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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ office has formally requested the state’s Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit challenging sports betting in the state ahead of its scheduled expansion this week. Attorney General Ashley Moody claimed the petition brought by pari-mutuel betting operator West Flagler Associates is “unjustifiable”. The submission defended the state’s gambling compact between the
The Connecticut Lottery Corporation has named Fanatics Betting and Gaming (FBG), a subsidiary of Fanatics as its new sports betting partner in Connecticut. As part of the deal, the Fanatics Sportsbook will become the Connecticut Lottery’s exclusive sports betting partner, covering both mobile and retail betting. The transition is expected to occur in mid-December. The
Gross gambling revenue (GGR) in Lithuania increased by 15.2% year-on-year to €161.0m (£140.8m/$172.1m) during the nine months to 30 September, driven by growth within the remote gambling sector. Revenue was comfortably higher than the $139.8m reported in the same period last year. The Gaming Control Authority, which regulates gambling in Lithuania, recorded growth across both
International Game Technology (IGT) has partnered with Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino to launch online and retail sports betting in Puerto Rico. Under the technology and services agreement, IGT will use its PlaySports solutions to power the Ponce Plaza sports betting offering. Ponce Plaza is located in the city of Ponce on the Puerto Rico
Indian authorities have issued blocking orders against 22 betting apps and websites it says have been operating illegally. Full details of those operators blocked by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) were not disclosed. However, the MeitY confirms that both Mahadev Book and Reddyannaprestopro face blocking orders. MeitY says it is taking action following
Maine has today (3 November) officially opened its legal sports betting market, with both Caesars and DraftKings already live in the state. Milt Champion, executive director for the Maine Gambling Control Unit (GCU), only told iGB of the launch plans in the middle of the week. Now, just a few days later, the sports betting market
Nevin Truesdale, CEO of The Jockey Club’s is rallying opposition against the proposed implementation of financial risk checks on online gamblers in the UK through an online petition. The petition, entitled ‘Stop the implementation of betting affordability/financial risk checks’, went live on Wednesday. By 5pm UK time on Friday, the petition had more than 43,500
Italian international footballer Sandro Tonali has been banned for at least 10 months after being found to have broken betting rules. The Newcastle United player was handed an 18-month disqualification according to a statement issued by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). The ban is initially only imposed in Italy, but will almost certainly be extended
BetMGM will have access to products and services supported by NBA optical tracking data under an expanded partnership with Sportradar. BetMGM will use the products to expand its in-play betting markets and its prop and parlay offerings. Sportradar’s partnership with the NBA gives it access to player tracking data from the start of the 2023-24
Players in Delaware spent $7.6m betting on sports in September, the highest total in eight months, while igaming wagers also increased. Sports betting handle was down 14.6% from $8.9m in September 2022. However, the figure was up 216.7% from $2.4m in August 2023 and was the highest total in in Delaware since January. It was a similar
