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Ohio Casino Control Commission Shows Online Sports Betting Operators It Means Business
It’s quickly becoming clear that the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) – is playing hardball with operators. The Buckeye State’s nascent sports betting market launched on New Year’s Day. Almost immediately, the OCCC put several operators on notice with hefty fines and application denials. That’s an unusually strict start, given that other US regulators have […]
PlayUp Sportsbook Won’t Launch on Sunday in Ohio
PlayUp Sportsbook won’t launch in Ohio’s online gambling marketplace on Sunday. The Buckeye State is kicking off legal sports betting on New Year’s Day. However, the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) told Bonus today that PlayUp Limited requested a 2023 hearing on the matter. The commission notified PlayUp on Dec. 2 that OCCC will “deny […]
FanDuel Horse Racing Wagering Will Unite With Sports App, Be Less Confusing
FanDuel horse racing wagering may be less confusing than most apps soon. The No. 1 US sportsbook company announced yesterday that it would unite its horse racing wagering and sports betting wallet, making it the first company to create a single account for gamblers. FanDuel says the single account is already available in: Colorado Illinois […]
Barstool Sports Betting Is Coming to Massachusetts, on 2 Conditions
Barstool sports betting is no stranger to drama, and drama it got before being allowed to enter the Massachusetts market. At 5:40 p.m. today, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) tweeted that it granted Plainridge Park Casino (PPC) a “temporary Category 1 sports wagering operator license.” However, unlike other operators given temporary operator licenses, MGC placed […]
Slap Fight Betting Now Available at DraftKings in Select States
If you’ve seen clips of professional slap fighting or even watched some of the events, you might have wondered if you could bet on the winner. If so, you’re in luck. Bettors can now place a wager on the SlapFIGHT Championship at DraftKings Sportsbook, and more niche sports are on the way. The Pro League […]
Is Portnoy of Barstool Finally Toxic to Penn? Massachusetts Has Misgivings
Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports fame may finally be toxic to Penn Entertainment, which owns the brand. Because of concerns about Portnoy, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) paused to consider the “suitability” of awarding a retail sports betting license to Penn’s Plainridge Park Casino. The Boston-area racino plans to brand its retail sportsbook with Barstool […]
North Dakota Signs Gaming Compacts, Tribes Allowed to Offer On-Reservation Online Betting
North Dakota has successfully negotiated and signed new gaming compacts with five tribes in the state. The existing compacts were set to expire early next year. That required the governor and tribes to negotiate new ones. The new compacts allow the tribes some new gambling options. However, those still fall far short of what they’d […]
Unikrn Q&A With Bonus: Dellario Talks Relaunch Plans
Unikrn relaunched on Thursday, but the esports brand owned by Entain won’t go live in the US or Ontario until at least 2023. Justin Dellario, Entain’s esports managing director and CEO of Unikrn, spoke with Bonus yesterday about the relaunch. Dellario said esports players can use the app now in Brazil and all areas of […]
Entain Entered Esports With Unikrn Relaunch
Entain entered esports, but not in the US. One of the joint owners of the top US online casino, BetMGM, introduced its esports brand, Unikrn, on Thursday to consumers in Brazil and Canada – outside of Ontario. However, Unikrn may enter the US and Ontario during 2023. So says Justin Dellario, Entain’s esports managing director […]
Harris Poll Shows American Public Favors Betting, Not Ads
Ads are repetitive, and so is history. In 2015, sports betting wasn’t yet legal in the US. The federal government, sports league commissioners, and other power brokers had worked together to keep it that way. Even so, Americans found themselves inundated with ads for the companies that would come to dominate that space five years […]
