FanDuel in Indiana: GAN, a developer and supplier of enterprise-level B2B internet gaming software, services and online gaming content in the US, has broadened its existing agreement with FanDuel Group. The partnership now sees FanDuel taking GAN’s platform into Indiana for rapid deployment of account services for internet sports betting, following the start of internet gaming in the state earlier this month. FanDuel launched internet sports betting for residents of Indiana this week, following the parties obtaining all applicable regulatory consents. The development, said GAN, represents a material increase in the value of the partnership.  Read more at SBC Americas….

Ohio’s public colleges and universities are asking lawmakers for a collegiate sports betting ban as the state moves to authorize sports wagering, saying that bets on amateur athletic contests could compromise those sports. Several lawmakers asked Johnson how the state could realistically enforce a ban, especially with a program as prominent as Ohio State football. Rep. Gary Scherer, a Republican from Circleville in central Ohio, said he had personally placed a bet in Las Vegas for Ohio State to win the national football championship this season. Ohio State supports such a ban. Wagering on collegiate sports runs the risk of…

A Superior Court judge has denied a request for an injunction that would have blocked a no-bid contract for Intralot to manage D.C. sports betting. The decision allows the District to move ahead with the contract, although the underlying lawsuit is still pending. The District’s contract with Intralot had been on hold for several weeks while both sides made legal arguments. The lawsuit filed by Dylan Carragher, a D.C. resident and the founder of a sports-betting technology business, argued that the $215 million contract over five years with Intralot violated federal law because District officials awarded it without competitive bidding….

An amazing 63 percent of Americans now support legalized sports betting in the country, with a record 8-in-10 Americans supporting legalizing sports betting within their state. Fifteen states have active or pre-filed bills to legalize sports betting in their jurisdictions and an additional dozen states are likely to consider sports betting legislation in 2019. Check out our October 2019 legalized sports betting interview with the AGA: Two thirds of those surveyed (66 percent) agree that regulation and oversight of gaming should be left to individual jurisdictions. Additional findings include little public support for professional sports leagues taking a share of…

Full House Resorts has made two deals with Wynn Resorts. The agreement means that Wynn sports betting will be arriving in Indiana and Colorado. Further details of the two agreements were not disclosed, but Full House said the new deals mean that it has now utilized all of its permitted sports wagering opportunities in both Indiana and Colorado. Full House operates Bronco Billy’s Casino and Hotel in Colorado and Rising Star Casino Resort in Indiana, while Wynn Resorts has land-based properties in both Nevada and Massachusetts. The two deals come after Full House last month also agreed a deal with…

Gamblers can now look forward to an MGM Taco Bell partnership, as fans can now bet on who will steal that first base and secure free tacos for America. BetMGM will offer sports and taco fans alike the chance to wager real money on what player they think will steal the first base of the World Series – an honor Taco Bell has dubbed, ‘Taco Hero.’ Fans looking to test their luck this October can participate at MGM Resorts in Nevada, Mississippi and New Jersey, or download the BetMGM digital app in New Jersey (playMGM in Nevada). BetMGM will post prop bets on October 14, before the end of…