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Ryan Butler

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iCasino, sports betting and gaming industry corporate, legislative and financial news (plus occasional sports rants) for @covers. NoVa native, @UF Grad

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Prediction Markets in their current form don't present a major threat to existing major sportsbooks, which make the vast majority of their profit from parlays, panelists at today's SBC Conference agreed; the threat is if (or when) they expand parlay options

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"Does any of this matter?" long-time gaming industry figure Melissa Blau says about legal arguments against Kalshi, noting that the president's son is on the company board

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The SAFE BET Act, a sweeping Congressional proposal that would drastically regulate sports betting federally, has "no chance" of passing, gaming lobbyist Bill Pascrell III reaffirmed during today's SBC Conference

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My dispatch from SBC on the story of the conference: the future of prediction markets or, more accurately, when or if they'll offer parlays covers.com/industry/predi…

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Wynn Resorts has announced its withdrawal from the New York City casino process. The company says the “rezoning process has made it clear to us there are uses for our capital more accretive to our shareholder.” Las Vegas Sands withdrew from New York last month Nevada Independent

Wynn Resorts has announced its withdrawal from the New York City casino process.
The company says the “rezoning process has made it clear to us there are uses for our capital more accretive to our shareholder.”
Las Vegas Sands withdrew from New York last month
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NBA Conference Finals Series combined legal sportsbooks by teams' home state: Eastern Conference (New York and Indiana): 20 Western Conference (Minnesota and Oklahoma): 0

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Massachusetts sportsbook operator handle and gross gaming revenue - April 2025: DraftKings: $343m / $38.6m FanDuel: $185.9m / $18.4m BetMGM: $55.1m / $4.1m Fanatics: $49.3m / $3.3m ESPN BET: $21.7m / $1.9m Caesars: $21.2 / $800k Bally Bet: $4.4m / $200k

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Texas lawmakers are seriously considering getting rid of the state lottery. Sports betting, and especially casinos, are not going to come easily.

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We'll know the first two Missouri online sportsbooks Aug. 15. The rest will be announced sometime after Sept. 12 and before the Dec. 1 launch; roughly a dozen sportsbooks expected to go live, including FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, bet365, and virtually all other big US brands

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Around 7 million bets were placed with FanDuel during this year's Kentucky Derby, the company's busiest single day for racing bets in the US, per $FLTR release

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BetMGM has secured Missouri online sports betting market access via a partnership with Century Casinos, the groups announced earlier today; deal also includes ability to open BetMGM retail books at Century's two Missouri properties; launch set for Dec. 1

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Ohio iGaming bill views from major operators: Proponents: FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Fanatics, Caesars, BetRivers "Interested Parties": Hard Rock, JACK, PENN (Hollywood), Boyd Opponents: Miami Valley Gaming