This Week in Gambling

It’s official: FanDuel partners with Major League Baseball! The multi-year agreement will grant FanDuel will gain access to the leagues official data, as well as branding and logos of teams it can use across its online sports betting sites and retail locations. The deal marks the sports betting and daily fantasy sports operator’s first official partnership with either the MLB or its franchises. Kenny Gersh, executive vice president, gaming and new business ventures at MLB, added: “Baseball is one of the most popular sports to bet on and partnering with MLB allows us to make the betting experience even better…

Mobile gaming has seemingly come from nowhere! Maybe it has something to do with the advancements made in technology, or perhaps people just realized that they could play wherever, regardless, this is an industry that has taken off! One thing about mobile gaming that’s interesting to us is the fact that the market is continuously growing — who knows where it’s going to be in the next couple of years if it stays on this path! Online slot developers such as NetEnt and Microgaming both understand the importance of mobile gaming since all their recent/popular titles have mobile versions. Some…

It was announced Wednesday that William Hill mobile sports betting is now live in Iowa. Their sports betting app is available for download on iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. The sports book operator recently opened four sports wagering venues in that state. This launch now marks its ninth state of operation since the UK-based company established itself in Las Vegas in 2012. “We know Iowa sports fans are looking for both an in-person sports betting experience as well as the convenience of betting on their mobile devices. The William Hill Iowa app gives our customers the ability to access our…

Major gaming companies have announced that they expect to open a total of eight Indiana sportsbooks next month, with hopes of taking bets ahead of the NFL regular season games. Ameristar Casino East Chicago expects to launch sports betting on September 1, and Horseshoe Hammond Casino expects to open its sportsbook on September 4, the casinos’ operators said in press releases. Caesars Entertainment, which operates Horseshoe Hammond, also hopes to open six more sports books throughout the state in September. Those venues will be at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in Anderson; Horseshoe Southern Indiana in Elizabeth; Indiana Grand Racing and Casino…

Legal wagers on sporting events arrived in central New York this morning as the DraftKings Sportsbook opened at del Lago Resort & Casino. It is a 6,000-square-foot lounge with 23 self-serve betting kiosks and cashier stations, plus a full-service bar and restaurant with seating for 200. Sporting events will be shown live on 1,000 square feet of LED video screens, including 16 TV sets. There are also odds boards and a scrolling ticker showing live scores, stats, injury news and additional player information. Del Lago’s sports betting lounge will be the fourth to open in Upstate New York this summer,…

While the Oregon State Lottery is has been busy with its own sports betting launch plans, a spokesman recently conceded that the agency will not meet its goal of starting up in time for opening of the NFL season. However, the Chinook Winds casino in the state says they will start accepting bets on sporting events by August 27th. “We’re expecting it to be pretty busy,” said Will Robertson, Chinook Winds director of casino operations. “There may be lines to get your bets in. It’ will likely be two, three weeks into the season,” when the state sports games are ready,…