as the two teams kick off their seasons. The Hawaii Warriors will be looking to tally a season-opening win on home turf for the first time since 2015 when they host the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday as 11-point underdogs on the NCAA football betting odds. Hawaii returns to action with a lot to prove after struggling…

If you're running an online sports betting app in Pennsylvania or planning to start one, you're hoping to avoid history repeating itself. Unless you're FanDuel Sportsbook, of course. FanDuel accounts for a huge percentage of the total revenue and wagers in the New Jersey sports betting industry in its first year — around 50% of all retail and online sports wagering in the state. And…