NBC has entered into an agreement with BetMGM for Football Night in America, the popular Sunday night segment that covers that evenings NFL game. The goal is to provide betting odds and advice about the featured game. BetMGM will also provide the betting lines and be featured on the stats ticker at the bottom of the screen during Peacock Sunday Night Football Final. NBC will also show those lines for all betting and fantasy content hosted by Matthew Berry across their platforms. Matt Prevost, the Chief Revenue Officer for BetMGM, said that “It is a tremendous opportunity to partner with…

A few weeks ago we devoted an entire show to how betting operators in America were pushing the envelope of advertising their sports betting apps. We argued that the situation was rapidly escalating, and that it had the potential to follow the same path as what’s currently happening the United Kingdom. Right now, the UK is facing monumental changes to their gambling industry regulation, and it all stems from a public push back against the betting operators there. Industry opponents took full advantage of the situation by pushing the threat of gambling addiction to the forefront, even though the problem…

A new report has revealed that about 20% of adults in America have bet on sports in the past twelve months. But that doesn’t mean that all those bets have been legal, according to the Pew Research Center located in Washington, DC. The report was compiled from a survey of over 6,000 adults in the US, and finds that in addition ta making legal bets online and through a mobile sports betting app, people were still visiting casinos and making the occasional friendly wager with family and friends. That could include things such as a workplace betting pool and fantasy…

Sports betting is off and running, as most of you know, but here’s a fun fact: There were over 7,000 bets made from mobile apps from inside the State Farm Stadium on September 11th. There were 66,000 geolocation checks made and accounts when the Arizona Cardinals hosted the Kansas City Chiefs on September 11, according to stats provided by GeoComply. What’s more is that this is not so unique at this point. In fact, just a week later on September 19th, there were 8,000 bets placed using mobile apps from Lincoln Financial Field when they Eagles hosted the Vikings. And…

A new report was recently published about the online sports betting market globally, with some interesting insights about what we can expect over the next several years both globally and here in America. Compiled by the UnivDatos Markets Insights group, they have determined an average annual growth rate of more than 10% from now through the year 2027.This is, of course, barring any unforeseen events. Their analysis was broken down into types of games that players bet on, such as Football, Basketball, Hockey, and such. But also included more international games like Cricket, and emerging markets like Cybersports. The report…

It took years for American sports bets to escape the confines of Las Vegas, but they are making the most of things now. For a long time, bettors in the United Kingdom watched in bewildered amusement as US authorities insisted on keeping sports wagers illegal in most of the country. But no one is laughing now. In just four short years since the Supreme Court decision that opened the door for the regulation of American sports bets everywhere, there are now 36 states which regulate the activity. What’s more is that in four more years the US sports gambling market…