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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Betting Guide: Odds, Favorites & More

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the most anticipated cricket event of the year, starts on October 16th, 2022. Sixteen teams will battle it out in Melbourne, Australia, and exactly a month from now, one of them will be crowned champions of the shortest format. Below is our ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Betting Guide, […]

BetMGM Launches All-New NHL-Branded Casino Games

BetMGM recently revealed the launch of a bespoke range of NHL-branded casino games. This is a targeted launch that will be deployed in a selection of regions in North America, including Ontario, and it’s designed to give NHL fans a more diverse range of gambling options. These ‘one-of-a-kind’ games have been developed by Evolution, an […]

Endeavor Completes $800m Acquisition of OpenBet

Endeavor first revealed its intention to purchase sports betting firm OpenBet in September 2021. It was originally penned as a $1.2 billion deal, put in place with the vision of broadening and bolstering Endeavor’s sports betting strategy. Now, little more than a year later, the deal has finally wrapped up, but owing to a devaluation […]

SB22 Launches ‘Industry’s First Virtual Reality Betting Platform’

SB22, a Dallas-headquartered technology firm, aims to be a ‘disruptive force in the sports entertainment history’. From the company’s homepage, it’s ‘the creator of the first fully immersive betting and transactional platform that does not rely on any legacy technology’. At SBC Barcelona, SB22 took to the stage to announce VR22, reportedly the first ever […]

Disney Explores Sports Betting Options with ESPN App Platform

As sports wagering practices become more common across the United States, some of the world’s biggest players are getting in on the action. Recently, Disney’s CEO, Bob Chapek, has been speaking out regarding the organisation’s plans to push into the sports betting industry through the ESPN platform. Since the late 1990s, Disney has owned ESPN’s […]

Maryland Opens Application Process For Mobile Sports Betting Operators

For months, it seemed as though online and mobile betting operators would never enter the Maryland market. Following a lengthy period of debate, discussion, and discontent, regulators in Maryland have finally announced that the application process for Maryland sports betting licenses is officially open. This news makes Maryland one of the hottest contested betting markets […]

The International 2022: GG.BET Revealed as Official Betting Partner

For the first time ever, The International will be supported by a partnership with a betting provider. It has been revealed that GG.BET will serve as the official betting partner for several stages of The International, arguably the most prestigious esports tournament in the industry. This news comes following a long and fruitful partnership between […]

FanDuel Launches Linear Cable Network Focused on Sports Betting

FanDuel has announced the launch of FanDuel TV and FanDuel+, a linear channel and an OTT platform. This makes FanDuel the first sports gambling firm to launch its own network built specifically for the purposes of broadcasting. On the two platforms, FanDuel will promote sports content backed by ‘sports media personalities’, and sports betting content. […]

Kansas Opens Doors To Legal Sports Betting In September

Recently, we reported on the news that the state of Massachusetts had made sports betting legal. Now, in yet another win for the betting industry in the United States, it has been revealed that Kansas will launch legal sports betting on the 1st of September. Reportedly, this will go down as the shortest time period […]

Sports Betting Made Legal in Massachusetts, New Bill Signed

On Thursday 11th of August, the Massachusetts Sports Wagering Act was signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker. This is a landmark step forward for the United States, making Massachusetts the 31st state in the country to legalise sports gambling. For years, there has been a bold push to legalise sports betting in the state, […]