Hold up, Washington DC! You can’t launch a mobile sports betting app quite yet! DC Superior Court Judge Joan Zeldon sided with Dylan Carragher, a local mobile app developer, on Thursday and issued a temporary restraining order to stop a $30 million payment to Intralot due on Tuesday, October 1. The DC Council awarded a … Read more
Indiana sportsbooks, start your mobile apps! Indiana will get its first mobile sports betting app on Thursday, October 3 when Rush Street Interactive, a Chicago-based gambling provider, launches the online mobile sportsbook platform for French Lick Casino. The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) approved Rush Street’s application to offer statewide Internet-based sports wagering on Wednesday. Rush … Read more
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
As races go, West Virginia’s push to re-launch mobile sports betting has had a little bit of everything: a major false start, a year-long marathon, a 40-yard dash down the home stretch, and now, finally, a bona fide photo finish. Last week, with football in the air, the US sports betting market’s usual suspects announced … Read more
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
When legal sports betting goes live in Iowa tomorrow, you can bet a casino’s sportsbook or from your smartphone. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission said it expects eight casinos to open their brick-and-mortar sportsbooks on Thursday, August 15 at noon CT while seven locations could be authorized to offer mobile sports betting. Anyone age … Read more
Don’t worry, Oregon: Your bet won’t die of dysentery this Fall if the state lottery has anything to say about it. The Oregon Lottery announced its highly anticipated mobile sports betting app Scoreboard last week, and we’ve gathered all of the online sportsbook’s details ahead of its upcoming launch. Lottery officials said they are hopeful … Read more
In 2018, Michigan’s outgoing Governor vetoed the state’s sports betting bill but this year under new Governance MI lawmakers are trying again. Michigan has introduced to its 100th Legislature House Bill 4307 on March 7th, 2019. HB 4307 is sponsored by Republican Representative Brandt Iden who also sponsored the Michigan sports betting bill that reached … Read more
House Bill 1327 was enacted by the state’s Governor late May and the measure will appear on the November ballot. HB 1327 was introduced to the 2019 Regular Session on April 18th, 2019 and quickly passed the House within the same month and moved onto the Senate floor where it was received with open arms. … Read more
Connecticut currently has two proposed bills sitting in the Senate concerning the legalization of domestic sports betting options. Connecticut’s most robust Senate Bill, SB 17, would authorize sports wagering, online gambling, and online keno. The bill was introduced to the CT General Assembly on January 11th, 2019 and is currently in Committee as of April … Read more
Legislatures take another look at expanded sports gambling after the state’s Governor expressed mild concerns and removed betting from this year’s budget. Some may not know, but sports gambling is legally available in New York just restricted to upstate casinos, however, a bill presented in 2019 may allow New Yorkers to wager anywhere in the … Read more
You may soon be allowed to bet on sports from your Apple and Android devices in the Big Apple. New York took a big step forward on Monday when the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee unanimously voted in favor of advancing the online and mobile sports betting bill S 17. Democrat NY Sen. Joseph … Read more