With riverboat gaming already in place, the possibility of Missouri sports betting in 2021 is looking like a possibility. A few of those riverboat casinos already have licenses for betting on sporting events and fantasy games. In fact, gambling on sports could have been legalized in the state this year if not for the pandemic. Now heading into 2021, many expect that the state will regulate the activity as three state senators have put forth different bills for retail, online and mobile and sports books. The most favorable legislation is Bill 256 which includes the lowest state imposed fees, avoids…

The fight over online sports betting in New York has been raging for the past several years. Now, it’s back again. Lawmakers in the state are hoping that a looming budget deficit and falling revenues may finally help regulate internet sports bets. State Senator Joseph Addabbo and Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow have been long time advocates of the activity, and have now hinted that online wagering legislation could pass out of the legislature before the end of the year. “My colleagues know that we need the money and there will be revenue deficiencies next year compared to this year, so…

Call it an investment in the American market as Flutter acquires FanDuel shares which give them over a 37% stake in the company. The minority shareholder’s stake cost them over $4.1 billion and lifts Flutter’s stake in FanDuel from 57% to 95%. FanDuel CEO, Matt King, stated that the news “…affirms FanDuel’s market-leading position in the US and our meaningful growth trajectory…” FanDuel has recently partnered with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies on a sports-betting partnership. The company also launched its online sports betting app in Tennessee in October. FanDuel Group is a New York City headquartered gaming…

Three new agreements have been signed that will bring 888 sports betting to the states of Indiana, Iowa and Colorado in 2021. The Indiana operation will take place under an agreement with Caesars Entertainment at the Harrah’s Hoosier Park site, while in Iowa the license will be held by the Catfish Bend Casino. The Colorado brand will operate under the license of the Colorado Grande Casino. Yaniv Sherman, Senior Vice President Head of Commercial Development for 888 Holdings, said that “Expanding 888Sport.com into these three states represents another major milestone in our ongoing growth across the regulated U.S. online gaming…

Sports betting at land based casinos has been legal for a while now. But Michigan online gambling, along with mobile sports betting, could be up and running before the end of the year. Internet casinos, along with online poker and other online games, have to wait until commercial and tribal casinos receive licenses. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules will effectively green light the new regulations to allow for online sports betting and casino games at a meeting on Tuesday.their next meeting. “Everybody wants to get this thing going,” Lucido, of Macomb County’s Shelby Township, told The Associated Press. “This…

West Virginia mobile sport betting is getting a boost as the Golden Nugget is now the third online casino for the state. The recently announced deal grants them access to the market via The Greenbrier online casino in the state. Golden Nugget will be able to launch its online casino and sports book app on The Greenbrier’s license. In return, it will pay the casino an unspecified share of its revenue, subject to certain minimums. At the moment, there are only two active online casinos in West Virginia, with DraftKings first to launch in July, followed by the BetMGM app…