| New gambling developments coming to the PGA
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 Jay Monahan, the commissioner of the PGA Tour, sees a very bright future for a golfing industry that includes sports gambling. He is anticipating a huge benefit to the sport thanks to sports wagers and is already setting in motion a number of initiatives to help further the integration of the two and expects the continued interaction to help make golf popular again. Many of the initiatives, according to Monahan, will be ready to launch by the end of this year. Monahan spoke at the Sports Business Awards this past Wednesday where he alluded to the new developments. He stated, "We've spent a lot of time over the last two and a half years clearly understanding all of our options and getting ourselves in a position where we can participate. Participate with the right partners, and participate in a way that we think resonates with fans. Without getting in front of it, I think you can expect to hear developments from us in the second half of this year." One of the initiatives is a new and improved version of ...
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| FanDuel pens exclusive partnership with fuboTV
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| Sports betting and daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator FanDuel Group has entered into a partnership with US sports-focused streaming service fuboTV. Under the agreement, the terms of which have not been disclosed, FanDuel will serve as the exclusive sportsbook, online casino, horse racing and DFS partner of fuboTV. The deal also covers a media buy, which will make Paddy Power Betfair-owned FanDuel the exclusive advertiser on fuboTV across the four categories. The partnership marks FanDuel's first strategic link-up with a third-party, over-the-top (OTT) internet television service and will expand fuboTV's offering with the integration of betting data from FanDuel on the fuboTV platform. "fuboTV is a sports-centric company, focused on live sports and entertainment content, making them a natural partner," FanDuel's vice president of content business and operations, Adam Kaplan, said. "By integrating our odds and data on fuboTV's platform, we are truly changing the way people watch live sports." As part of ...
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| CBS partners with Poker Central to air WSOP bracelet events
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 Poker Central partners with CBS to extend the coverage of the World Series of Poker to more eyeballs than ever before. Look into the rearview mirror at the coverage of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and the picture is bleak. For years, broadcasters shunned the pinnacle of poker privilege with fans restricted to the highlight reel, but all that changed in 2017 when Poker Central acquired global rights. Today, when the WSOP sprints into Vegas like a greyhound on heat the fans expect nothing more than top-notch live stream coverage, and expert commentary and analysis, and for those living in North America and Australia there is a special treat this year. Poker Central has partnered with CBS to extend the coverage of the WSOP to even more eyeballs. The 4 million subscribers who pay for CBS All Access will receive 25 days of coverage, eight days will be exclusive to PokerGO, with eight days shown across both platforms. Also, CBS Sports Network will air highlight shows, as will CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports ...
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| DraftKings, FanDuel make 11th-hour Illinois sports betting pitch
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 Daily fantasy sports cum sports betting operators DraftKings and FanDuel are signaling that they won't be excluded from any legal Illinois betting market without a fight. Thursday saw the release of a new video by Bet On Illinois (BOI), a lobby group consisting of DraftKings and the FanDuel Group (an offshoot of UK-listed gaming giant Paddy Power Betfair). BOI's mission statement is to "bring mobile sports betting to Illinois," particularly if that mobile betting is offered by DraftKings or FanDuel. Illinois has been struggling to pass legislation that would legalize betting in their state, but that effort was compromised a couple weeks back when state Rep. Michael Zalewski tacked on some 'bad actor' amendments that would require DFS operators to serve a three-year 'time out' before acquiring betting licenses. The 'bad actor' amendment is based on the Illinois Attorney General's late-2015 opinion that DFS was gambling. By extension, firms such as DK and FD that were offering DFS to Illinois residents at ...
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| FanDuel partners with fuboTV to bring sports betting data to the live-streaming service
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| Live sports-streaming service fuboTV today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with daily fantasy sports provider FanDuel, which will see the latter's betting data integrated into fuboTV's streaming platform. The deal also includes a media buy and a carriage agreement that brings FanDuel -owned horse-racing networks TVG and TVG2 to fuboTV, as well. The deal is only live in New Jersey, but fuboTV says over time it will be able to integrate sports betting data on the platform in other states where betting is legal. The partnership makes FanDuel the exclusive sportsbook, online casino, horse racing and daily fantasy sports partner, meaning fuboTV won't be doing similar deals with competitors. And FanDuel will be the exclusive advertiser across all those categories on fuboTV. This is the first time the sports betting service has formed a strategic partnership with an over-the-top streaming service — but it's one that makes sense, given the likely overlap in both of their user bases. The TVG network, ...
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| Bet365 shifting bulk of Gibraltar ops to Malta on Brexit uncertainty
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 UK online sports betting giant Bet365 is shifting most of its Gibraltar operations to Malta as a hedge against potential Brexit fallout. On Thursday, the Stoke-based Bet365 issued a statement saying the company would increase its operations in Malta at the expense of its Gibraltar operations to "ensure [European Union] market access and to maintain and enhance operational efficiencies." Bet365 plans to "maintain a presence" in Gibraltar but declined to offer further details. The Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) reported that an undisclosed number of Bet365's Gibraltar staff were handed redundancy notices on Thursday while other staff are being offered new positions at Bet365's Malta offices. Bet365 said its decision was due to a "highly uncertain environment, driven primarily by the continuing Brexit landscape." A review of Bet365's business had determined that it was "increasingly challenging to efficiently run multisite operations." One year ago, rumors circulated that Bet365 was planning a ...
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| New Hampshire sports bill returns to Senate for chamber approval
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| New Hampshire has taken a step closer to legalising sports wagering after a bill was passed back to the Senate for a final chamber reading. HB480, which sets out plans to regulate sports betting in-person, online and via mobile in New Hampshire, has been granted an 'ought to pass with amendment' recommendation by the Senate Finance Committee. The bill will now return to the Senate for further discussion and, if approved, will then go back to the House for concurrence with any changes. Should this process run smoothly, the bill would progress forward to be signed into law by Governor Chris Sununu. The latest amendment to the bill focuses primarily on the issue of mobile betting in New Hampshire - which has a population of 1.36m - including clarification of a proposed rule for a maximum of five mobile operators in the state. Operators that secure a licence would need to run age verification software to ensure that only players over the age of 18 could access services. Geolocation software should also be in ...
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| Atlantic City's Borgata goes all in on sports gambling
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 New Jersey was the first state to launch sports gambling after the US Supreme Court said lawmakers had been wrong when they approved the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA). Since then, casinos across the state have been pouring money into sports gambling operations and the Borgata has led the way. It was the first to accept a sports wager following the death of PASPA and is now putting the final touches on a major sports gambling project that the brass says will blow everything else away. According to a press release, the new $12-million Moneyline Bar & Book is coming on June 29. Connected to the sports bar and sportsbook will be another bar and lounge, Level One, that will offer a separate ambience from Moneyline. Borgata CEO and president Marcus Glover adds, "When conceiving Moneyline and Level One, we knew we wanted to provide our guests with an experience that was more than a transactional venue for sports wagering. We felt Borgata's guests deserved something that would ...
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