Sports Betting

Continent 8 Technologies Secures Massachusetts License

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  Infrastructure provider’s first-to-market approach continues Continent 8 Technologies has been approved as a sports wagering registrant by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The approval from the state regulator means that the global IT provider is an approved vendor to sports wagering licensees in the state of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts regulated sports betting market officially opened…

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Success for Efforts to Bring Mobile Sports Betting and Resort Casinos to Texas

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  The campaigns to bring resort casinos and mobile sports betting to the southern American state of Texas have been given significant boosts via news that a trio of associated legislative efforts have made it beyond the committee stage. The Texas House of Representatives’ 13-member State Affairs Committee recently voted to advance House Joint Resolution…

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Sportradar Identifies 1212 Suspicious Matches in 2022

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  Sportradar Integrity Services, a unit of Sportradar and a global supplier of sports integrity solutions, has issued its second annual report, “Betting Corruption and Match-fixing in 2022”, revealing the company identified 1212 suspicious matches in total in 2022, within 12 sports and in 92 countries from the 850,000 matches the company now monitors across…

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GeoComply Welcomes New Era of Responsible Gambling with Launch of Regulated Online Sports Betting in Massachusetts

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  Leading fraud and risk solutions provider GeoComply Solutions Incorporated recorded over 400,000 player accounts in Massachusetts over the opening weekend after the Commonwealth launched regulated online sports betting on Friday, March 10. Throughout the regulatory process, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has emphasized consumer protection, resulting in an oversight regime with strong rules around…

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Virginia Lottery Licenses Microbetting Platform Betr

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  Betr announced that it has been granted a mobile sports wagering license by the Virginia Lottery, making Virginia the third state to approve the microbetting platform. Betr, which was co-founded by social-media-star-turned-boxer Jake Paul, is also currently licensed in Ohio and Massachusetts. “We’re thrilled to receive approval for our sports betting license in Virginia,…

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Georgia Senate Votes Down Sports Betting Bill

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  The Georgia Senate voted down a bill that would have opened the door to sports betting in the state. Senate Bill 57, the Georgia Sports Betting Integrity Act, would have allowed the Georgia Lottery Commission to regulate sports betting, including on horse racing, but it would not have allowed casinos or parimutuel wagering. “Right…

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