Industry Updates

Among the factors tamping down the legal US online gambling industry are consumer awareness and conflation between state-licensed online betting sites and unlicensed offshore betting sites. A new initiative launched this week by Conscious Gaming called Bettor Safe seeks to remedy the situation. The campaign’s key objective is to educate US gamblers on the legality…

For nearly two decades, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has designated March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). The campaign coincides with March Madness, which serves as “the backdrop that NCPG and its partners across the country leverage to help raise awareness and create action for those suffering from gambling problems.”

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.

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.

Colorado will be ground zero for DeckPrism (now Huddle.Tech), an in-play odds provider set to make its debut on the Circa Sports mobile betting app.

A recent report published by Paysafe detailing the online sports betting industry within the United States has found that the industry grew nationally through 2020, with the report concluding even more growth in 2021. That growth came despite numerous months of canceled games due to COVID-19, in part from markets like Michigan and Colorado joining…