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Microbetting wagering platform Betr was awarded its Maryland license at a Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) meeting Wednesday (26 June) morning. The company must still go through a controlled demonstration before launch. Betr is live in two other states — Ohio and Virginia — after it exited Massachusetts earlier this year. Betr also has
The DC Council Tuesday (25 June) gave final approval to its Fiscal Year 2025 budget that includes a provision to open the digital sports betting market. Currently, FanDuel is the sole platform available citywide, but under the new budget, that will change. The new budget required an emergency act to avoid having to send the
Welcome to iGB’s State of the Union, a look at the biggest North American sports betting stories we’ve covered over the week and briefs on others we found interesting. MGCB busts illegal gambling site Michigan Gaming Control Board agents along with the state police raided an illegal gambling site 5 June, the agency announced Thursday
Ontario’s commercial igaming sector outperformed various five-year economic contribution targets set by Deloitte between 2023 and 2024, including jobs sustained and government revenue contributions. According to a report by Deloitte published on 19 June, the igaming market in Ontario hit or almost reached many of Deloitte’s year-five projections within its second year, with the market
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) Tuesday (18 June) morning continued to refine its rules, approving a change to its advertising and promotional rules and expanding the scope of what integrity monitors may do. At about the same time, Michigan regulators said they weren’t ‘trying to shut down” amusement businesses. Both of Ohio’s amended rules
Taking a look at some of the latest monthly US state results, iGB analyses a year-on-year rise in sports betting revenue in Kansas during May and growth in the land-based casino market in Detroit, Michigan. Sports betting revenue in Kansas was 10.1% higher at $9.8m (£7.7m/€9.1m) in May. As for Detroit, revenue from land-based casinos
Bovada is one of — if not the — leading black-market sports betting operators taking wagers in the US. Already banned in five states, regulators in Michigan and Connecticut are now taking aim at keeping the platform out of their markets. Since the US Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in
On Friday (7 June) the US Attorney’s office for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York announced that the fourth, and last, suspect in the NBA sports betting scandal has turned himself in. Ammar Awawdeh is scheduled to be arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court later today. Awawdeh, Timothy McCormack, Mahmud Mollah
The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) will accept event wagering applications July 8-19, the agency announced Friday (7 June). The application window will close at 5 p.m. local time on the 19th. There are 17 operators currently live in the state, and state law allows for up to 20 digital platforms. The ADG will consider
North Carolina reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $63.1m (£49.6m/€58.4m) in May in what was the second full month of wagering in the Tarheel State. The $63.1m figure fell 40.1% short of April’s total of $105.3m. April was the first full month of betting in North Carolina after operators went live on 11 March. The
