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With Football Back In Full Swing, US Online Sportsbooks Surge in September
The September arrival of college and NFL football contributed to the usual boost in sports betting revenue across the US. With more online sports betting options than ever, all five of the states on this month’s revenue roundup list achieved new records for monthly combined retail and mobile betting handle. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa, […]
New Jersey, Pennsylvania Set New Online Casino Revenue Records
Online casino markets in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania continue to show no sign of decline any time soon. Both states hit monthly revenue records for the third consecutive month, and combined revenue for 2020 went over the $1 billion milestone for the two biggest mobile casino markets in the US. DraftKings Casino appears poised […]
Sportsbook Brands Have Partnered With US Teams in Every Pro Sport
The list of partnerships between sports betting brands and US professional sports teams gets longer every week. It’s probably not a stretch to predict that every team in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB will operate with one or more sports betting partnerships at some point. The dawning of the 2020 football season yielded several […]
3 US States Have Sports Betting on the Ballot This November
Sports betting is legal in 22 states and Washington D.C. as the end of 2020 approaches. Three more states will put sports betting legalization in the hands of state voters this November. Louisiana, Maryland, and South Dakota all have referendums on the ballot for the upcoming 2020 Election Day. The three states have taken very […]
US Online Sports Betting Sets Records In August 2020
The unprecedented rescheduling of major US sports leagues in 2020 saw the NBA and NHL playoffs, as well as the first full month of MLB regular season play, happening concurrently in August. After months of hiatus, August marked the first full month of “normalcy” for US sports leagues. Sports betting revenue figures across the US […]
Legal US Online Casinos Break Records in August 2020
The resumption of business for land-based casinos appears to have no negative effect on mobile casinos in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Both states realized record-setting monthly revenue figures in August 2020, as the popularity of legal online gambling continues to gain. Annual revenue crossed the half-billion mark for the year in New Jersey, while Pennsylvania’s […]
With US Sports Back In Action, Online Sportsbooks Had A Big July
July 2020 represented an unprecedented month in the history of US sports. After months of postponement for major US sports leagues, Major League Baseball and the NBA hearkened the return of two of the most beloved sports in the US. MLB spring training began on July 1, and the shortened 2020 regular season began July […]
July Was Another Record-Breaking Month For US Online Casinos
The online casino surge shows no sign of slowing down. New Jersey’s legal mobile casino platforms set an all-time monthly revenue record in July, even with retail casinos in Atlantic City open for business. Online poker in New Jersey posted big July numbers, led by Caesars Interactive. The WSOP NJ and 888Poker NJ skins hosted […]
A Look At What’s Trending Up and Down In The Era Of Online Gambling
The legal online gambling landscape in the US looks quite different in 2020 than it did just two years ago. The overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) pushed the first domino down in what’s turned out as a boom period for online sports betting. Online casinos thrive as well, as legal […]
Do Retail Casinos Reopening Lead to COVID-19 Spikes?
Most of the country’s commercial and tribal casinos have reopened across the US, after the COVID-19 forced nationwide shutdowns. The pandemic led to all of the more than 1,000 commercial and tribal casinos in the US to cease operations. In some cases, like Michigan, commercial casinos were shuttered for nearly five months. In other states, […]