Ryan Butler

Missouri's mobile sportsbooks generated $2.1 million in tax revenues in March; the state received $1.9 million combined in its first three months with legal betting (Dec '25 - Feb '26)

NEW: Missouri cuts sports betting tax increase proposal from gaming bill; would have raised rate from 10% to 34% GGR, which would be among nation's highest; lawmakers said state needs more time to evaluate sports betting, which launched Dec '25, before considering tax increase

Missouri accepted more than 63 million individual bets, generating $1.5 billion in legal sports betting handle, in the state's first four months with regulated sportsbooks

Current live DC mobile sportsbooks: BetMGM Caesars DraftKings Fanatics FanDuel theScore Bet (former ESPN BET) shut down sports betting operations in the District earlier this year

Welcome news for Michigan sportsbooks

Several major iCasino operators said during a legalization hearing today they could have their platforms live in Washington DC within less than six months; City lawmakers are considering legalizing real money online casino games

ICYMI: A US Senate subcommittee will discuss "sports betting and gaming integrity" May 20; testifiers include AGA President Bill Miller, Tennessee gaming regulator Mary Beth Thomas, IC 360 CEO Scott Sadin and Coalition for Prediction Markets' Patrick McHenry, a former 10-term Congressman

Montreal wins a road game 7 after going more than 27 consecutive minutes without a shot on goal. Unreal.

NBA asking for a ban on 18-20yo trading for sports event contracts

FanDuel is now the official betting operator of F1, the two groups announced earlier today; The deal marks the first time Formula 1 will partner with a US sportsbook; partnership will integrate FanDuel odds into F1's Betting Guide and betting editorial content

Kalshi would be the No. 4 US sportsbook by average handle per adult, trailing only FanDuel, DraftKings and Fanatics, per @EilersKrejcik; E&K stresses the indirect comparison between trading volume & handle, but these figures nevertheless underscore Kalshi's massive growth

"You don't mess with the horse people" - @GeoffZochodne

$MGM reports record 1Q consolidated net revenues; Las Vegas Strip property quarterly net revenues increased year-over-year for the first time since 3Q24

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MLB Players, Inc. Names Hard Rock Bet an Officially Licensed Sportsbook, Launches Player Imagery Integration

Caesars officials reiterated a bullish view on Alberta's iGaming and sports betting launch July 13; Company expects to launch both Caesars Palace Online Casino and Horseshoe gaming platforms

"Vegas is in a much healthier spot than it was last summer" - Caesars CEO Tom Reeg during today's Q1 earnings call

Caesars officials started today's earnings call by saying they would not address potential mergers or acquisitions; $CZR has been rumoured to be acquired by former Golden Nugget CEO Tilman Fertitta

Including an after-hours spike following increased revenue guidance projections, $RSI stock is now up more than 123% in the past 12 months; Rush Street's growth comes as most other digital operators have seen significant drops

BetRivers parent $RSI reported: - Record quarterly revenue of $370.4 million [up 41% y-o-y] - Record quarterly net income of $26.2 million [up 134% y-o-y] - Record quarterly AEBITDA of $60.2 million [up 81% y-o-y] Company also raises full year revenue, AEBITDA guidance