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Alberta Making Progress Toward Ontario-Like Sports Betting

Alberta Making Progress Toward Ontario-Like Sports Betting

Alberta is putting the pieces in place to establish its own Ontario-like system for online sports betting and internet casino gambling. May 15, 2024 • 13:21 ET • 2 min read Alberta is putting the pieces in place to establish its own Ontario-like system for online sports betting and internet casino gambling. The Western Canadian...

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A VC firm raised a new  million fund for sports, gambling, and entertainment — here’s where it’s placing its bets

A VC firm raised a new $25 million fund for sports, gambling, and entertainment — here’s where it’s placing its bets

Venture-capital firm Sharp Alpha Advisors has closed a new $25 million fund to invest in early-stage sports, gambling, and entertainment startups. Led by managing partner Lloyd Danzig, the firm’s first $11 million fund from 2021 invested in companies such as the media and production company Almost Friday Media, digital-lottery site Jackpot.com, and ticket marketplace Betcha....

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Tigers vs. Marlins prediction: MLB odds, picks, best bets for Wednesday

Tigers vs. Marlins prediction: MLB odds, picks, best bets for Wednesday

Commercial Content 21+. What time is it? It’s time to fess up. Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s new book “Say More” will need to be corrected due to inaccuracies about President Biden not checking his watch during a dignified ceremony. With Michael Cohen pitching ideas for a TV talk show, MSNBC may be...

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Sports betting debate heads to Minnesota House

Sports betting debate heads to Minnesota House

A sports betting bill, once seen as dead, is due for debate in the Minnesota House Wednesday. For months, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has been working to strike a compromise between varying interests, especially horse tracks and tribal nations. Republican Rep. Pat Garofalo of Farmington, the bill’s Senate sponsor, has been trying to legalize...

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Bet-at-home Q1 gross revenue slides 11.7% due to core market developments

Bet-at-home Q1 gross revenue slides 11.7% due to core market developments

Bet-at-home’s gross betting and gaming revenue decrease of 11.7% was due to regulatory developments in Germany, one of the company’s core markets, according to CEO Marco Falchetto. Bet-at-home said that it had been affected by the introduction of cross-product and cross provider monthly betting restrictions in Germany. These took effect in 2022. It also said...

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‘Shiver up the spine’: Leagues weigh betting risks after Porter scandal

‘Shiver up the spine’: Leagues weigh betting risks after Porter scandal

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 07:39 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 A MONTH AFTER the NBA was hit by a gambling scandal involving alleged manipulation, officials at major sports leagues want change on betting menus and betting limits offered at U.S. sportsbooks, according to interviews...

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Circa Sports launches mobile betting app in Kentucky

Circa Sports launches mobile betting app in Kentucky

The firm has launched in the state via an agreement with ECL Corbin at its Cumberland Run harness track. US.- Circa Sports has launched its mobile betting app in Kentucky via a licensing agreement with ECL Corbin at the Cumberland Run harness track. Wagers can only be made while the patron is within Kentucky state...

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Deadspin’s New Owners Reveal Their Plans: Betting Content—but No AI

Deadspin’s New Owners Reveal Their Plans: Betting Content—but No AI

This week, former contributors to the sports blog Deadspin noticed something alarming: Their work had vanished from the site’s archives. There was no obvious pattern to why posts on topics such as ESPN’s attempt to create a “Black Grantland” and George R.R. Martin’s work ethic had disappeared, but it struck many alumni as likely intentional....

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Atlaslive is the Best Sports Betting Provider and a Rising Star in Nordics Sports Betting Technology Awards

Atlaslive is the Best Sports Betting Provider and a Rising Star in Nordics Sports Betting Technology Awards

The igaming platform was shortlisted at the BSG Awards. Press release.- Atlaslive has earned recognition as a Rising Star in Nordic Sports Betting Technology 2024 and the Best Sports Betting Provider in the Nordics market by the BSG Awards Shortlist 2024. Maxim Slobodyanyuk, CEO of Atlaslive, expressed: “Once again, our team’s relentless dedication has been...