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New York bill proposes lower mobile sports betting tax; more licensees

New York Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. is hoping to grow the number of licensed mobile sports betting operators in the state to sixteen over the [...]

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Mississippi bills aim to allow online betting and airport slots

Newly introduced bills in Mississippi aim to authorize sports betting online and the operation of slots in airports.

Following unsuccessful attempts to pass similar legislation last [...]

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New York bill targets safer gambling messaging

New York Assembly Member Clyde Vanel has introduced a bill seeking to add warning messages to gambling advertising in the state.

A 1118 would require all [...]

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Mobile sports betting generates $909m for New York State in first year

Mobile sports betting generated $909m for New York State in taxes and licensing fees during the first year of operation, after $16.6bn was wagered on [...]

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PointsBet and Hawthorne Race Course open 4th retail sportsbook in Illinois

PointsBet has opened its latest retail sportsbook in Illinois through a partnership with Hawthorne Race Course.

The company’s newest off-track sports betting destination was unveiled late [...]

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Delaware iGaming market hits record monthly high in December

Delaware’s iGaming market hit a record monthly high in December as total amounts wagered increased by 25 per cent year-on-year to $44.3m.

After November’s record performance, [...]

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Illinois

Illinois betting handle tops $1bn in November

Illinois' sports betting handle grew by 32 per cent year-on-year to $1.03bn in November, marking the second consecutive billion-dollar month.

Online sports betting was responsible for [...]

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Maine State Lottery player celebrates $1.35bn Mega Millions jackpot win

A single ticket-holder in Maine is celebrating a monumental win after matching all six numbers to win the $1.35bn Mega Millions jackpot, the second largest [...]

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Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee betting handle totals $3.9bn in 2022

Tennessee posted its highest monthly sports betting handle of the year in December with $440.5m, taking total handle for 2022 to $3.85bn.

December’s wagering performance was [...]

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Indiana sportsbook wagers decline 7% in December

Sportsbook wagers in Indiana fell by 7 per cent in December to $431.4m, taking licensed operators' total handle for the year to $4.5bn.

The bulk (92 [...]

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bet365

bet365 partners MLB’s Cleveland Guardians

bet365 has agreed a multi-year partnership with Ohio-based Major League Baseball team the Cleveland Guardians.

The deal follows the launch of the operator’s online sportsbook in [...]

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Bruce Band to head up Massachusetts’ Sports Wagering Division

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has appointed Bruce Band to lead the Commission’s newly established Sports Wagering Division.

Band has served the MGC as assistant director [...]

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