Canada's latest efforts to allow wagering on single sporting events has hit a roadblock as Bill C-218 that was passed by the House of Commons in April, has stalled in the Canadian Senate.
The Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) of Greece has granted Swedish online gaming and betting firm Betsson licenses for both online casino and sports betting products and services.
Leaving the New York state market
Lawmakers in Connecticut have approved amended compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes that will allow them to offer sports betting, online gambling, and fantasy contests.
According to the latest reports from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, the state's sportsbooks posted a sports betting handle of over $748 million for the month of April.
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.