1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
MaximBet Now Live in Indiana as Online Sportsbook Preps for Rapid Growth
MaximBet doubled up its sports betting footprint on Friday, as the online sportsbook associated with the men’s lifestyle media brand launched in Indiana. The Hoosier State kickoff comes a year after it began taking bets in Colorado. However, MaximBet leaders are ready...
Las Vegas Raiders, Barstool Sports Executives Named as G2E Keynotes
Las Vegas Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan and Barstool Sports CEO Erika Ayers Nardini have been added as keynote speakers for this year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E). The two executives will share the stage with American Gaming Association President and CEO Bill...
Indiana Report Says iGaming Won’t Harm Brick-and-Mortar Casinos
A report released Tuesday morning by the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) claims that legalized online casinos (otherwise known as iGaming), could generate hundreds of millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs in the state without harming the brick-and-mortar venues. Spectrum Gaming Group...
PlayUp Seeks to Go Public Through Merger With Bradley Tusk Company
Australian sports betting and online gaming operator PlayUp announced late last week that it entered into “a business combination agreement” with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The company, which is seeking to grow in the US, is now in a move...
Xpoint Makes US Sports Betting Debut Providing Geofencing for Sporttrade
When Sporttrade debuted its sports betting exchange in New Jersey last week, it also marked the arrival of another new gaming technology product. Xpoint debuted its Xpoint Verify, its geolocation product for real-money gaming operators. Xpoint also offers a similar product, called...
Ohio Casino Control Commission Approves 10 Sports Betting Hosts
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) on Wednesday gave conditional approval during its meeting to 10 more proprietors seeking sports betting licenses. Those entities were the Cincinnati Bengals, FC Cincinnati, MGM Northfield Park, Scioto Downs in Columbus, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the...
Kalshi’s Congressional Futures Exchange Proposal Garners High-Profile Support
More than 120 letters, including some from highly influential individuals, have been sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding Kalshi’s request to offer contracts on which political party controls the US House and Senate. Among those who have submitted letters...
Polymarket Adds California Sports Betting Futures, Trading Banned in US
California’s sports betting propositions are now available on a futures trading site. However, if you’re in the US, you’re barred from participating in the market. Polymarket launched markets on Tuesday afternoon for California's Proposition 26 and Proposition 27. Polymarket is like a...
Monmouth Park Sees Handle Increase, CEO Dennis Drazin Pleased with Fixed-Odds Debut
Monmouth Park closed out its summer meet on Sunday, and the New Jersey racetrack reported solid numbers for the season. The all-sources pari-mutuel handle for races at the track rose by more than $43.7 million from last year to $217.2 million. Even...
BetMGM Replaces PointsBet as NBC ‘Sunday Night Football’ Sponsor
The NFL season is just two weeks old and, already, there’s a big change – at least from the sports betting industry’s perspective. On Sunday Night, BetMGM became the new sports betting sponsor for NBC Sports’ NFL coverage, debuting on the Sunday...
