Category: Legal Sports Betting

Politicians and union leaders are the latest to make a push to finally legalize single-game sports betting in Canada. Member of Parliament Tracey Ramsey is among those who want to see changes to Canadian sports betting regulations. (Image: Blackburn News) David Cassidy, the president of the Unifor Local 444 union, confronted Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on the topic during a meeting this…

Pennsylvania sports betting is finally here. Welcome to PA sports betting at Hollywood Casino Penn National Gaming began testing its sports betting product today at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in PA, according to the company. Penn National is the first casino in the Keystone State to offer sports betting, as “live money wagering” is set to begin Thursday “with guidance and approval from…

Florida voters just made it harder to change its laws regarding gaming. What does that mean for the future of sports betting in the state? Florida and Amendment 3 On election night, as most of the country was watching to see if there was going to be an ideological shift in Congress, many in the gaming industry were watching a different race in Florida. This…

The National Basketball Association is taking its gambling partnerships overseas. On Tuesday, the league struck a multi-year partnership with Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), making it the NBA's first-ever European gaming partner. The past few weeks have been filled with similar partnerships between major casino gaming operators and the NBA and National Hockey League (NHL). But the NBA partnering with France’s national lottery shows how far…

Parx Casino has secured a partner to power its Pennsylvania sports betting operations. Owners Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment selected Kambi to run the books at both their flagship property and the South Philly Turf Club. Kambi is a business-facing operator from Europe with big ambitions in the expanding US market. Primary competitors IGT and SBTech also were rumored to be in contention for this deal. Greenwood CTO John Dixon…

This is a developing story and will be updated. DraftKings Sportsbook is officially getting into the land-based sports betting business, via a casino in Mississippi. After being the first operator to launch online sportsbook betting in New Jersey in August, DraftKings Sportsbook is making its first foray into operating a retail sportsbook this Friday. DraftKings + Mississippi = DraftKings announced on Monday that it had…

A funny thing related to sports betting happened on the way to the voting machines this Election Day. The Miami Dolphins are actively telling people to vote so that they might have legal sports betting in Florida in the future. The scenario where an NFL team — or a team from any other US pro sports league — would advocate for such a position…

Want to preview the future of golf? Check out the pay-per-view broadcast of The Match: Tiger vs. Phil the day after Thanksgiving. The made-for-TV match between the top golfers of their generation will feature a sports betting-friendly broadcast. Turner Sports, the producer of the broadcast, announced Friday the broadcast will feature “first-of-its-kind integrations centered on predictive data.” How exactly will that happen? Read on:…

The UK's largest pay-TV broadcaster, Sky, has decided to limit gambling advertising to one spot per commercial break. The limits will come into force at the beginning of the soccer season next August. Steven van Rooyen, chief executive of Sky’s UK business, said: “Our customers are worried about gambling ads on TV – and we understand their concerns. That’s why we’ve committed to limiting…

A Louisiana ballot initiative to legalize daily fantasy sports (DFS) passed Tuesday in most parishes, thanks in part to a $1 million ad campaign by DraftKings and FanDuel. Louisiana DFS will only be legal in parishes that voted “yes”. Ronnie Jones, chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, told LSR the referendum passed in 47 of the 64 parishes. Jones sees a future for legal sports…