Articles by Neil Roarty (52)
California online sports betting has not looked likely for months now, but Gov. Gavin Newson has arguably put the nail in the coffin with polling also suggesting that both CA Proposition 26 and 27 will not pass. Newsom said (via Politico) that “Proposition 27 is bad for California. It would hurt California’s Indian Tribes, increase […]
Sports betting giant DraftKings has again asked the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to reassess its planned staggered retail/online sports betting launch following its approval in early October. Per current plans, retail sports betting would go live in January, with online lagging behind to March. The agenda for Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s meeting on Thursday includes “Commissioner Updates: […]
The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission unanimously approved regulations for sports betting, paving the way for an imminent announcement on the proposed launch date. The regulatory process is long and complicated, as is the case with most US states. Following the approval of both the Kansas Lottery and the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, the […]
Industry analysts are not optimistic about California sports betting becoming legal, in a retail or online capacity. Both Proposition 26 and Proposition 27 will be voted on in early November, and require 50 percent or upwards of the vote to pass – something that looks increasingly unlikely. Despite marketing spending pushing half a billion US […]
The Washington D.C. council will tomorrow hold a meeting on the region’s sports betting program and comprehensive underperformance compared to initial expectations, and what can be done to enhance performance to compete with sports wagering programs in neighbouring states Maryland and Virginia. What is the structure of D.C’s sports betting? When a law was passed […]
New Hampshire online sports betting declined on a month-by-month basis for the third consecutive month, recording US$32.87m in wagers for August. A small growth in retail handle to US$10.5m saw overall wagering in the state increase narrowly, but insignificantly. The online GGR received by New Hampshire was also the lowest since August 2021, owing largely […]
August saw a positive upturn for New York which reported a month on month increase in online sports betting handle. Handle reached US$872m, up 9% from July’s US$800m but the two consecutive months remain the lowest on record since online sports betting launched in January 2022. The record highs for betting handle landed in January […]
Following DraftKings appeal to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to reassess the planned staggered retail/online sports betting launch, the regulator has categorically declined the approach and decided to pursue its initial launch plan. The initial launch plan will allow retail sports betting to launch up to two months ahead of mobile/online sports betting, with retail going […]
Maryland’s Lottery and Gaming Commission has announced the approval of 11 entities seeking sports wagering licenses in the state. 10 of the businesses are seeking mobile sports wagering licenses, and one business has applied for a Class B facility license. All eleven of the entities will go before Maryland’s Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (“SWARC”) […]
Pennsylvania online sports betting reached US$540m in player wagers for September, recording its highest number since March. August saw just US$294.6m of wagers, resulting in September showing a staggering 83.1% month-on-month increase. It is also a 11.1% year-on-year increase from US$486.5m wagered in September 2021. Online sports betting is taken by a total of 13 […]