Player spending on sports betting in Iowa declined 10.2% year-on-year in February, although the state was able to report an increase in revenue.
Handle for the month reached $193.9m, which was down from $215.9m in February 2022 and also 17.1% behind the $233.9m wagered by consumers in January of this year.
Of this total, $176.2m was spent betting online, while the remaining $17.7m was wagered at retail sportsbooks.
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The six online operators approved to launch mobile sports betting offerings in Massachusetts – FanDuel, DraftKings, WynnBet, Barstool, BetMGM and Caesars – have gone live in Massachusetts.
More than six months on from when then-governor Charlie Baker signed House Bill 5164 into law, players have begun placing bets from the six online operators licensed by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) – joining the now majority of US states that have legalised the activity.
The rollout follows the launch of retail sports betting towards the end of January, that permitted any land-based casino or racetrack operator to apply for a licence.
“The debut of sports betting in Massachusetts has delivered an incredible amount of excitement and activity to our retail sportsbook at MGM Springfield,” said BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt. “We’re proud to expand our best-in-class wagering experience statewide during one of sports’ biggest months of action.”
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Second Spectrum, part of the Genius Sports group, has signed a multi-year extension to its partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Under the deal, Second Spectrum will serve as an official NBA League Pass augmentation provider and an official NBA team basketball analytics provider.
NBA tracking data will continue to be integrated into Genius Sports’ basketball insights and analytics engine, while Genius Sports will also continue to provide its services to all 30 NBA teams.
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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has announced it has signed a data-sharing agreement with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Integrity Unit.
The deal will see the two organisations work to improve the monitoring of suspicious gambling activity in badminton.
MGA head of financial crime compliance Antonio Zerafa said he was “very pleased” to see BWF added to the list of sports governing bodies whom the regulator is already engaged with on a day-to-day basis.
“I am very pleased to see the Badminton World Federation added to the long list of sports governing bodies whom the Authority already assists on a practical level, and we look forward to working with the BWF’s Integrity Unit on any issues that may arise,” he said.
Thomas Lund, BWF secretary-general said that this partnership will support BWF in its mission of identifying possible instances of match-fixing, and will improve its capabilities in its investigations and anti-match fixing operations.
“This partnership helps the BW..
A consortium of organisations with a stake in Brazilian sports betting have announced the formation of a new non-profit Brazilian sports integrity body, the Associação Brasileira de Defesa da Integridade do Esporte (ABRADIE).
The establishment of the new body follows a number of recent match-fixing scandals in the Portuguese-speaking country, which have led to a national conversation regarding its betting laws.
Involved in the creation of the association are Genius Sports, Entain, daily fantasy sports operator Rei Do Pitaco, as well as law firms Bichara e Motta and Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados, who released a joint statement following the group’s formation.
Luiz Felipe Maia from the Maia Yoshiyasu firm argued that the association was being formed at a “critical time,” due to the pressures of the growing Brazilian market and the ongoing question of regulation.
ABRADIE
ABRADIE states that it will operate as a collaborative group that will partner with regulators, federal and state la..
H2 Gambling Capital's in-depth analysis of the current state of the US sports betting market, and its future growth trajectory, is now available as a report.
H2 Gambling Capital: US sports betting exceeding expectations
The fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), paving the way for legal betting in the US, is fast approaching.
Over this time there has been a wholesale reshaping of the US gaming sector, with mobile betting racing across multiple states, and a pandemic arguably accelerating rather than slowing its spread.
What next for the market?
It’s against this backdrop that H2 Gambling Capital, in partnership with iGB, is looking at what’s next. As the pace of new state launches slows, where is growth coming from?
Report author Ed Birkin, H2 Gambling Capital
For a sector in which a small cohort of brands tend to occupy podium positions in each state, there is there is perhaps more scope for upheav..
DraftKings has announced that it will launch its online sportsbook product in the US state of Massachusetts on March 10, subject to licensing and regulatory approvals.
Players in the state will be able to place bets on a wide range of sports events, including those that feature Massachusetts-based teams such as the NFL’s New England Patriots and the Boston Celtics of the NBA.
Bet types available to players will include same-game parlays, player props, special odds and boost selections, while customers will also have access to a number of promotions exclusive to the state.
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Puerto Rico-based operator ZingSports has linked up with sports betting software developer SB22 to launch sports wagering in the unimported US territory.
Under the deal, SB22 will provide ZingSports with its sports betting platform that includes a built-in player account management module, AI-driven promotional capability, advanced betting engine and omnichannel capabilities.
Players will be able to bet on a range of sports including basketball, baseball, football and soccer across a variety of market such as in-play wagering and player props.
The new offering will include free-to-play and, pending regulatory and licensing approvals, real-money wagering,
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