Legal Sports Betting

This is a developing story and will be updated as warranted. This could be the attempt to legalize California sports betting that catches. A powerful coalition of Native American tribes filed this week a ballot measure for the 2020 election to change the state constitution to allow California sports betting. The measure does not appear […]

Happy Monday Tuesday, everyone. Remember, the best part of having a Monday off isn’t the three-day weekend but the shortened workweek that follows. As usual, we’re here to recap what happened in the sports betting world last week. Pennsylvania gets two launches The Pennsylvania online betting industry got way more interesting last week with the […]

FanDuel and Fox Bet‘s parent companies both reported positive momentum for the US sportsbooks, with FanDuel’s outlook still stronger than most. FanDuel’s parent company, Flutter, upgraded its guidance for expected losses in the US this year off of the sportsbook’s third-quarter momentum. It’s likely no coincidence that Flutter and Fox Bet’s parent, The Stars Group, […]

Indiana sports betting handle surged 160% in October over September to $91.7 million after the state launched mobile betting at the beginning of the month. Breaking down Indiana sportsbooks DraftKings Sportsbook was far and away the winner with $39.3 million in handle. That’s good for 43% of the state’s total after operating for nearly the […]

Illinois sports betting will take the next step in December when casinos, racetracks and stadiums should be able to apply for licenses. Applications should be available by Dec. 19, the Chicago Sun-Times quoted Marcus Fruchter of the Illinois Gaming Board. There’s no formal timeline for when sports betting could go live in the state, though […]

Now that the Michigan sports betting and iGaming bills are in the Senate, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is back at the table for discussions. Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. tells Legal Sports Report that he spoke with the governor’s office and industry stakeholders this week. He is working to find a middle ground on how Michigan sports […]

Three more New York sportsbooks will be up and running before the end of the year, thanks to a new deal announced Tuesday morning involving the Seneca Gaming Corporation, Kambi Group and Bragg Gaming Group. That will bring a total of 11 upstate sportsbooks that will eventually be available in New York, although online betting […]

Colorado sports betting passed in a bill in May, but whether it’s actually legalized will be decided by vote next week. Proposition DD is on Tuesday‘s ballot. The bill received strong support in the legislature, but now it’s on the public to choose whether sports betting in Colorado will commence this fiscal year. Colorado law […]

Lawmakers in California are lining up witnesses for their first sports betting hearing of 2019. Per Legal Sports Report sources, the legislature hopes to bring stakeholders and experts to Los Angeles to testify on Nov. 20. The date is tentative, and the body’s website does not yet list a hearing on the docket for that […]

Rhode Island sports betting had a strong September showing as the start of the NFL season helped to more than double August’s handle. Total handle for the state was $22.2 million, up 120.6% over August. The total was the second-highest ever for RI sports betting after the sportsbooks took bets totaling $23.6 million in March. […]