Industry News of the Day for November 8, 2021

iDEA Growth Member News: 

• SBC, 11.8.21: Kambi Partners With Saginaw Chippewa Gaming Enterprises In Michigan 
  • Sports betting technology provider Kambi Group plc has agreed a multi-channel sportsbook partnership with Michigan tribal operator Saginaw Chippewa Gaming Enterprises. 

Overall Industry News: 

• Sports Handle, 11.5.21: Get A Grip —The Week In Sports Betting: Florida Launch Surprise, New York Licensure Whispers, California Referendums, More 
  • Here’s the weekend Sports Handle item, “Get a Grip,” recapping the week’s top U.S. sports betting stories, highlighting some fresh news, and rounding up key stories. 
• Sports Handle, 11.8.21: What’s On Tap: NY Bid Hearing, College Hoops Tip-Off, And Rodgers’ Potential Return 
  • Come here for a summary of upcoming financial happenings, legislative and regulatory meetings, industry conferences, top games scheduled for the week, and much more. 

New York: 

• Legal Sports Report, 11.8.21: Key Mobile NY Sports Betting Supporter Discouraged By Reports 
  • New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow has worked hard with Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. to get mobile NY sports betting legalized for years. 
• Legal Sports Report, 11.8.21: The Week In Sports Betting News: New York Picking Winners 
  • Happy Monday, folks. Sports betting news does not get much bigger than what’s going down in New York today. 

Oregon:  

• IGB, 11.8.21: Oregon Sets New Betting Handle Record Despite Registration Drop 
  • Oregon’s sports betting app Scoreboard has recorded sports betting handle of $37.6m for October – a record figure up from $25.1m in September and $29.5m from October 2020. 

Florida:  

• Legal Sports Report, 11.5.21: Florida Sports Betting Hearing Pushes Timeline Into Next Week 
  • Earlier today was the first oral hearing challenging the newly minted and now-launched compact governing Florida sports betting. 
• Sports Handle, 11.5.21: Federal Government Woefully Unprepared In Hearing About Florida Sports Betting 
  • When a group of lawyers stood before federal court Judge Dabney Friedrich Friday morning to argue a case in which two parimutuels claim the Florida-Seminole Tribe gaming compact is illegal, only one side was prepared. 
• Tallahassee Democrat, 11.5.21: ‘I’m Confounded’: Florida Sports Betting Deal Comes Under Court Scrutiny 
  • A Washington, D.C.-based judge harshly chastised lawyers for the Biden administration Friday for failing to be prepared to answer questions about whether a deal that gives the Seminole Tribe of Florida control over sports betting in the state violates federal law. 

Minnesota:  

• Star Tribune, 11.6.21: Bipartisan Push Coming In 2022 To Legalize Sports Betting In Minnesota 
  • A push to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is returning to the State Capitol next session after years of failed attempts to find a solution that all sides can agree on. 

Maryland: 

• FOX 5 News, 11.7.21: Sports Gambling Remains Delayed, Creates Frustration For Governor Larry Hogan 
  • Despite a law allowing sports betting in Maryland, it’s still not up and running in the state. Now Gov. Larry Hogan is expressing his frustration about the gambling delays. 

Louisiana: 

• Saturday Down South, 11.8.21: Louisiana Online Sports Betting Unlikely To Launch Until January 
  • Louisiana in-person sports betting is alive and kicking, as the state ushered in retail sports betting in late October. 

Iowa:  

• IGB, 11.8.21: Iowa Smashes Sports Betting Handle Record Again In October 
  • Consumers in Iowa spent a total of $280.9m betting on sports during October, marking the second consecutive month in which the US state set a new handle record 

Missouri:  

• KSDK, 11.7.21: Ballot Initiatives Target Legalizing Sports Betting In Missouri 
  • A Missouri legislator is willing to bet the house that sports wagering in the state would be a success after the Cardinals, Blues and St. Louis City SC announced they’re backing ballot initiatives to legalize betting in the state. 
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11.7.21: Benfred: Teams Pushing For Sports Betting Legalization Should Go Above And Beyond To Help Hedge Rising Trend’s Risk 
  • There were odds on the Cardinals picking Oli Marmol as their manager. There are currently odds on the Blues to win the Stanley Cup. 

North Carolina:  

• TN Bets, 11.8.21: North Carolina Sports Betting Bill Takes A Baby Step Toward Passage 
  • A North Carolina bill aimed at legalizing sports betting within the state moved through the House Commerce Committee last Thursday.