Tag: Sports Betting
NCAA president urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college...
The NCAA wants states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban prop bets on college athletes.
"Sports betting issues are on the rise across...
R.I. sportsbook revenue down 10% after Mass. expansion
The launch of online sports betting in Massachusetts on March 10 is already leeching money from Rhode Island, and more losses lie ahead.
In the...
Bill allowing wagers on R.I.-based college sports teams passes Senate
PROVIDENCE – The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would allow for wagers to be placed on Rhode Island-based college sports teams or on...
Online betting begins in sports-crazed Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts sports fans raced to their cellphones Friday to begin placing bets as the state allowed online sports wagering just days...
Caesars plans sports betting facility at Raynham Park
PROVIDENCE – The world’s largest gaming company is betting on southeastern Massachusetts.
Caesars Entertainment Inc. has announced plans to open 30,000-square-foot sports betting parlor on...
Report: R.I. has received $53.5M in sports wagering revenue since 2018
PROVIDENCE – The house is winning when it comes to legal sports betting in Rhode Island.
Since legalization in 2018, the hold rate for sportsbooks...
Mass. lawmakers reach compromise on sports betting
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts lawmakers reached a deal early Monday on a bill that would legalize betting on professional and collegiate sports, joining more...
In just four years, effects of sports betting widespread
On the anniversary of the decision in a case brought by New Jersey in mid-May, two-thirds of the states in the country have legalized...
Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since legalization
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a...
Newly affirmed, tribe looks at casino plans with fresh eyes
BOSTON (AP) – As he begins his first full year in office, the new head of a Massachusetts tribe says he intends to take...