World Lottery Association - WLA: Sports Betting Best Practices
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Preamble: The sports betting audience
Chapter 1: The offer
Chapter 2: Distribution...
NBA Executive Calls For Federal Regulation Of Sports Betting
As major sports leagues struggle with the new legal sports betting landscape and worry about player temptations, at least one pro league ...
New York’s Monthly Sports Betting Revenue Surpasses $200M for Second Time Ever
With the New York Knicks and Rangers in the NBA and NHL playoffs in May, the Empire State’s online sports betting operators feasted.
T...
North Carolina State Lottery Commission Releases May Sports Wagering Activity Report
The North Carolina State Lottery Commission will post monthly a report on sports betting activity in the state on a fiscal year basis. Th...
NYTIMES: OPINION Sports Gambling Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Sports Gambling Is a Ticking Time Bomb May 31, 2024
Some of the biggest scandals in sports history have revolved around players and gamb...
Rebecca Paul: integrity is the fundamental pillar of sports betting
WATCH Interview with Rebecca Paul. Subtitles available in Spanish, Portuguese and English.
The president of the World Lottery Associat...
New York State Tax Revenue From Mobile Sports Betting Clears $2 Billion
The New York State Gaming Commission reported $45.5 million in mobile sports betting revenue for the week ending May 26 on Friday, sendin...
The European Lotteries (EL) on EU Sport Integrity Day 2024: Fighting match-fixing and safeguard sport for society
The European Lotteries (EL) on EU Sport Integrity Day 2024: Fighting match-fixing and safeguard sport for society On the occasion of...
Illegal Offshore Sportsbooks Took More March Madness Action Than Legal Operators
Despite legal sports betting being more widely available in the United States than ever before, a study on the 2024 men’s and women’s NCA...
FanDuel Acquisition Could Be Needed for Nevada Entry
Despite increased competition from other states, Nevada remains one of the US meccas of sports wagering, but two of the industry’s larges...
PAPSA No Panacea for Black Market Sports Betting in US
In the roughly six years since the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), sportsbook opera...
Brazil: Caixa will enter the sports betting market, expects to obtain US$ 6.6bn in two years
Caixa will enter the sports betting market, expects to obtain US$ 6.6bn in two years The president of Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF), Carl...
Virginia sports betting handle smashes records with $652.9M in January
Virginians bet more than $652.87 million on sports in January, up 27.2% from January 2023, according to data released by the Virginia Lot...
DC Office of Lottery and Gaming Approves FanDuel as Sports Wagering Operator
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2024) The Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) today announced that FanDuel is the new sports wagering subcontr...
Ohio’s sports betting revenue stays robust despite lower promotional spend
Ohio’s sports betting revenue stays robust despite lower promotional spend, indicating a positive trend for market profitability and shar...
North Carolina awards online sports betting licenses to eight operators ahead of March 11 launch
Eight sports betting companies secured licenses from North Carolina regulators on Thursday, allowing them to start accepting wagers from ...
New York contributes over 37% of all US sports betting tax
New York has generated more than 37% of the total tax revenue across all betting in the United States, according to a government departme...
Canada: 41% of Ontarians expected to place a wager on Super Bowl LVIII, with 80% set to do it online
A new survey from the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) shows that four in ten Ontario sports bettors (41 percent) will place a wager on...
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Join Forces for Sports Streaming Service
The move takes aim at a major issue for media companies as viewers abandon cable and prices soar for broadcast rights to sporting events....
Record 68 Million Americans to Wager $23.1B on Super Bowl LVIII
As Legal Sports Betting Grows, Big Game Will be Played in Las Vegas for First Time
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Mobile sports betting generated $862M for NY in 2nd year
ALBANY — Two years of mobile sports wagering in New York has generated more than $1.55 billion in taxes for the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul’...
$7B wagered in first year of Ohio sports gambling, almost tripling estimates
In the first year of legal sports gambling in Ohio, $7.7 billion in wagers were placed between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023. Acc...
Kroger Sports Betting Kiosks Installed at 20 Grocery Store Locations in Ohio
The Cincinnati Business Courier reports that the Cincinnati-based supermarket chain has installed sports betting kiosks in 20 locations i...
Brazil's Ministry of Finance plans to launch the Sports Betting Secretariat by the end of January
Brazil's Ministry of Finance plans to launch the Sports Betting Secretariat by the end of January
By the end of January, Brazil's Minist...
Mississippi Sports Betting Dips in January Amid Mobile Option Debate
At a time when the state is considering a bill to legalize mobile wagering on sports, the latest retail Mississippi sports betting figure...
NFL in advanced talks with ESPN to acquire equity stake in network: Sources
News of the advanced talks between the NFL and ESPN was first reported by The New York Post. The report said discussions between the two ...
NC Lottery Commission’s Sports Betting Committee is Actively Working on Setting Up the Certification Process for Operators
North Carolina sports betting is legal for both retail sportsbooks and online wagering sites.
In-person wagering is available but limite...
Rhode Island’s two physical and single online sportsbooks Down
November wasn’t a very prosperous month for Rhode Island’s two physical and single online sportsbooks. Although the November sports betti...
Delaware Launches Online Sports Betting
DELAWARE- The Delaware Lottery today announced the launch of its first online sportsbooks along with the relaunch of its three online cas...
Louisiana sports betting handle increases 15% from Oct to Nov; 90% of bets are made online and that portion increasing month to month
The sports betting handle was up 15 per cent from October’s $308.6m.
US.- Louisiana’s sports betting handle was $356.5m in November, up ...