Legal Sports Betting

On Nov. 21, the Tennessee Lottery released its draft sports gambling rules and regulations. The release gave stakeholders and the public until Dec. 23 to issue public comment on the rules, and their impact on sports betting in the Volunteer State. That deadline has been pushed back to Jan. 6, Legal Sports Report has learned, […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Lawful Sports Betting Act into law Friday, making Michigan the ninth state to approve legalized sports betting this year and 20th state to permit legal sports betting. Michigan sports betting headlines a large package of gaming bills signed by Whitmer to modernize the state’s gambling industry. The package includes Internet […]

March might bring an extra amount of madness in Michigan next year. Two team sporting events draw the most excitement for betting: the Super Bowl and NCAA Tournament. With Michigan’s sports betting bill expected to be signed into law later this week, there likely isn’t time for legal sports betting to start in the state […]

Pennsylvania‘s surging mobile sports betting market topped $266 million in handle last month, pushing the state total to $316.5 million. Both figures are far and away records for the state. Retail sports betting launched in November 2018 while mobile betting went live in June. The $266.7 million in mobile handle jumped 34.3% over the previous […]

Happy Monday, everyone, and welcome to one of the most stressful weeks of the year: fantasy football championship week. It’s also the last full week before Hanukkah and Christmas, too. So whether you’re losing sleep over shopping for gifts or waiver-wire saviors, it’s all almost over. Let us distract you from those last-minute worries as […]

Every month, Rhode Island looks more and more like a case study on why mobile sports betting shouldn’t be limited by in-person registration. October’s RI sports betting handle grew 27.4% to $28.3 million over September, but mobile remained a small part of the picture. While mobile handle grew 78% over September to $5.9 million, it […]

FanDuel Sportsbook will get major exposure to the Philadelphia sports community with a new casino partner in the Stadium District. FanDuel partnered up with Cordish Companies, the operator of Live! casino in Maryland and the under-construction Live! Casino and Hotel in Philadelphia. The two will also work together to pursue sports betting and online gaming […]

New Jersey surpassed half a billion dollars in wagers for the first time in its brief history of legal sports betting. The state saw more than $562 million in bets placed online and at NJ sportsbooks. The all-time high in NJ came last month, with $488 million in handle. More data on NJ sports betting… […]

Michigan sports betting legislation is motoring through the state legislature Wednesday with the final course set for the governor’s desk. The first stop was the Senate floor, where the bill to legalize and regulate retail and online sports betting passed by a vote of 35-3. Next up is the Michigan House of Representatives, which sources […]

Robust growth in mobile Indiana sports betting led to the state’s strongest month to date. IN sports betting handle jumped 60.6% to $147.3 million in November compared to October, led by DraftKings Sportsbook. DraftKings Sportsbook took $64.1 million in bets last month to keep the top mobile operator spot from October despite FanDuel Sportsbook‘s first […]