Rhode Island mobile sports betting goes live just in time for the NFL season

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There’s better than late, and there’s better than never. But for Rhode Island mobile sports betting—it’s arrived just in time for bettors to wager on the 2019 NFL season. Legalized sports betting first came to Rhode Island back in November, but yesterday at 3 pm ET, the Sports Book Rhode Island mobile app finally went … Read more

38 million Americans will place a bet on the NFL in 2019

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If the entire adult population in the United States is a touchdown and the PAT (7 points), then the NFL betting population is essentially the extra point. The American Gaming Association—a group that promotes, educates and lobbies on behalf of the legalized US gambling industry—released results on Wednesday from a national survey that found over … Read more

US legal sports betting breakdown for the week of September 2

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We hope everyone had a leisurely Labor Day weekend filled with betting on the first full weekend of college football action (and a personal thank you from me goes out to Stanford -6.5 and Auburn -3.5 for covering in the spread in the final minute of their games). Now, the big boys get ready to … Read more

Indiana sees the light as sports betting begins today

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And Indiana said, “Let there be sports betting,” and there were sportsbooks. Indiana saw that the sportsbooks were good, and it separated the sportsbooks from the back-alley bookies. Indiana called the sportsbooks “legal,” and the back-alley bookies it called “illegal.” And there was before PASPA, and there was Sunday, September 1—the first day of legal … Read more

Indiana regulators give three sportsbooks the thumbs up for Sunday

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It’s official: Indiana sports betting is good to go on Sunday. 👍 The Indiana Gaming Commission officially announced this week it had unanimously approved regulations and have authorized three brick-and-mortar casinos to begin sports betting on Sunday, September 1. The IGC has approved the following Indiana sports betting locations: Ameristar Casino Hotel ‒ East Chicago … Read more

Americans have legally bet $10 billion on sports since PASPA repeal

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In just 14 months, over $10 billion has been legally bet on sports in the United States. Or, as I like to call it: 1/11th of a Jeff Bezos—who’s currently worth $110 billion. The American Gaming Association, a US gambling industry advocate and lobbying group, announced the states with legalized and regulated sportsbooks had accepted … Read more

US legal sports betting breakdown for the week of August 26

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With the Florida Gators 24-20 win over the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, which saw Miami cover the 7.5-point spread and the total fall under 47 points, the 2019 college football betting season is officially underway. Wagering on the NFL has already begun ahead of the opener between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. … Read more

The ‘British Betting Invasion’ is here as the Bet365 online sportsbook goes live in NJ

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It’s well-known at this point that The Beatles kicked off music’s “British Invasion” with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” topping the US charts in February 1964. But 55 years later, the “British Betting Invasion” is already underway, and Bet365 signaled this week that it’s ready to follow up the Fab Four with an encore … Read more

West Virginia is ready to press reset on mobile sports betting next week

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If at first you don’t succeed in launching a mobile sportsbook app; smash the reset button and try again with two companies who actually know what they’re doing. West Virginia is expected to launch two new mobile sports betting apps next week if DraftKings and Fanduel receive final approval from the state Lottery Commission. DraftKings, … Read more