This post lays out the team at Betting USA’s 21 best predictions for the gambling world in 2021. Each prediction was revisited at the end of 2021 to see what we got right, and what we got wrong. The following predictions are divided into sets of seven, the first focuses on US sports betting, while…
A few months ago, we reported on the launch of a new responsible gaming tool, PlayPause, by the non-profit group Conscious Gaming. The GeoComply-powered technology allows gamblers to self-exclude through one single action across multiple jurisdictions.
Search engine giant Google is allowing YouTube users in the United States to opt-out of ads for gambling and alcohol. Google Ads and non-US YouTube users will gain this option in early 2021. YouTube users can still expect to run into contextual ads related to alcohol and gambling, based on the sites they visit.
Another level of resonance to the apparent symbiosis between day trading and sports betting was added after financial regulators in Massachusetts alleged that Robinhood failed to protect novice investors. The 23-page complaint from the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin claimed the popular day-trading app allowed investors to take “unnecessary risks.”
Every year, between 1200 -1500 licensed jockeys race at tracks across the United States. This is a tough and unforgiving career, especially in a year marked by a drastic decrease in race days. At the bottom rung, you may earn less than $20,000 a year, if you race regularly. Jockeys who don’t get to ride…
In September 2020, we reported the non-profit group Conscious Gaming was launching a new responsible gaming tool, PlayPause. The technology, powered by GeoComply, operates across state lines and allows gamblers to self-exclude in multiple jurisdictions in one fell swoop.
In the current frenzy surrounding the regulation of sports betting and online gambling in the US, it’s sometimes easy to forget the industry in the rest of the world isn’t quite enjoying the free-flowing champagne apparently giving the US online gambling sector the giggles right now.
To borrow a phrase from Barstool founder Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports is wrapping the gambling industry’s collective brain in a pretzel. From the moment Penn National Gaming announced it was acquiring Barstool Sports, the controversial company has dominated the US sports betting conversation.
It’s been over two years since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling paved the way for states to determine their sports betting destiny. Despite more than half of US states legalizing sports betting, some US banks and credit card issuers are still not on board. Many banks continue to block online gambling transactions out of fear…
When people think of US sports betting, they think of companies like DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and the myriad of other forward-facing brands that comprise the US’s retail and online sportsbooks. What gets overlooked are the suppliers and B2B companies that power those sportsbooks. These are the engines that make the sports betting racecar run. One…
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