Industry News of the Day for November 19, 2021
iDEA Growth Member News:
- Play CA, 11.19.21: DraftKings, FanDuel Make Initiative Pitch To Tribes At Indian Gaming Conference
- Operators backing an online sports betting initiative haven’t been welcomed with open arms by California Native American tribes. But they aren’t giving up.
- Bloomberg, 11.19.21: Ladbrokes Owner Entain Bids $1 Billion for Baltic NBA Betting Partner
- British betting firm Entain Plc is pursuing a takeover of Olympic Entertainment Group, one of the Baltic region’s largest gambling companies, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Overall Industry News:
- SBC, 11.19.21: Sportshandle: That Was 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.
- Online Poker Report, 11.18.21: New Jersey, Pennsylvania Both Pass $1 Billion In 2021 Online Casino Revenue
- The three main online gambling states – NJ, PA and MI – now routinely see monthly online gambling revenue in excess of $100 million.
Massachusetts:
- Boston 25 News, 11.18.21: Gaming Commission Orders Legal Sports Betting Study
- The Senate has still not shown interest in considering sports betting, but the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday greenlit a study of sports wagering legalization and pressed for it to be put on the research team’s front burner as the agency prepares for the possibility of assuming oversight of the activity.
Maryland:
- Legal Sports Report, 11.19.21: Maryland Hands Out First Sportsbook Licenses, But Online Betting Will Still Lag
- The Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission awarded the first five Maryland sports betting licenses Thursday.
- US Bets, 11.18.21: Maryland Panel OKs Five Casinos For Sports Betting, Which Could Start Before Super Bowl
- Voters in three states explicitly legalized sports betting on the November 2020 ballot, and Maryland is the only one of them yet to have live sports betting.
- Baltimore Sun, 11.18.21: Maryland Casinos Should Have In-person Sports Betting In Time For NFL Playoffs After State Commission Approval
- Five Maryland casinos are significantly closer to offering in-person gambling on sports after getting the green light from a state commission on Thursday.
Tennessee:
- Play TN, 11.19.21: New Tennessee Sports Betting Regulator Feels Prepared To Take Over
- The Sports Wagering Advisory Council takes over for the Tennessee Education Lottery as the state’s sports betting regulator on Jan. 1. Does the SWAC expect to be ready to replace TEL when the calendar turns to 2022?
Michigan:
- Play MI, 11.18.21: That’s A Record! Michigan Sports Bettors Wager $463.3 Million Online In October
- Michigan sports wagerers set a betting handle record in October by placing $463.3 million on athletics outcomes, according to numbers released Thursday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
- Michigan sports wagerers set a betting handle record in October by placing $463.3 million on athletics outcomes, according to numbers released Thursday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.