72 stories by Craig Boswell
Iowa Sports Betting Case Sees Guilty Pleas Before Rivalry Football Matchup
Iowa and Iowa state take the field Saturday in the annual battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy. This time around, guilty pleas from several current and former Iowa and Iowa State Athletes in a state betting probe will hang over the highly anticipated...
Virginia Sportsbooks Ready for NFL Regular Season Kickoff
Determining if Virginia sportsbooks had a down or up July depends on your perspective. One way of looking at the numbers, as reported by the Virginia Lottery, is that sports betting surged more than 10% compared to July of 2022. Total wagers...
Ohio Sports Betting Tops $4B in Wagers, DraftKings Leads July Tally
Sports betting became legal in Ohio on the first day of this year, and since then, Ohioans have placed more than $4 billion in bets. The Ohio Casino Control and Ohio Lottery Commissions released data from July, which is typically a slower...
Gambling Ads Featuring Athletes and Celebrities Banned in Ontario
Gaming officials in Ontario have followed through on their efforts to regulate online betting ads. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says the province is banning gambling commercials featuring sports stars and celebrities. The new restrictions will go into effect...
Kansas Marks One Year of Legal Sports Betting
The impact of sports betting in Kansas is being measured by time, money, and influence. First, the time. Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, marks the one-year anniversary of legalized sports betting in the Sunflower State. Since going live, some of the nine casinos...
Richmond Casino Project to Remain on November Ballot
Richmond, Virginia residents will be allowed to once again vote on a proposed casino on the city’s Southside. A Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the city’s petition to hold another casino referendum on November 7. The judge’s ruling is in...
Iowa Sports Betting Revenue Looking Up for Fall Football
Iowa’s sports betting market is welcoming preseason football and building on some momentum in summer sports wagering revenue. The state’s handle stayed above $100 million in July. That is a slight decrease from earlier this year, but because of a roughly 10%...
Tribal Gaming Casinos Faces New Challenges with Inflation, Labor Costs — Report
The consulting firm Wipfli recently released the results of its 2023 Indian Gaming Cost of Doing Business Report. The report indicates that Tribal gaming casinos have mostly navigated out of stormy pandemic seas, but there are new challenges on the way. The survey...
Ontario Sports Betting and iGaming Regulator Has New Chief
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has named Dr. Karin Schnarr as the incoming CEO. The regulator’s board of directors made the announcement. Dr. Schnarr will officially take the role on September 18, according to a release by the AGCO. “Karin...
Michigan iGaming and Sports Betting Surges this Summer
July numbers released by the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) show the state’s gaming industry continues to grow, with Michigan marking a 4% monthly increase in online casino and sports betting revenue. Commercial and tribal operators reported $176.1 million combined gross revenue,...
