This weekend is the Grand National, one of the most highly anticipated horse races in the UK. It’s also a popular target for sports bettors. However, some betting pools may inadvertently operate illegally.

The Grand National always draws a huge crowd. It’s been a standard fixture in the horse racing world since its first run at Aintree in 1839. Apart from a few years it had to relocate to the Gatwick Racecourse

888 Holdings is ready to take its planned acquisition of sports betting operator William Hill to the next step. To do that, it’s going to need some financial help, and announced a major equity deal beginning this week.

888 Holdings already has a solid position in the global gaming market, with operations spanning almost every continent. It’s going to get even bigger once it can

In early-2020, when the global COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold, many industry experts predicted that the gambling industry would take a massive revenue hit and that it would not be before 2023 that it would bounce back to pre-pandemic levels.

However, the road to recovery proved much swifter than most people had anticipated.

And in 2021, Nevada had its best year ever, as the Silver State generated slightly over $13.4 billion in revenues. Additionally, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, February 2022 marked the twelfth consecutive month the state pulled in over one bill

Questioning Huchel’s plans

New York-based tribe the Seneca Nation has launched an ad campaign to criticize the state government’s use of casino funds. The body is spending tens of thousands of dollars on the radio and television ad campaign, which takes aim at Governor Kathy Hochul for her plan to use Seneca casino revenue to help build a new stadium for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.

plans to use the money to build an NFL stadium

The television ads are focusing only on the Buffalo market, with the radio commercials targeting certain regions of upstate New York. According to the radio comme

UK gaming giant 888 is finalizing a deal to purchase the UK assets of William Hill from Caesars Entertainment and, according to published reports, will be getting those assets at a much smaller price than was originally anticipated. 888’s road to William Hill started last year when Caesars Entertainment purchased William Hill for $4 billion. […]

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The first meeting

Newcastle, 2008. I’m watching the conclusion of a Grosvenor UK Poker Tour with a larger-than-life Englishman I just met called Mark who bust in fourth. He’s whispering his reads in real-time as each card is dealt:

“The big blind has flopped a pair, probably middle pair. The other guy has a draw. The straight draw I think, not the flush draw.”

The middle card pairs on the turn, which seems to perk up the big blind and make the other guy more apprehensive. Check check. The flush comes in on the river and the big blind bets small. After some thought, the other guy shove

As regulated sports betting settles into its more permanent phase, gambling operators are being to experience the highs and lows of an established market. Take the case of Colorado’s February sports betting handle and revenue for example. Colorado’s regulated operators took in $440,508,421 worth of wagers in February, generating $19.6 million in revenue. While that […]

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The NFL is now one the largest investors in Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) after a batch of the league’s equity warrants in the sports betting data provider recently vested.

Last week, 4.25 million of the NFL’s warrants on Genius stock vested, elevating the league’s stake in the technology company to 7.7%. The NFL’s investment in Genius dates back about a year after the company inked a four-year pact reportedly worth $1 billion

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