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Thursday was supposed to be the day the New York State Gaming Commission issued a solicitation to find mobile sports betting operators. Instead, it was a missed deadline that left one of the initiative’s ardent supporters disappointed, but not discouraged. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo observes a worker receive a COVID-19 vaccination shot at UBS Arena construction site in Elmont. The game is certainly not on for mobile sports betting in the state just yet, as the New York State Gaming Commission did not release a request for applications by the July 1 deadline mandated by the state budget. (Image: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) A …

The Vegas Sports Information Network began providing sports-betting programing to households in Mexico this week. VSiN’s Brent Musburger adjusts his headset during a broadcast in Las Vegas. The company’s broadcasts are available for the first time in Mexico. VSiN since has transitioned from SiriusXM to iHeartRadio. (Image: New York Times) The Totalplay telecommunications company on Thursday began distributing VSiN content to 10.5 million homes in Mexico, according to a statement from VSiN. Totalplay, a Grupo Salinas company, provides interactive television services to consumers in 20 cities throughout the country. These include Mexico City, Guadalajara, Veracruz, Tijuana, Monterrey, Ciudad Juarez, and Cancun. The partnership with Totalplay is Las Vegas-based VSiN’s first …

Bally Bet, the online sportsbook and iGaming app for Bally’s Corp., announced Tuesday the “beta launch” of its mobile sports betting app in Iowa. The SuperBook opened its first retail sportsbook, seen above, outside of Nevada at The Lodge Casino in Black Hawk, Colo., on Friday. (Image: SuperBook Sports/Twitter) Bally’s, which has gone through a significant expansion in the past year, does not have any brick-and-mortar casinos in Iowa. It’s entering the market as a skin to Elite Casino Resorts, which owns three casinos in the state. According to a release, the “beta launch” will allow the company to conduct more testing and refinement of its app, which is available …

It’s often said that some gamblers “will bet on anything,” and Domino’s Pizza and DraftKings are indulging that whim with a new free-to-play game. A Domino’s Pizza store, shown above. The company is partnering with DraftKings on a free betting contest. (Image: Restaurant Business Magazine) The two companies said Monday they’re teaming up to allow users of the gaming company’s daily fantasy sports (DFS) app to potentially profit from, of all things, curbside pizza delivery. Domino’s and DraftKings have launched Domino’s Carside Delivery, 2-Minute Guarantee Over/Under Challenge as well, giving customers the chance to predict if Domino’s Carside Delivery nationwide will be quicker than two minutes, more or less than …

Hopes for quick passage of Ohio’s sports betting legislation were likely dashed on Friday. That’s after the speaker of the House said he wouldn’t take up a bill that includes expanded gaming language in it by the end of the month. Statements by Ohio Speaker of the House late last week will likely mean state lawmakers won’t pass a sports betting bill until this fall, later then when Senate Majority Leader Kirk Schuring wanted such a bill sent to Gov.Mike DeWine. (Image: Ohio State Bar Association) If the House doesn’t take up House Bill 29 and sign off on the expanded gaming amendment the Senate included in that legislation Thursday …

With tourists returning, gaming revenue in New Orleans increased by 2.2 percent from April to May, according to a recent report. Flags flutter outside the land-based Harrah’s casino in New Orleans. The casinos in the New Orleans area led the state in gaming wins during May. (Image: The Advocate) New Orleans performed better than the rest of the state during May, according to nola.com. Casinos in the New Orleans area won $56.3 million in May, up from $55.1 million in April. The New Orleans-area properties include three riverboat casinos, one land-based casino in the city, and one racino. Even though there was a small increase, New Orleans is still dealing with …

If state data is any indication, DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is poised to top second-quarter revenue estimates. That’s the view of Loop Capital analyst Daniel Adam. A staffer works on a laptop at DraftKings’ Boston headquarters. An analyst says the company will beat Q2 revenue estimates. (Image: Boston Globe) In a note out earlier this week, Adam evaluated data from states that DraftKings is live in that recently reported monthly gross gaming revenue (GGR) and adjusted gaming (AGR). He pointed out that the sportsbook operator is trending toward a beat of revenue estimates for the April through June period. In other words, based on the latest monthly GGR and AGR data releases, …

The Ohio Senate late Thursday night passed a gaming bill that would legalize sports betting and e-bingo. This is the second time in the last eight days lawmakers in that chamber passed such a measure. Ohio Senate Majority Floor Leader Kirk Schuring (R) introduces an amendment that inserts sports betting language to a House bill during a Senate session Thursday night. (Image: The Ohio Channel) On Thursday, the Senate voted unanimously to amend House Bill 29, which establishes an identification card for veterans, and tacked on a modified version of Senate Bill 176. Senate Majority Floor Leader Kirk Schuring (R-Canton) noted that the bill passed by a 30-2 margin last …

Another day, another deal gets inked between a sports media company and a gaming firm. The owner of Sports Illustrated announced Wednesday that Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings fetched exclusive rights to use the iconic sports magazine’s name for sportsbook and iGaming operations in the US. Later this year, the first SI Sportsbook will launch thanks to an agreement announced late Wednesday by Sports Illustrated owner Authentic Brands Group and gaming technology provider 888 Holdings. We don’t know if the SI Sportsbook will offer a free football phone to new bettors. (Image: Sports Illustrated) The first SI Sportsbook is expected to launch in Colorado in the coming months, according to a statement …

Louisiana’s governor has signed the final bill required for sporting betting to begin in the state, possibly by football season. LSU cheerleaders fire up the crowd at a football game. Sports betting proponents hope people in Louisiana will be able to bet on sporting events in time for football season in the fall. (Image: Reveille) Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) on Tuesday signed legislation to regulate the sports betting industry in Louisiana. Edwards previously signed a bill that sets the tax rate on sports betting. The two-month legislative session at the Capitol in Baton Rouge ended on June 10. Under the new law, sports betting will be permitted in the …