Iowa-LSU game was biggest betting event for women’s sports

Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, celebrates after beating the Lousiana State University Tigers 94-87 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena in Albany, New York, on April 1, 2024. Andy Lyons | Getty Images The superstar women’s college basketball matchups Monday night attracted more than just … Read more

ESPN executives talk streaming plans in CNBC documentary

Disney‘s ESPN is at a crossroads. For more than 40 years, the world’s largest all-sports network has grown annual revenue by increasing cable subscription fees. ESPN first charged pay-TV distributors less than $1 per month per subscriber in the 1980s. In 2023, ESPN’s monthly carriage fee was $9.42 per subscriber, according to data from S&P … Read more

It’s March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games

People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time. For the sixth straight year, the number of states allowing legal sports betting has expanded … Read more

Some Super Bowl bettors in Ontario who won still haven’t been paid. Here’s why

Weeks after the Super Bowl, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is still working through a backlog of verifying players’ banking information so that funds can be withdrawn, and it’s not clear when the problem might be solved. OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti told Global News there was a “significant influx” of new players on the … Read more

ESPN Bet plans launch in New York, the largest U.S. betting market

ESPN Bet is coming to the Big Apple. Penn Entertainment, which operates the sports betting platform, will pay Wynn Resorts $25 million for market access, it said Tuesday. It’s the same amount Wynn paid New York state to operate there. Wynn Interactive, a subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, was awarded a New York mobile sports betting … Read more

Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Online betting on the Super Bowl surged this year, with many gamblers waiting until right before the kickoff to place their wagers, according to a company that tracks the location of internet gamblers. Data released Monday from GeoComply shows that the number of verification checks it carried out over the weekend … Read more

Here’s how to bet legally on the Super Bowl

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — More people in the U.S. than ever before are expected to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, including novice bettors attracted to the game due to the possible attendance of pop star Taylor Swift, whose boyfriend Travis Kelce will be among the players. With sports betting … Read more

Betting on the Super Bowl? Be sure to report your wins to the IRS

Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, left, and George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers stand on stage during the NFL’s Super Bowl Opening Night show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Feb. 5, 2024. Chris Unger | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Sunday’s Super Bowl between the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and … Read more

NFL bars teams from gambling in Las Vegas

Nick Laham | Getty Images The National Football League is holding the Super Bowl in the gambling capital of the U.S. for the first time, but Commissioner Roger Goodell is reminding team personnel they are not allowed to take part in the action. Goodell sent out a memo Thursday ahead of Super Bowl LVIII in … Read more

FanDuel, DraftKings launch online sports betting in Vermont

FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling apps are displayed on a phone in San Francisco, on Sept. 26, 2022. Jeff Chiu | AP Vermont launched mobile sports betting Thursday, becoming the latest state to jump into the booming industry. Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill in June authorizing mobile sports betting and announced in December … Read more