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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. Thanks, Caitlin. WBNA handle already up The week before the WNBA season is set to tip off, Las Vegas bookmakers are already experiencing the “Caitlin Clark
A new normative ordinance in Brazil has confirmed a 15% tax on player winnings above BRL2,824 (£437.77/€508.05/$547.25). The Special Secretariat of Federal Revenue of the ministry of finance published Normative Ordinance No 2,191 in the Official Diary of the Union on Tuesday. The ordinance outlined the tax framework for betting in Brazil after the Federal
On Wednesday (8 May) the US District Court for the Central District of California granted a request to posptone Ippei Mizuhara’s arraignment to 14 May, according to court documents. The arraignment was originally scheduled for Thursday (9 May). US Attorney E Martin Estrada submitted the request. Mizuhara’s attorney, Michael Freedman, agreed to the postponement, and
The PGA Championship Tuesday (7 May) became the first major golf championship to make a deal with a wagering company. ESPN BET parent company Penn Entertainment announced the deal. Under the terms of the deal, ESPN BET becomes the “official sports betting partner” of the PGA Championship. The tournament will be held at Valhalla Golf
A Nielsen study on sports betting advertising commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA) has found that the volume of TV sports betting ads has declined by 33.3% since 2021. The study looked at sports betting advertising trends from 2013 to 2023. The AGA noted that TV represents the largest category for sport betting advertisers.
A petition to allow for statewide mobile sports betting in Missouri has been submitted to the secretary of state with over 340,000 signatures. The “Winning for Missouri Education” group are the petition’s proponents. It is being led by the six Missouri professional sports franchises and seeks to legalise sports betting in the state. The petition
An Iowa criminal investigator appears to have lost his moral compass and is more concerned with garnering attention than following the rules, emails released to the Associated Press this week reveal. In the ongoing investigation around the suspension and arrests of multiple college athletes, the emails shine new light on what motivated at least one
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. Alberta up next? Or maybe Quebec? When it comes to legalising or launching sports betting in the US, money is often the driver. Seems the same
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is considering further tightening their promotional and advertising prohibitions. At a meeting on Tuesday (30 April), the commission discussed banning promotions or bonuses that are not related to gaming. The first state to consider a non-gaming related promo ban was Ohio. In that state, Fanatics offered promotions that crossed between
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. Illinois regulator grants DraftKings full mobile licence Thursday (25 April), the Illinois Gaming Board unanimously awarded DraftKings a four-year mobile and retail licence. The company has
