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Proposed NJ gambling advertising bill would formalize deceptive marketing rules

A proposed piece of legislation from New Jersey state Sen. Joe Cryan would formalize rules the state Department of Gambling and Enforcement has already...
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Rhode Island online casino bill signed into law

Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed SB948 into law on Tuesday, saving 2023 from a year with no regulated online casino expansion. While there...
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SportsHandle: The week that was in US sports betting

SportsHandle and friends deliver another round-up of the week’s big developments in US sports betting. Richard Schuetz on the old days of integrity monitoring Consultant Richard...
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WynnBet debuts online casino and sportsbook in West Virginia

WynnBet has expanded its online casino and online sports betting footprint with the launch of both verticals in West Virginia this week. "We would like...
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DraftKings debuts for Wrigley Field sportsbook but with no betting

Wrigley Field is going to get a new look effective June 27 with the launch of the DraftKings Sportsbook retail location at the stadium....
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Ontario Senator proposes new national framework on sports betting advertising in Canada

Canada could be making critical changes to its sports betting advertising rules if Senator Marty Deacon’s latest bill on the issue is able to...
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Nebraska opens doors to sports betting via WarHorse Casino launch

Nebraska has become the 34th state to launch legalized sports betting after the WarHorse Casino began taking bets today.  The casino - based in Lincoln...
Sporttrade Line Shopping Interview

Looking Sharp: Sporttrade and the value of line shopping

When sports betting exchange Sporttrade launched, it initially positioned itself as the gambling equivalent of the Robin Hood app. Users could buy shares of...

LSports – The Data Revolution: Adapting or Fading Away in the Sports Betting Industry

Writing for SBC Americas, Dotan Lazar, CEO of LSports, takes a look at why sports data has become the new battleground for sportsbooks looking...
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Michigan gaming market displays annual growth despite monthly sports decline

Michigan’s online gaming market has recorded strong annual growth in revenue even though the seasonality of sports meant that betting revenue declined for a...

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Cordish gaming cannibalization

Cordish’s Rob Norton ballparks casino cannibalization at 15-23%

To some in the industry, Rob Norton is an obstructionist. The president of Cordish Gaming's stance against iGaming legislation in states like Maryland has...
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SBC Summit North America draws 5,000 attendees

SBC Summit North America once again packed The Meadowlands Convention Center for two days of networking, conference content and conversation. "We had nearly 5,000 of...
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BetMGM may be ‘radio quiet’ but Greenblatt ready to speak out

Towards the start of his fireside chat with CNBC's Contessa Brewer at SBC Summit North America, BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt began by acknowledging that...
How Massachusetts is using research to rewrite the gaming playbook

How Massachusetts is using research to rewrite the gaming playbook

In Massachusetts, like in many states, things are changing fast in gaming. The state launched digital sports betting in March 2023 and experienced an immediate...