While many people would say the first few years of widespread legalized sports betting in the United States 🇺🇸 since the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) have been a near-universal success, famed professional bettor Billy Walters is not one of them. Speaking to a room of lawmakers and regulators at last week’s National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) conference, Walters was highly critical of several aspects of the industry ranging from fairness to transparency to revenue to taxation. Read the full report ⬇ 🔍
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RotoWire is an iconic name in the fantasy sports industry, and has been one of the premiere tools since its launch in 1997 But in the #fantasy space, innovation is everything. Peter Schoenke, President and Co-Founder of RotoWire spoke to SBC Americas about the evolution of the site, from season-long fantasy, to #DFS and later to pick'em-style The key quotes 🔑 🗣 “Right away, we built the page for PrizePicks that just showed our projections versus PrizePicks and the thing got a massive amount of traffic” 🗣 “We had already had the plans for the app, but then it became an better idea to launch the app, and that’s because the audience for those games–they’re on mobile. It’s just a very compelling mobile product. And so we want to be where they are.” 🗣 “There’s so much data nowadays that you can just sort of get paralyzed by looking at all of it and not really knowing what’s important, what’s not and what to focus on, this product tries to just distill it all down to something really simple and quantifiable.” 🗣 “Every year, there’s something new, and then we adjust our formulas at Rotowire to figure out how much we want to count on that.” Check out the full interview by Jessica Welman 👇
Rotowire’s Picks & Props makes fantasy data analysis manageable
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Brian Christopher offered his insight on Fliptheswitch.com, the first "player portal" for the whole of gaming, when he sat down with Jessica Welman at the Canadian Gaming Summit 2024 🎤 🗣 “[Fliptheswitch.com is] where all players can come together and learn everything factual about playing in casinos, online and sports betting. There’s so much misinformation out there on how casinos work, so we’re there to demystify everything, put people at ease, and answer all their questions” Christopher also discussed his partnership with BetMGM, making him a brand ambassador 🗣 “I get to join the ranks of some of the biggest stars out there who really speak for and in my case get to play for BetMGM. I’m going to be promoting them, their casino, their sportsbook, and just having a lot of fun showing my fans how to play all those different games they have” The founder of Brian Christopher Slots also spoke about his YouTube channels ▶ 🗣 “We literally cover everybody and they’re not just tuning in for the gambling side, it’s for a community they are coming out for too and they love the conversation" 🗣 “From day one of me starting this I would put at the end of my videos my profit or loss, I don’t hide anything” 🗣 “I can go five days in a row of videos where it’s just lose, lose, lose. I have to show that because I want people to know that I’m not special and I lose like everybody else. I do not want to be responsible for people just watching winning videos thinking they can do the same thing so we try to be very smart about that.” You can check out the full interview, in video form, at the link below, including Christopher's comments on the anti-smoking campaigns, including his thoughts on Caesar’s, Bally’s and Boyd which have all recently chosen not to investigate whether consumers want a smoke-free environment in casinos 🚭
Slots influencer Brian Christopher discusses his community building approach
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The #Ohio state legislature’s Study Commission on the Future of #Gaming in Ohio delivered its final report recently and the 354-page document covered a huge range of gambling expansion opportunities for the state. 🔍 Read more about the key gaming verticals covered in the document ⬇ 🔑
Six key takeaways from the Ohio future of gambling legislative report
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In a letter to employees warning of an impending round of layoffs, PENN Entertainment, Inc CEO Jay Snowden maintained that PENN Interactive is “well-positioned” for growth. 📈 🤔 Snowden sent an internal email on Wednesday explaining that PENN is reorganizing its interactive division “to help streamline reporting lines, enhance operational efficiencies, and leverage shared resources across PENN.” Read more from Snowden on how many and who exactly these prospective layoffs may affect ⬇
PENN CEO: Digital arm ‘well-positioned’ despite new flock of layoffs
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Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday numerous players have received threats related to gambling and expressed concern over the safety of the league’s athletes. 📑 Speaking before Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in #Arlington, Texas, Manfred didn’t mention any specifics about the messages players say they have been receiving, but he stressed that the league is considering potential courses of action. Read Manfred's full quote addressing the issue below 👓 ⬇
MLB commish Manfred concerned by gambling-related threats to players
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🗞 After a delay to start the week which saw D.C. online sports betting go dark on Tuesday, FanDuel’s monopoly across the district officially ended yesterday, as multiple #sportsbooks are now offering mobile wagering across the district for the first time ever. 🏛 Although DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is still yet to sign the budget that includes language to open up the D.C. online sports #betting market, #FanDuel, #Caesars and #BetMGM all received the green light from the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming to begin operating on Wednesday. ✅
FanDuel, Caesars & BetMGM all live in D.C. online sports betting market after delay
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💻 Three weeks after the West Virginia Lottery Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter to the parent company of Bovada, the sportsbook and casino brand has begun to restrict West Virginia users from accessing its services. 🔐 The #WestVirginia Lottery sent the notice to Curaçao-based Harp Media B.V. on June 26, stressing that Bovada was in violation of West Virginia law. The lottery gave Bovada 14 days to comply before turning to legal action. Read more from the lotteries director John Myers in an email to SBC Americas below ⤵ 👓
Bovada begins disabling West Virginia user accounts after cease-and-desist
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🇺🇸 New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has received a favorable outcome following allegations of underage gambling and computer fraud. 🎰 According to ESPN, the State of #Louisiana dropped charges on Tuesday against the former #LSU Tiger after he was arrested in January for illegally wagering during his time in Baton Rouge. Read more on the investigation into Boutte ⬇ 📖
Police drop gambling charges against Patriots’ Kayshon Boutte
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The arrival of BetMGM and Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Sportsbook as licensed operators serving all of #Washington, D.C. has been delayed, with the delay due to Mayor Muriel Bowser failing to sign a bill that would make the nation’s capital an open sports betting market. 🇺🇸 👐 Since April, FanDuel has served as D.C.’s exclusive sports betting provider after its takeover of GambetDC. The former Intralot subcontractor held a monopoly over D.C.’s market but received complaints from bettors over poor performance.
Caesars & BetMGM delay open market launch in D.C.
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