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PointsBet ready for the NBA

If you’ve read my column in the past, you know we’ve pointed out New Jersey’s record-breaking handle streak. Well, they’ve done it again. The Garden State set the all-time high for handle in any state for the fourth straight month, taking in a whopping $931.6 million in bets in November. Sports betting revenue hit $50.6 […]

D.C. venture is paying off

Editor’s note: Gaming Today welcomes Vikas Chokshi as our new East Coast Scene columnist. Here is his debut column: On July 31, history was made when Capital One Arena, home to the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Wizards and WNBA’s Mystics, became the first professional sports venue in the U.S. to have a physical sportsbook within […]

Cosgriff born to book

Last week, I introduced you to what an oddsmaker goes through on a typical NFL Sunday. This week, we bring you another perspective, this time from Matt Cosgriff, BetMGM’s director of trading operations. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, I wasn’t able to meet Matt in-person, but he filled me in the best he could […]

Maryland ready to take next step

Last Tuesday, Question 2, a referendum that asked voters to decide if they backed legal sports betting in Maryland, passed by a considerable margin. Over two-thirds of the constituents voted to legalize sports betting in the state. The word on the street is that sports betting in the Old Line State should begin as early […]

Penn National Gaming looks strong

Last Thursday, Penn National Gaming Inc., reported record adjusted earnings margins that soundly topped Wall Street estimates. The operator of gaming venues under the Hollywood and ­Argosy brands (among others), which runs the Tropicana and the M Resort in Nevada, said it earned 93 cents a share on revenue of $1.13 billion in the third […]