Industry Updates

A New York Times story published yesterday alleges 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify failed a drug test prior to his historic run and was allowed to race anyways.

Inspired Entertainment is set to bring NFL veterans back to the game through a deal reached with Veepio, the mobile technology provider of the NFL Alumni (NFLA).

FOX Super 6 is a nationwide, free-to-play predictions game with weekly cash prizes worth up to $100,000. It is the product of FOX Sports, and it lets fans across the country make predictions about what will happen in upcoming games for a chance to win real money. Super Six is open to customers in 49…

Gaming industry research and consulting firm Eilers & Krejcik recently surveyed nearly 3,000 American adults on sports betting and packaged the results in a report titled “Why Americans Do (And Don’t) Bet On Sports.”

The NFL has named sports data firm Sportradar its official distributor of league data. Sportradar now has exclusive rights to distribute NFL data involving real-time scores, player stats and more to media organizations and sports betting operators moving forward.

The college football regular season is right around the corner. For those hoping for an update on the reporting of player availability requirements, you’re in luck. If you were hoping the update would say that reporting on the status of players prior to games getting underway would become standard, not so much.

States that have legalized sports betting to date have taken one of two general approaches in addressing college sport wagering. In some states, the law treats college betting nearly the same as wagers on pro sports. As long as wagers are placed with licensed sportsbooks, regulators have no issue with college betting.

In a press release issued Wednesday evening, Penn National revealed it has reached partnership agreements with four high-profile sports betting providers to launch online sportsbooks and casinos in 16 states pending legislation.

As legal sports betting spreads across the US, sports fans in a growing number of states aren’t the only ones chomping at the bit for a piece of the action. A whole host of gaming companies are joining the party as well, and many more are on the way.

Update from the editors: LineLibrary was changed to Vigtory, then sold to FuboTV, and is now closed. This post will remain live for a historical archive. LineLibrary was a Chicago-based startup that had its sights set on completely changing the way sportsbooks do business. With a vision of “creating the NASDAQ of sports betting markets,”…