Caesars Sportsbook customers in Colorado and Kentucky now have parimutuel horse race wagering available, just in time for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby and the upcoming Triple Crown races.
It launched Tuesday as Caesars Entertainment announced that the Caesars Racebook wagering interface has been integrated into the Caesars Sportsbook app in the states of Colorado and Kentucky.
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The NCAA for the first time ever has agreed to sell its championship data to U.S.-licensed sportsbooks.
The deal will be facilitated by sports technology company Genius Sports, who already agreed to a deal with the NCAA. The deal will give the company the right to sell data pertaining to all of the NCAA’s postseason tournaments and events through 2032.
The arrangement cover the all-important men's and women's basketball tournaments, two of the largest legal sports betting events of the year.
A New York legislator is hoping to add restrictions on deposits, wagers and operator advertising to the state’s sports betting market.
Assemblyman Robert Carroll (D-District 44) presented Assembly Bill 7962, which would enact a series of regulatory changes to the New York sports betting scene. Those include a $5,000 daily wagering limit, changes to valid deposit methods and new advertising standards.
A bill to legalize Nebraska online sports betting is making its rounds in the state legislature.
Legislative Resolution 20CA, proposed by Sen. Eliot Bostar (D-29), would allow local voters to determine the fate of online sports betting at the November 2026 ballot. The proposal advanced past a first-round debate, 27-16.
An uphill battle still remains, though, as one critic claimed they would filibuster the next stage of debate and prevent the bill from getting the necessary 33 votes.
Kansas is on the verge of a major shakeup in its sports betting market.
Lawmakers last week approved a budget clause that would prohibit regulators from negotiating sportsbook license renewals through fiscal year 2026, which ends in June. That would allow lawmakers to change sports betting rules and regulations, such as tax rates and the number of licensees, before the renewal period opens.
North Carolina lawmakers are reconsidering the merits of college player prop betting just 13 months after launching their online sports betting market.
House Bill 828 was filed Tuesday, April 8 by a bipartisan group of representatives. The bill would ban player prop betting on any non-professional athlete as part of a movement to reduce harassment of college athletes.
In a dramatic reversal of fortune, Hawaii is knocking on the door of legalizing online sports betting.
The Hawaii State Senate on Tuesday evening passed House Bill 1308 with several small amendments, 15-10. The bill will now return to the state's House for a vote on concurrence.
HB 1308 originally passed the House in a 35-15 vote.
Massachusetts gaming regulators are investigating trading platform Robinhood for potentially letting users bet on the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament using prediction markets.
The Missouri Gaming Commission says it is planning to open the sports betting license application process by May 15.
The MGC has posted the announcement on its website as it continues the process of launching live sports wagering.
Missouri sports betting was approved via state Amendment 2 last fall by a margin of less than 3,000 votes.