Owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is planning to bet at least $2 million to win on Essential Quality (Tapit) in Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby as a hedge to cover the costs of a furniture promotion underway at his Gallery Furniture stores. It is believed that McIngvale's bet will be the largest ever placed on the Derby or any U.S. horse race.
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BetMGM made the announcement on April 20. It has been offering responsible gaming education all along, in other forms. Indeed, two other market-leading apps, FanDuel and DraftKings, are invested in the area, as well.
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Sling TV said it has launched the DraftKings Basketball channel, offering subscribers real-time scores and betting odds, with future plans for other channels focused on baseball and hockey.
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Why wait to bet late on the 2021 NFL Draft taking place this week? New Jersey online sports bettors may spread some bread earlier in the draft than where their favorite teams select players.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe finalized a 30-year gambling agreement on Friday, inking a deal that would deliver at least $2.5 billion to Florida over the next five years in exchange for giving the tribe control over statewide sports betting.
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The digital sports entertainment and gaming company announced Bündchen’s appointment Wednesday as special advisor to the CEO and board for environmental, social and corporate governance.
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Caesars Entertainment announced Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of UK-based sports betting company William Hill for approximately $4 billion. A ruling by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales on Tuesday cleared the way for the deal to be finalized.
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MGM's press release foresees BetMGM surpassing even high-performing fantasy-sports and sportsbook company DraftKings. MGM says BetMGM already has a 23% market share in "iGaming," which is a separate category from sports betting, while noting its subsidiary "is on course to take the number two spot in U.S. sports betting and iGaming overall."
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Other countries are bending toward limiting ads, but America may be a long-term outlier
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A man was hospitalized after being shot outside of Manchester, N.H.’s DraftKings Sportsbook brick-and-mortar location. He suffered “life-threatening injuries” in the Monday night incident, police said.
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Michigan online sportsbooks established new records for handle and revenue in March, reaching nearly $400m in online and retail bets and surpassing $30m in online revenue, while online casino revenue approached $100m.
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Sportradar has announced that it has reached a five-year agreement with TwinSpires as a sports betting partnership. TwinSpires is the new sports betting arm of Churchill Downs Inc., the company that owns and operates the famous race track in Kentucky.
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