Articles by Neil Roarty (52)
The Nevada Gaming Commission has agreed a number of changes to rules and regulations surrounding the state’s gaming licensing process. This is part of a continued process to streamline the state’s rules and modernize them accordingly, given some of them are very old. Although no changes would be considered ‘substantial’, a bunch of small changes […]
Washington DC’s council meeting into the apparent failure of Gambet DC has labelled Gambet and the Intralot contract for mobile wagering as a ‘failed operation’. The criticism comes as Gambet continuously falls short of projected revenue targets, and provides ‘inadequate’ returns to the State. Amongst the biggest critics was DC council chairperson Kenyan McDuffle. […]
Following the Cincinnati Bengals applying for a sports betting licence in Ohio, the Ohio-based NFL franchise has entered a partnership with Betfred USA which will see the operator become the team’s official sports betting partner. Betfred USA has plans to launch a mobile sports betting application in the state of Ohio, pending regulatory approval from […]
The State of Indiana has reported a June handle of US$256.3m, down 17% from May 2022. The figure is slightly up, however, in June 2021 which reported an online sports betting handle of US$218m and retail handle of US$27.9m (total US$245.9m). Taxable Adjusted Gross Revenue stood at US$15.76m, therefore generating sports wagering tax for the […]
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe conducted a wide-ranging interview with Contessa Brewer at SBC Summit North Americas this week, outlining clearly that FanDuel will not be promoting the brand using college athletes. This comes ahead of the pivotal California betting ballot in which part of the argument against legalized online sports betting is that it encourages […]
It is unlikely that a decision will be made on the outcome of the future of online sports betting in Florida until 2023 at the earliest. The ongoing legal debate surrounds the initial decision around whether the Seminole Tribe is permitted to offer online sports betting statewide through a new tribal compact. The US Court […]
The Cincinnati Bengals has become the first professional sporting outfit to apply for a sports betting license in Ohio. The NFL franchise has applied for both a type-A license as well as a type-B. The 2021 Super Bowl LVI runners-up became the fourth business to apply for approval as a type-A sports gaming proprietor, joining […]
Bettors in New York City wagered US$1.05bn on mobile sports betting in June, the lowest total by month since the regulated service was launched in January. This was also matched by a record low in Gross Gaming Revenue, with just $72.4m being recorded in June 2022. GGR was down 34.1% on a month-by-month basis, down […]
Massachusetts lawmakers are hopeful that a conference committee of six representatives and senators could reach an agreement on a sports betting bill and have it in front of Governor Charlie Baker before the legislative session ends at the end of July. Massachusetts neighbours both New Hampshire and Rhode Island which offer legal sports betting, thus […]
Maryland Lottery and Gaming recorded just US$19.1m sports betting handle for the state in June, the lowest on record since the launch of legal sports betting last December. It comes as additional pressure is put on regulators to consider online sports betting. Although the downturn in handle was somewhat expected due to the North American […]