British bookmaker US division of Betfred launched it’s mobile sports betting app in the states of Iowa and Colorado. Special offers are also available in each state with new sign-ups in Colorado getting a risk-free bet up to $500, while in Iowa they will receive a one-time 100% deposit match up to $200. The Betfred Sports branded products offer a seamless betting experience that allows the opportunity to wager from anywhere, anytime, and on any device within each state. Betfred USA Sports now offers retail sports books and online sports betting in both of these states, with a long pipeline…

Approximately 13 percent of American adults plan to bet on the NFL this year despite lower enthusiasm from fans in general about the 2020-21 season, according to a new survey from the American Gaming Association (AGA). Of the estimated 33.2 million adults who plan to bet on this NFL season: 20 percent (6.6 million) will wager at physical, legal sportsbooks, up from 18 percent last year. 34 percent (11.3 million) will place a bet through legal and illegal online platforms, up from 29 percent. 18 percent (6 million) will wager with a bookie, either in person or via a mobile…

The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved a number of locations for William Hill sports books at casinos on the Vegas Strip. William Hill will soon begin operating sports books at The Cosmopolitan, the Silverton, and both The Venetian and Palazzo. The Palms and Tropicana sports books also were part of the deal but those properties remain closed. Joe Asher, CEO of the U.S. subsidiary of London-based William Hill, said the acquisition of CG Technology assets (which made the move possible) isn’t as much about expanding his company as it is for getting a bigger slice of the Las Vegas Strip…

After years and years and years of opposition from Tribal gaming interests, there has finally been a proposal tat could work for California sports betting. And this time it has the support of Native American gaming, because this time it’s their proposal. A spokesman for the coalition of tribes backing the initiative, Jacob Mejia, admits that there is no chance for the initiative to find its way to the ballot in 2020 or 2021. The legislature can next place a measure on the June 2022 primary ballot. The tribal initiative was on pace to qualify for this year’s ballot before…

Well, it took just over two months, but Washington D.C. sports betting had just north of $1 million wagered. That’s only $237,000 in revenue for the District. Officially launched on the 30th of May (and calculated through August 3rd) those numbers are well short of states like Colorado, which launched sports betting in May, which saw over $25 million wagered in May with another $38 million in June. Of course, Colorado has 5 million more residents than the D.C. does. How much the effects of the pandemic may have played a role should not be overlooked. When sports betting was…

New American Gaming Association (AGA) research shows sports bettors are moving their business away from illegal bookies and toward legal options. Average spending with illegal bookies fell 25 percent in legal sports betting states last year, while legal online and mobile betting spend increased 12 percent. Illegal offshore operators also saw a three percent increase in states with legal sports betting. The most influential factors for bettors who had shifted from the illegal to legal market are confidence that bets will be paid out (25%), awareness of legal options (20%), and a desire to use a regulated book (19%). “We’ve known…

California stands as the “crown jewel” of American gambling. Online poker has failed there for years, and the battle for California sports betting is now heating up between state legislators and Tribal Gaming. We also look at new casino closures in Nevada, update the Justice Department online gambling case, and have sad news to report from Las Vegas.   A Superior Court judge made official his tentative ruling to allow a coalition of federally-recognized tribes 90 more days to collect signatures for a legal California sports betting initiative that would go on the November 2022 ballot. The tribes sought an…

Despite the fact that betting on sports in California was recently shot down, there is a renewed hope for Tribal sports betting in the state. After making sure the latest legislation to regulate the activity failed, Native American interests have begun the push for their own referendum. The Tribes sued the state for time to gather needed signatures for their own sports betting bill, and a California Superior Court judge decided to allow a coalition of federally-recognized tribes 90 more days to collect those signatures. If successful, the referendum that would go on the November ballot. “With these unprecedented times,…