Articles by: Grant Mitchell

The Chiefs, last year’s Super Bowl champions, upset the Baltimore Ravens earlier in the day much to the chagrin of many “sharp” bettors, leaving them with massive losses. Meanwhile, the Niners used a 17-point second-half comeback against the Detroit Lions to secure their spot in the NFL’s championship event.

Reports indicate that a potential partnership would not see Barstool branding its name on a mobile sportsbook or betting platform. Instead, the company would endorse DraftKings odds and have a sign-up and referral affiliate bonus.

The announcement ended a lengthy period of build-up and anticipation as the state prepares to unify its retail gambling market with a new online branch. North Carolina retail sports betting was legalized in July 2019 and launched in March 2021 at select locations, but online sportsbooks have been prohibited from conducting business.

Betr revealed it secured licensing to join the Pennsylvania online sports betting and iGaming market, along with the Colorado and Kentucky sports betting markets. The iGaming agreement is so that the platform can unveil its casino product, which it will debut thanks to a partnership with Cordish Gaming Group.

The Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers all booked their tickets into the next round and will compete in their respective conference championship games this weekend. But while those four won big, legal sportsbooks found themselves on the losing side of most markets.

Virginia Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Fairfax) introduced a bill to build a casino in his native Fairfax County. The current plan calls for the creation of a property with enough size and amenities to challenge the popularity of the MGM National Harbor on the Potomac River.

ESPN Bet launched in late 2023 with the goal of acquiring a 10% market share and challenging the “Big Four” operators within the first three years of operation. After one full month in Massachusetts, the new legal sports betting platform is already one of the top three operators.

The expectation is that the increase in bets will continue through the Super Bowl, which the American Gaming Association estimated last year produced over $16 billion in bets from 50 million Americans. If future results match last weekend’s, it will be a profitable year for the books.

Senate Bill 124, presented on Wednesday, January 10, would allow both in-state residents and travelers to place wagers at legal sportsbooks on games involving local schools. That includes popular teams such as Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, James Madison University, and more.

Mayor Eric Adams’ office showed support for a new measure that would allow casino-build projects to commence without falling victim to the land-use review, which has spelled the end of many previous proposals. However, Manhattan Community Board 6 voted Wednesday 39-1 against the idea.