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The Sale of Arlington Park Impacts the Chicago Bears & Churchill Downs
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A long run of Thoroughbred horse racing recently came to an end at storied Arlington Park in Illinois. It is sad to see such a great track close down. However, this could mark a new beginning for another iconic fixture in that state, which is something that many Illinois sportsbook fans are looking forward to.…
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Sports IQ Expands US Player-Prop Betting Distribution With New Deal
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The legal US sports betting market continues to expand with more and more states going live. By the end of this year, over 30 states could be offering some form of legal betting within their borders. As the market expands, so does the number of licensed US sportsbook operators. To keep their betting base engaged,…
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Investment Specialist Bullish on Legal US Sports Betting Industry
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Connecticut sportsbooks just went live with retail sports betting at Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. Louisiana sportsbooks with licenses plan to launch this month. The growing list of states offering some form of legal sports betting now reaches more than half the US population. More and more states are working through the legalization and regulatory process…
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New Study Shows the Majority of Americans Support Legal Sports Betting
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The American Gaming Association is a strong lobbyist for the American gaming industry. The AGA is also very active in studying the attitudes of the general public towards legal online sportsbooks in the US. One recent study found that 73% of Americans support legalized sports betting in their particular state. The majority of participants in…
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Saskatchewan Moves Closer to Offering Single-Game Sports Betting
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Recent changes to the sports betting laws in Canada have paved the way for single-game wagers. Under the old law, the only form of legal betting was on sports parlays. Part of the sweeping legislation turned the regulatory process over to each individual province in the county. Certain provinces were able to quickly add single-game…
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Endeavor Makes a Bid to Acquire Scientific Games’ OpenBet
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As the entire global sports betting industry continues to expand, more and more strategic business deals are taking place. In many cases, these deals are aimed toward expansion into or within the legal US sports betting market. One of the latest deals to take place involves Endeavor Group Holdings. This is a California-based holding company…