The Alliance of American Football was a nice idea. From a football fan’s standpoint, it was nice to have something else to watch after the Super Bowl. While the action wasn’t always great (or even good), it wasn’t a bad way to pass a little time overall until it folded back in April.
Indiana is set to become the next state to commence sports betting with the Indiana Gaming Commission aiming for a September 1st launch of retail sportsbooks at local casinos.
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 the sports betting industry continues to grow and take hold in the USA, visions of jumping into sports betting careers are undoubtedly increasing as well. It’s nice to dream about being a professional sports bettor, but it is nowhere as easy as it may sound.
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.
When the prospect of legal sports betting began to actually seem like a very real possibility last year, the first concern that popped into the minds of many was the risk of increased match-fixing.
Major League Baseball has signed DraftKings Sportsbook as an Authorized Gaming Operator (AGO) after the two reached a multi-year agreement announced on Thursday.
DraftKings Daily Fantasy has become the PGA Tour’s first-ever official fantasy sports partner. The American professional golf circuit has been moving away from its traditional opposition to sports betting in recent times, culminating in this week’s multi-year marketing partnership with one of the country’s larger sports betting providers.
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 is a Chicago-based startup that has its sights set on completely changing the way sportsbooks do business. With a vision of “creating the NASDAQ of sports betting markets,”…
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