Offshore Sportsbook Fact Blog

Greetings, fellow humans, and welcome to another rundown of the recent sports betting news. We actually have a lot to cover this time around, so let's get after it. This week's recap begins in the Northeast, on the home turf of your lowly scribe. New York has legal sports betting! Almost six years after the enabling law passed and 14 months after PASPA fell,…

New York state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. is looking for evidence to prove that there is a large market for sports betting across the state, And he might just get it from the New York State Gaming Commission. The agency recently issued a request for proposals, seeking a research firm to conduct a new gaming study. Its primary purpose will be to evaluate the desire…

What a difference having online sports betting makes. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that more than 40% of money wagered in the state in June came via sportsbook apps and websites. And that happened with just one sportsbook app open all month — SugarHouse Sportsbook in PA — and two others (Parx and BetRivers) only open for about a week. A new record…

So, you think it's easy to pass a sports betting bill? In Michigan, just introducing one is a yearlong effort. Background on Michigan's Legislative Process for Gambling Bills Michigan's path to legalize sports betting has been marked by careful deliberation and strategic adaptations. The state, with its varied range of stakeholders from Native American tribes to commercial casinos, has historically approached gambling legislation with…

SugarHouse Sportsbook might have a solution that solves the persistent Apple problem in PA sports betting. According to an article at PlayPennsylvania.com, SugarHouse paired with GeoComply, a leading geolocation technology company, to offer a workaround for iPhone and iPad users. Whether looking to take part in PA sports betting or PA online casino, the SugarHouse site now prompts users to download GeoComply's GeoGuard app.…

Almost six years after first becoming legal, New York sports betting became reality Tuesday. Rivers Casino, in Schenectady, launched its sportsbook with a grand opening ceremony including athletes and politicians. Rivers Sportsbook becomes the first location for NY sports betting, though it likely will be joined by a number of others in the coming weeks. Sports betting in New York is authorized under a…

This past week, the Washington, D.C., Council voted to approve a sole-source, no-bid D.C. sports betting contract with Greek gaming company Intralot. The deal finally received approval more than six months after the D.C. Council passed a sports betting law and decided Intralot would be the only provider. The award of the contract to Intralot appears to have been given a kick forward by…

Another week of news begins with another state taking a significant step toward legal sports betting. Launch in Arkansas took top billing last week, a key component of the broader gambling expansion voters in the Land of Opportunity approved last year. It is the ninth US state with legal sports betting. We turn our attention to the Northeast this week, where a craving has spread…

Summer is not the biggest time to bet on sports in the US, but the New Jersey sports betting industry is still posting big numbers. The state generated $273 million in total wagers and $9.7 million in sports betting revenue in June. The total amount wagered is slightly down from the May numbers, which just outpaced Nevada for the first time in a single month.…

True to its Midwest roots, Iowa continues to advance toward legal sports betting with quiet, steady movement as it aims for a late-summer launch. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) held a public hearing Thursday to discuss its proposed regulations to govern Iowa sports betting. Sources told Legal Sports Report the meeting went largely without issue, an unsurprising case given regulations that closely mirror…