Industry Updates

With the announcement of an exclusive deal with BetMGM, Yahoo Sports has officially jumped into the sports betting pool. According to a Yahoo Sports news article, the BetMGM partnership will “power sports betting for Yahoo Sports and create collaborative content experiences and live events.”

Update: Since publishing this post, even more Las Vegas poker rooms have closed. John Mehaffey wrote about the history of all closed Las Vegas poker rooms at VegasAdvantage, please refer to his more updated post for current information. This post will remain published for archive purposes, but won’t be updated further. There was a time…

The merger of The Stars Group and Flutter, two of the largest online gambling sites in the world, sent shockwaves throughout the industry last week. The following is the first in a three-part series exploring different aspects of the deal.

Two online gambling giants, Flutter and The Stars Group, have announced their plans to join forces, creating the world’s largest online gambling operator.

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.

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…

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.