Tag: BetMGM
North Carolina increases tax rate on sports betting from 18% to 23%
22 June 2026 at 10:27am UTC-4
North Carolina legislators recently announced a 5% increase on the state tax on sports betting.
The new rate is 23%, up from 18%, moving North Carolina ahead of New Jersey ...
Online sports betting win, handle and hold erupt in Michigan in May
16 June 2026 at 5:02pm UTC-4
Sports betting revenues in Michigan catapulted 51% higher in May, reaching US$77.5 million. Handle also surged, up 18% to US$468 million.
Taken together, the numbers implied an ...
New York online sports betting revenue plummets in May
6 June 2026 at 11:29am UTC-4
Winnings for New York State’s online sports books plunged 18% in May, as hold slipped to 9.6%. Books won $204.2 million on handle of $2.1 billion, down 8% from 2025.
FanDuel ...
BetMGM links World Cup promotion to US goals scored
5 June 2026 at 8:05am UTC-4
BetMGM has set a US$500,000 bonus-bet pool for each goal scored by the US men's national team during the 2026 World Cup.
Eligible customers must place a pre-match wager of at ...
BetMGM and Marriott Bonvoy launch World Cup sweepstakes event
3 June 2026 at 5:34am UTC-4
BetMGM and hotel loyalty program Marriott Bonvoy have launched a sweepstakes game that gives players the chance to win trips to New York City for a World Cup event in July.
The ...
Missouri sportsbooks hold tightly in April
29 May 2026 at 5:05pm UTC-4
Sports betting providers in Missouri rang up US$273.4 million in wagers in April and US$33.5 million in revenue. That translated to a hold rate of 12.3%.
Players received ...
North American igaming beating OSB, analyst says
19 May 2026 at 5:17am UTC-4
iGaming-centric operators like Rush Street Interactive posted strong first-quarter results, while online sports betting platforms like DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment beat ...
Maryland online sports betting revenue up 5.6% in April
11 May 2026 at 1:19pm UTC-4
Maryland sports betting revenues were up 5.6% year-over-year in April. Online books won US$62.1 million off of handle of US$566.1 million.
The handle figure represented a ...
Missouri sportsbooks hold tightly in March
4 May 2026 at 3:10pm UTC-4
Sports betting in Missouri produced US$36 million in revenue in March off of US$329 million in handle. That translated into a 10.9% hold, “modestly above other states that have ...
Gaming operators run the gamut on prediction markets during earnings calls
1 May 2026 at 1:21pm UTC-4
Prediction markets remain controversial and nowhere was this more evident than during first-quarter earnings calls. Gaming executives’ comments spanned the spectrum from ...
