Montana sports betting is confined to its bars and taverns. Montana’s population is small for its size, and it won’t steal bettors from surrounding states when Nevada is nearby. Bars and taverns benefit the most from sports betting legalization. Those businesses can get their patrons to stay a little longer and spend a little more...
Delaware has a long history of sports betting. It’s one of the four states with exemptions from PASPA, the law preventing states from legalizing sports betting. Delaware had a partial exemption, which allowed Delaware to offer NFL parlay bets. But thanks to a law it passed in 2009, Delaware got sports betting up and running...
A little more than half the country could still legalize sports betting. Politicians will cite job creation, new revenue, and business competition as reasons to bring sports betting to their states. However, politicians – and some analysts – will pull a simple writing trick to make their projections sound more impressive. They’ll take advantage of...
Oregon has a lottery-run sports betting industry – only one sportsbook is allowed in the state, and the lottery runs it. The monopoly on sports betting is intended to make more money for the state government. But the odds are so poor and the bonuses so scarce that sports betting revenue is low. In one...
Indiana’s sports betting industry has grown quickly, processing $436 million in wagers in its first four months. That’s a staggering level of growth in a short amount of time. There are a few likely reasons: Indiana didn’t have this type of gambling available before. Illinois residents commuted to place sports wagers in Indiana before Illinois...
New Jersey bettors are part of the largest sports betting industry in the country – so far. It’s not only one of the most successful sports betting industries, but it’s also the pioneer for legalization across the United States and has opened the door to legislation in every other state. Bettors have many online sports...
