The state’s sportsbooks won $12.6 million on $136.1 million in wagers on Super Bowl LV, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
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BetMGM, FanDuel, DraftKings, BetRivers and Barstool Sportsbook all reported technical difficulties on Sunday, one of the biggest sports betting days of the year.
BetMGM has issued an apology after an outage temporarily delayed some bettors’ ability to cash out Sunday evening.
Less than two weeks after launching a mobile app in Michigan, MGM Resorts International’s sports betting platform is teaming up with former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders.
Despite a 37 percent drop from the amount bet nationwide last year, the American Gaming Association predicts this year’s Super Bowl will generate the largest single-event legal handle in American sports betting history.
Wearing a Chargers hat, mask, jersey, socks and, ahem, boxer shorts that he felt compelled to show a reporter, bettor Steve Rogers marveled at the massive, 78-million-pixel screen.
MGM Resort International’s sports betting platform has been named the first official sports betting partner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
The decline comes as 29 million more American adults have access to legal sports betting in their home state, 54 percent more than at the start of last season.
Wrigley Field could become the second sports venue with a legal sportsbook onsite, but a Las Vegas Stadium Authority lease agreement prohibits that at Allegiant Stadium.
The report, released Tuesday, found the spread of legalized sports betting across the U.S. has opened doors for more Americans to place legal bets on the Super Bowl.
Buffalo and New York rallied for a pair of miracle covers that resulted in a big payoff for a bettor in Mississippi.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved a set of regulations Wednesday that agency officials say is sufficient to allow sports betting to start.
Team would have the ability to block fans from wagering using phone apps, but language in deal approved by Las Vegas Stadium Authority only prevents team from offering gaming.
The chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission says Raiders games aren’t likely to come off the state’s betting boards if the NFL franchise moves from Oakland to Las Vegas — even if the league asks for a wagering prohibition on the team.
If predictions are correct, this Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers will have a nongaming economic impact of $85.6 million locally, while sports books estimate a handle of $88 million to $90 million.