Industry Updates

SportsBetting.com has secured its place in the New Jersey, Indiana, and Iowa sports betting markets.

An important and telling insight can be gleaned from the ten days of sports betting and online gambling data released by the Michigan Gaming Control Board for the newly regulated market in late January. That insight is, between them, the top four competitors – in order of handle FanDuel, DraftKings, Barstool, and BetMGM – controlled…

New York is one the biggest online sports betting prizes out there, and while legalization is still up in the air, Penn National Gaming made a move to secure market access for its Barstool branded online sports betting app and online casino should New York travel down either road.

The international sports data and content deliverer, Sportradar, is doing its bit to fight match-fixing around the world. The Swiss-based company will provide its Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) free of charge to hundreds of sports leagues and federations who sign up from October this year.

In competitive industries, it’s challenging to differentiate. It’s even harder to distinguish your business in a way that appeals to all customers. And harder still to set yourself apart in an inimitable way. These are the challenges that US gambling operators face.

The America East Conference has partnered with Sportradar Integrity Services to help educate the conference’s student-athletes on the new reality of legal sports betting in the US. The news comes on the heels of our recent reporting on EPIC Risk Management’s integrity program that 40-plus colleges and universities are now utilizing.

Sports betting is a hot topic in the US. Obscured within the bawdy revenue numbers and seemingly never-ending legalization efforts is the industry’s darker side, the social harms that gambling leaves in its wake.

Sports betting is heading to the high seas. Carnival Corporation, the operator of Princess Cruises, entered into a collaboration deal with gaming and software firm, Miomni to provide sports betting to guests aboard its cruise ships.

One of the leading digital sports media companies, The Athletic, which boasts over 1 million subscribers, has entered into a partnership with BetMGM. The online sportsbook will become The Athletic’s exclusive sports betting partner in the US.

EPIC Risk Management is trying to save the mushrooming legal US online gambling industry from itself and avoid a European-style responsible gaming crackdown.  The goal is to help US stakeholders create a responsible, sustainable industry before lawmakers and regulators need to step in.