A FanDuel Sportsbook is expected to come to Boyd Gaming’s Fremont Hotel Casino in downtown Las Vegas if regulators approve licensing for the country’s largest online sports betting operator.
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Although Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker hasn’t signed a sports-betting bill passed by lawmakers Monday, the state’s Gaming Commission has started the regulatory process.
In addition to crowning the overall season champion, the Westgate SuperContest will feature six three-week contests, three six-week contests and two nine-week contests.
Owner Derek Stevens said he’s excited to open the first Circa Sports sportsbook in Northern Nevada next month, and Circa will continue to move into other states.
The Nevada delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives wants action against offshore sportsbooks. Will the Department of Justice follow through?
Betfred, a United Kingdom-based bookmaker, remains in the Nevada licensing process more than 15 months after the property opened, an official said.
Former All-Pro offensive lineman Jonathan Ogden placed the first wager at the refreshed Harrah’s sportsbook, which features new TVs, chairs and bar space.
Caesars Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday opened the largest freestanding sportsbook in Arizona and has a celebrity chef with Las Vegas connections serving food.
In the months ahead, BetMGM will offer sports wagering and iGaming on Carnival, Holland and Princess cruise ships after a partnership was formed with Carnival Corp.
Jeff Stoneback retired as MGM Resorts director of trading in Nevada after 36 years with the company at the Circus Circus, Excalibur, Mirage and Mandalay Bay sportsbooks.
Circa Sports prides itself on welcoming sharp bettors in the style of an old-school Las Vegas sportsbook. Now Circa has two old-school Las Vegas bookmakers on its staff.
Fantasy sports company DraftKings led the pack in Arizona sports wagering in record March revenue production and betting payouts, taking advantage of NCAA betting.
Circa casino owner Derek Stevens said, “We’re back and bigger than ever. We want to make Las Vegas the hub of sports betting and football contests.”
Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it.
A Circa Sports retail sportsbook will be a part of Full House Resorts’ American Place resort being built in Waukegan, Illinois, and a temporary location also is planned.
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