Articles by: Grant Mitchell

The deal in place—and the one that was verified by the federal court—grants authority to the Seminole Tribe for online wagers since they are processed on servers at their facility. West Flagler owns Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room and wants a cut.

The company announced Friday that its platforms in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia would no longer be available for business. However, operations in Nevada and Massachusetts will continue uninterrupted, while New York and Michigan are still being reviewed.

Underdog believes that the development and growth in the Fantasy Sports community is coming to the detriment of FanDuel and DraftKings, which is why they are using “their deep pockets and political muscle to try to influence government officials, and exerting their market power to influence [Underdog’s] business partners.”

ESPN, the American leader in worldwide sports coverage, will now be in charge of creating betting lines for a variety of sports events. Other top online sportsbooks will still have the opportunity to advertise their platforms on ESPN despite the new deal.

Uwazurike, 25, was found guilty of violating the league’s sports betting policy and was subsequently suspended in another sweep of players. He was also traced to participating in sports betting at Iowa State University in a separate investigation.

According to reports, both men placed a number of bets on games, several of which involved their respective schools. Dekkers, if convicted, is facing a permanent ban because of the pervasive nature of his betting habits and because he attempted to hide his background.

Betr Picks was described in the company’s press release as “pick ’em style fantasy games,” making it akin to the popular betting platform Prize Picks. Betr’s new vertical is already available in 24 states despite Betr’s sportsbook being restricted to Ohio, Massachusetts, and soon, Virginia.

“A phased closure of FOX Bet’s operations will take place between 31 July and 31 August 2023,” a press release confirmed. The decision comes after the sportsbook struggled to compete with other top powers in the American sports betting landscape such as FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM.

The Cordish Companies, a casino development company based in Baltimore, was responsible for contributions to at least eight politicians. There is concern that if the lawmakers proceed with the draft to the benefit of The Cordish Cos., it will perpetuate a system wherein businesses and political parties work for one another.

The MGC met Monday to discuss the action of DraftKings, which is headquartered in Boston, which involved the acceptance of hundreds of different bets worth nearly $8,000 on the UTR Pro Tennis Tour. This event is not on the approved catalog that was released by the MGC and is therefore illegal for operators.