Already ensconced in controversy, Washington, DC Lottery’s GambetDC — the lottery-sponsored sports wagering mobile app — picked the worst possible time to fail iPhone users: During Sunday’s Super Bowl. Bettors using iPhones and iPads weren’t able to place wagers on the GambetDC app because it was “experiencing a technical issue” that wasn’t rectified prior to […]
Indiana sportsbooks set another record in January as they broke the $500 million handle barrier for the first time. The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) reported the state’s mobile operators and brick-and-mortar sites took $500.1 million in bets. That broke the previous record, set in November, by $36.4 million. Football, thanks to the extra week in […]
Houston businessman Jim McIngvale, known better as “Mattress Mack,” made history Friday when he wagered $5 million on the underdog Cincinnati Bengals to win Sunday’s Super Bowl. The furniture store owner’s bet with Caesars Sportsbook is the largest ever placed with a legal US operator. If he wins the bet, which he made live on […]
Just in the nick of time for Super Bowl LVI, BetMGM is launching sports wagering in Puerto Rico — the operator’s initial foray outside the continental US. BetMGM is now available at Casino del Mar at La Concha Resort in San Juan. The sports book operator and the hotel reached a related agreement last September. […]
New York State Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert to residents Thursday afternoon. Just days before Super Bowl LVIII, she warned residents to watch out for so-called “scammers” in online sports betting. The announcement comes a month after the first licensed apps went online. Currently, seven of the nine approved operators are active […]
With more states approving mobile sports wagering, sportsbook operators are engaging in more advertising. And data confirms they’re paying up for the privilege. Nielsen, the television ratings firm, said the cost of television ads for internet gaming, sports betting, and related services swelled to $725 million last year, more than double the $292 million posted […]
Puerto Rico will get its first taste of legal electronic sports betting in time for the Super Bowl after BetMGM Sportsbook was cleared to launch at Casino del Mar at La Concha Resort.
Casinos in Ohio and Maryland began 2022 in unprecedented fashion. Following nearly two years of pandemic-related business disruptions and lingering public concerns, Ohio’s 11 casinos and video lottery racinos enjoyed a record January to start the new year. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaled $171.2 million, a nearly 18 percent year-over-year gain. Maryland’s six casinos fared […]
