Industry News of the Day for March 25, 2022
iDEA Growth in the News:
- Sports Handle, 3.24.22: Missouri Sports Betting Legislation Headed To Senate For Approval (iDEA mentioned)
- On Thursday, the Missouri House easily passed two sports betting bills, 115-33, in what was mostly a perfunctory final vote before sending the issue to the Senate for consideration.
iDEA Growth Member News:
- CNBC, 3.25.22: Meet The Women Who Are Shaking Up The Male-dominated Gambling Industry
- FanDuel CEO Amy Howe and Entain’s chief, Jette Nygaard-Andersen, are making the gambling industry rethink some key issues.
- SBC, 3.25.22: FanDuel Unveils Game Taco And White Hat Studios Partnerships
- FanDuel has launched a new casual gaming experience named FanDuel Faceoff in an exclusive partnership with Game Taco. The operator has also agreed to a new content deal with White Hat Studios.
- SBC, 3.25.22: Paysafe Seals Payments Partnership With Resorts Worldbet In New York
- Specialized payments platform Paysafe has announced a partnership with Resorts WorldBET, the mobile sports betting app for Resorts World New York, enabling its players to make deposits by debit card and ACH, plus receive payouts.
- SBC, 3.25.22: Pointsbet Partners With Playmaker And Ottawa Redblacks
- PointsBet has partnered with sports media and talent management brand Playmaker for a March Madness campaign featuring former NBA star Carlos Boozer.
- SBC, 3.25.22: Draftkings Opens Two New Retail Sportsbook Locations In Illinois And Louisiana
- DraftKings has set up two new retail sportsbook locations – a permanent sportsbook at Casino Queen in East St Louis, Illinois, and a temporary sportsbook at the Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge in Louisiana – both in collaboration with CQ Holding Company Inc.
- Play MI, 3.24.22: CBS College Hoops Insider Jon Rothstein On FanDuel, Michigan And March Madness
- Now, the CBS college basketball insider is expanding his platform, partnering with FanDuel Sportsbook on a multi-year collaboration.
- Sports Handle, 3.24.22: PointsBet Canada Announces Partnership With CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks, TD Place
- PointsBet Canada continues to add to its Canadian partnership portfolio ahead of the planned launch of Ontario‘s regulated iGaming and sports betting market on April 4.
Overall Industry News:
- SBC, 3.25.22: SportsHandle: The Week That Was In US Sports Betting
- SportsHandle and friends deliver another round-up of the week’s big developments in US sports betting.
- Play USA, 3.24.22: Illegal Offshore Sportsbook Site Goes Down, Highlighting Importance Of Betting Legally
- Consumer protection is one of the big reasons why states began legalizing sports betting within their borders in the US. This is a perfect example of exactly what those states hope to protect people from.
New Jersey:
- Philadelphia Inquirer, 3.24.22: Bill To Give Atlantic City A Cut Of New Jersey’s Sports Betting Tax Revenue Advances
- New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure to cut Atlantic City in on taxes being generated from the state’s thriving sports betting market.
California:
- Legal Sports Report, 3.25.22: Cardrooms Announce California Sports Betting Push Against Tribal Measure
- Some of the state’s biggest cardrooms announced Wednesday their opposition to a tribe-backed initiative that would legalize retail sports betting at California tribal casinos.
Missouri:
- Legal Sports Report, 3.24.22: Missouri Sports Betting Bill Approved By State House
- A Missouri sports betting proposal cleared the House and now joins other sports betting bills on an uphill path in the Senate.
- Sports Handle, 3.24.22: Missouri Sports Betting Legislation Headed To Senate For Approval
- On Thursday, the Missouri House easily passed two sports betting bills, 115-33, in what was mostly a perfunctory final vote before sending the issue to the Senate for consideration.
Minnesota:
- Legal Sports Report, 3.24.22: Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Clears Another Roadblock, More To Come?
- A Minnesota sports betting bill passed another hurdle Thursday.
Ohio:
- Axios, 3.25.22: Ohio Sports Betting Will Be Ready For March Madness 2023
- This is the last year Ohioans will follow March Madness without being able to bet on their favorite Cinderella teams.