sports betting

Boston-based DraftKings issued an apology on Monday for offering a “Never Forget” parlay involving New York sports teams on the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

Kentucky residents are now able to legally bet on games for the first time — and by doing so, they also will be funding the state’s first-ever program for people with gambling problems.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law Wednesday legalizing online sports betting in Vermont. Sports betting is legal in nearly three dozen states. “I first proposed Vermont legalize sports betting several years ago and I’m happy the Legislature has come to an agreement, as well,” Scott said in a statement. “We know many Vermonters already participate in...

Massachusetts is on track to beat projections for tax revenue from sports betting, raking in more than $22 million in about two months. Bill Speros, a senior betting analyst for bookies.com, says promos and offers have driven new and occasional gamblers to enter the ring and make a wager. “Nearly a million people have signed up for sports betting accounts…

The move will help Fanatics, the sports apparel and memorabilia giant, gain market share in the American sports betting and online casino markets.

Americans have bet over $220 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it.

More than half a billion dollars were bet on sports in Massachusetts during the month of March. Data from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, reported by the Boston Herald, show that $548 million in bets were placed, delivering over $9 million in taxes to the state. These numbers only represent a partial month of sports betting in the Bay State since…

On Thursday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will go over whether people should be allowed to bet on it, after DraftKings made the proposal to allow people to wager on this year’s Boston Marathon.

The Boston Marathon will bring thousands of runners and spectators together along its historic 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Boylston Street on April 17 for its 127th running, and a sports betting company headquartered just the other side of Copley Square from the finish line is asking state regulators to let people bet on it legally for the first time….

In-person betting began at the end of January, but mobile betting is expected to quickly become the dominant method of sports wagering here.

Para leer en español, haz clic aquí. Mobile sports betting in Massachusetts launched on March 10 – making it easier than ever to make a wager. Sports betting is already live in person at the state’s casinos. Adding in mobile, we’re talking about tens of millions in expected tax revenue made off the 15% tax on in-person wagering and a…

After 10 a.m. on Friday, though, players will no longer need to travel to MGM Springfield, Encore or Plainridge Park. They’ll be able to wager on sports right on their cell phone.

Online sports betting went live in Massachusetts on Friday morning, nearly six weeks after the activity was launched at the Bay State’s three casinos. Players no longer need to travel to MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor or Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville. They can wager on sports right on their cell phone. People must be 21 or older to bet….

In addition to illegal bets that were accepted at all three in-person sportsbooks, investigators at the Mass. Gaming Commission are also reviewing advertisements from one of the mobile betting companies expected to launch Friday for potentially violating regulations. Three ads for FanDuel were flagged by Commissioner Eileen O’Brien for potential violations of advertising regulations and were reviewed by the...

The topic of sports betting, which is about to explode across Massachusetts this week with the onset of mobile wagering, barely came up Wednesday during a presentation at the Public Health Council by the Office of Problem Gambling Services. Massachusetts over the past decade has grown increasingly reliant on revenues from casino wagering and slot machines, which add to state…

Once the program begins, people will be able to place bets on their cell phones. Seven different apps have been approved, and are set to go live this week.

Legalized mobile sports betting is rolling out in Massachusetts on Friday, and the state’s Gaming Commission is racing to make sure everything will be ready in time for the first bets to go live at the end of the week. While in-person sports betting in the Bay State has been in place at casinos since January, on Wednesday morning,...

About 10 days out from the launch of mobile sports betting in Massachusetts, a new topic has zoomed up the Gaming Commission’s priority list as a result of what the chairwoman called “quite a bit of written commentary and also phoned-in commentary” from industry players. The commission held a roundtable discussion Monday to learn more about third-party affiliate marketing, an…

After owning up to taking illegal bets on a Boston College women’s basketball game and assuring regulators that it had addressed the problem, Encore Boston Harbor in Everett is again under Massachusetts Gaming Commission scrutiny for taking forbidden bets on BC women’s hoops. Sports Wagering Director Bruce Band told commissioners at the start of Thursday’s meeting that the matter...