Alabama lawmakers could vote on lottery, casino, and sports betting legislation as early as this Thursday after the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee approved three bills on Tuesday.
The Virginia Lottery has released its sports wagering revenue report for the month of March revealing a sports betting handle of $304,066,245 with college basketball the most popular sport among bettors. The latest figures represent a 12.6% increase on February's handle of $265,778,306.
Kindred Group has launched its Unibet sportsbook in Virginia in partnership with gambling platform provider Pala Interactive. The launch follows last week's news that Unibet had been awarded a direct market access mobile sports betting permit in Virginia.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released its latest monthly revenue reports revealing a sports betting handle of $50,546,885.86 for the month of March. This marks a 5.4% increase on February’s sports betting handle of $47,807,573.85 but was still well short of January’s record-breaking handle of $67,707,627.70.
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has announced the launch of its TwinSpires sports betting app in Indiana and Colorado, and the launch of TwinSpires Casino and Sports app in Pennsylvania. The launches comes just in time for the 2021 Kentucky Derby which takes place on Saturday May 1st.
Casinos collected $1.066 billion in revenue for the month of March
Oregon State Lottery has released its monthly revenue report revealing a sports betting handle of just $24,054,960 down 18.7% on February's handle of $29,600,150.
Super Group Holding Company (SGHC Ltd.), the parent company of online bookmaker Betway and online casino Spin, has announced a merger agreement with Sports Entertainment Acquisition Cop. (SEAH) that will see the company go public in US markets.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board has revealed that sportsbook operators posted a record-breaking sports betting handle of $383,691,892 for the month of March. This represents a 15.1% increase on February's handle of $325,569,037.
Caesars Entertainment has today finalized the $4 billion purchase of William Hill. The deal means that the combined companies now have market access to sports betting in 18 states and jurisdictions with Caesars expecting that number to rise to 20 by the end of 2021.
The Indiana Gaming Commission has released its latest monthly revenue report showing that the state's sportsbooks posted a sports betting handle of $316,717,762.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released its latest monthly reports showing that the state's licensed sportsbook operators posted a sports betting handle of $560,259,181 for the month of March. The latest figures mark a 9% rise on February's handle of $509,547,820.