Industry News of the Day for February 22, 2022
iDEA Growth Member News:
- SBC, 2.22.22: Paysafe Broadens US Reach With Bally’s Partnership
- Paysafe has announced a partnership with Bally’s to streamline the player deposits process for customers of the Bally Bet online sportsbook in Arizona and the BallyCasino.com brand in New Jersey.
New York:
- New York Times, 2.22.22: Online Sports Betting’s N.Y. Debut: $2.4 Billion in Wagers in 5 Weeks
- More than $2 billion in wagers. Nearly $80 million in tax revenue. And a quarter of the entire nation’s mobile-sports wagers on the Super Bowl.
Louisiana:
- IGB, 2.21.22: Louisiana Retail Betting Handle Reaches $49.3m In January
- Consumers in Louisiana wagered a total of $49.3m at retail sportsbooks during January, a month in which the state also opened its legal online sports betting market.
- SBC, 2.22.22: Louisiana Retail Sportsbooks Record Best-ever Handle Amid Online Launch
- Louisiana retail sportsbooks recorded their best-ever handle in January, a month that saw the introduction of online sports betting in the Pelican State as well.
- Sports Handle, 2.22.22: Louisiana Generates $40 Million Mobile Handle In First Four Days
- Bettors in the Big Easy, bayou, and beyond in Louisiana welcomed mobile sports wagering with a flourish, averaging more than $10 million daily handle in the first four days of betting.
Michigan:
- Play MI, 2.22.22: Michigan’s First Year of Legal Online Gambling Ranks Among Nation’s Best
- The gambling landscape changed a great deal in 2021 for the state of Michigan.
Arkansas:
- Sports Handle, 2.22.22: Mobile Sports Betting Poised To Launch In Arkansas In Early March
- The Arkansas Joint Budget Committee (JBC) approved mobile sports betting rules Tuesday morning, meaning Arkansans should be able to place mobile wagers by March Madness.
- KATV, 2.22.22: Lawmakers Approve Mobile Sports Betting In Arkansas
- The Joint Budget Committee unanimously approved the rules for mobile sports betting Tuesday.
- KARK, 2.22.22: Arkansas Joint Budget Committee Approves Rules Allowing Mobile Sports Betting
- Mobile sports betting in Arkansas looks to have crossed the final regulatory hurdle, just in time for college basketball’s conference and national tournaments.
- Mobile sports betting in Arkansas looks to have crossed the final regulatory hurdle, just in time for college basketball’s conference and national tournaments.