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DraftKings Opens New Retail Sportsbook At Casino Queen
DraftKings has opened a permanent retail sportsbook at Casino Queen in East St. Louis, Illinois. The company opened a temporary sportsbook at the property in mid-2020. A pointless regulatory provision required DraftKings to get their name on the casino in order to offer mobile betting under their brand name. First, the good news–DraftKings has opened […]
Betfred Headed To Virginia Via Partnership With USL Side Loudoun United FC
Betfred Sports is continues to expand their their US market reach. They started their US subsidiary in 2019 and quickly launched in Colorado and Iowa. They’ve since announced that Ohio is next up. They’ve also launched in Pennsylvania–a market fraught with potential though limited by an absurdly high tax rate–along with Arizona, Maryland and Louisiana. […]
DraftKings To Partner With PGA For Mobile Access In Arizona, Retail Sportsbook At TPC Scottsdale
NOTE: The long awaited DraftKings/PGA retail sportsbook at TPC Scottsdale has opened for business. We thought it would be interesting to take a look back at the original announcement. Look for more on the actual finished product in the days to come. There’s been a big announcement from DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) and the PGA Tour. […]
Major League Soccer Could Have A Team In Las Vegas ‘Long Before’ 2026
Wes Edens and Naseef Sawiris have entered into an ‘exclusive negotiation agreement’ with the MLS for an expansion team in the Las Vegas Valley. Edens owns the NBA Milwaukee Bucks and Aston Villa of the English Premier League. In December, MLS president Don Garber indicated that Las Vegas was the ‘front runner’ for the league’s […]
Joe Musgrove Of San Diego Padres Inks Endorsement Deal With Sycuan Casino Resort
The Major League Baseball (MLB) season is set to get underway in a matter of hours. This makes the timing of MLB related announcements pretty obvious, such as the one made today by the Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego, California. Technically, the property is in El Cajon but all of their marketing revolves around […]
Kambi Group To Power Ontario Retail Sportsbooks At Great Canadian Entertainment Properties
Kambi Group has announced a deal to provide retail sports betting technology to multiple Ontario casinos owned by Great Canadian Entertainment. Great Canadian operates 25 properties across Canada including a dozen casinos in Ontario. Great Canadian Entertainment is the rebranded name of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, announced in August 2022. One of the biggest challenges […]
Is Nevada The Next Stop For DRF Sportsbook?
With the reopening of the Affinity Interactive owned Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada comes the reopening of another William Hill Sportsbook location. Some of you are probably making like Obi Wan Kenobi and saying ‘that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time’. In fact, if you live outside of Nevada […]
MGM Resorts Announces Exclusive Whiskey Collaboration With Heaven’s Door Spirits
Heaven’s Door Spirits has announced an ‘exclusive whiskey collaboration’ with MGM Resorts. Heaven’s Door Spirits creates American Whiskeys in partnership with legendary singer Bob Dylan. The limited edition ‘777 Blend’ is available at Maryland’s MGM National Harbor along with the MGM Resorts Properties in Las Vegas including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Park MGM, Mandalay Bay […]
IGT Expands Washington State Sports Betting Footprint In Partnership With Kalispel Casino
International Game Technology (IGT) has announced a partnership with Kalispel Casino in Cusick, Wshington to power retail sports betting at the property. The Kalispel Casino is owned and operated by the The Kalispel Tribe of Indians. The Kalispel Casino is located in Eastern Washington near the border with Idaho, just over an hour north of […]
How Important Is It To Win Game One Of A Best Of Seven Series?
It was midway through the second overtime period of tonight’s epic battle between the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers that I started to wonder ‘how important *is* a first game win’? In theory, winning Game 1 is a big deal–particularly for the road team since it allows them to ‘steal home ice advantage’. On a […]
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