Industry Updates

Santa Anita Park is set to roll out a brand-new type of wager for the Winter Meet on Wednesday, December 26th. “Horse racing roulette” will be introduced for all ten of the day’s races and provide customers with a simple, but interesting twist on horse racing that should be especially appealing to casual fans.

A second sportsbook is now up and running in Rhode Island. The sportsbook at Tiverton Casino Hotel accepted its first sports bets on Monday afternoon to complete the Rhode Island sports betting picture until (and if) the state expands to online betting.

Sports betting operators in the United States are joining forces with state and tribal regulators, law enforcement and other stakeholders to form the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA).

DraftKings is heading to Mississippi next as it prepares to open its first ever retail sportsbook at the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville near the Gulf Coast on Friday. DraftKings has made moves of this sort in other states, but DraftKings Sportsbook in Mississippi will be its first retail location to actually go live.

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EquiLottery Games has launched a demo version of its Win Place Show app for Android and iOS devices.

William Hill has reached an agreement with Eldorado Resorts to further expand its reach across the United States. Eldorado Resorts is a major casino operator with properties in eleven states, including three states (Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia) that have legalized sports betting since the Supreme Court struck down PASPA.

Buffalo Wild Wings and DraftKings have formed a partnership to run exclusive fantasy football games inside BWW restaurants beginning September 9th and running through the end of the regular season.

FanDuel has introduced several new features aimed at casual and serious players alike ahead of the busy season for daily fantasy sports. As the 2018 NFL season approaches, FanDuel customers returning from last year will notice a few changes since last year.

New Jersey residents have gained a second option for mobile sports betting. On Wednesday, PlayMGM announced it has soft-launched its mobile sports betting app for Android users only. The company says an iPhone-friendly app is set to be launched “imminently.”