Tag: Sports Betting
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...
Report: iGaming revenue would add $18.5M per year to R.I. budget
PROVIDENCE – If Rhode Islanders were allowed to use their phones and laptops to play government-regulated online slot machines, table games and poker, the...
Bally’s new CEO: Online gambling to complement casino operations, not hurt...
PROVIDENCE – As locally based Bally's Corp. realigns itself to become a digital-first leader of the U.S. gambling market in the wake of a...
Legal sports betting spreading across U.S.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J – More than half of the United States now offers legal sports betting, just three years after it was allowed by...