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Michigan Ends First Year of Online Sports Betting With Huge Handle
Michigan sports betting capped off 2021 with a bang, at least in terms of wagers. While many legal sports betting markets saw growth falter a bit in December 2021, Michigan sportsbooks handled a record $514.6 million in bets, according to a state report released Tuesday. The total handle is up just under 3% from the previous […]
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Indiana Sports Betting Finishes 2021 With Near-Record Month
Indiana sports betting capped off a year of significant growth with a big December. Hoosiers wagered $463.0 million during December, according to an Indiana Gaming Commission report released last week. That is just shy of the record $463.7 million wagered in November 2021. The December bets bring the total Indiana sports betting handle in 2021 to […]
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Will Connecticut Continue Growth With NY Sports Betting Live?
Sports betting in Connecticut just wrapped up its second full month in December but the growing market could already be in for a slowdown as NY sports betting ramps up. The three CT sportsbooks reported $150 million in December handle, up from $131.7 million in November. That December total includes $6.5 million bet in-person through […]
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US Books Get Risk Management Lesson From Draymond Green Bets
US sportsbooks had a wild ride on a recent Sunday, thanks to the NFL and Draymond Green bets. In a 12-hour span the industry: Nearly lost tens of millions on the correlated parlay of Jacksonville Jaguars moneyline and a tie between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday Night Football. Did lose millions […]
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Washington Sportsbooks Facing Significant Lawsuit
Washington is hoping to launch mobile sports betting in the near future, but first, it is facing some complications with its retail sportsbooks. Maverick Gaming, a gaming and entertainment company headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, has filed a lawsuit with the federal court, challenging the Washington Tribes on their current established exclusivity over sports betting. Maverick […]
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“They are us. There’s no distinction”: Terror of synagogue standoff is no isolated incident to Texas Jewish leaders
News of Congregation Beth Israel hostages’ safe escape is met with intense relief, but communities feel pain and fear over the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks and incidents in Texas and beyond. An armored law enforcement vehicle is seen in the area where a man took four people hostage at a synagogue in […]
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“We’re about to catch on fire”: Inside a Texas hospital battling omicron and staffing shortages
Texas will soon surpass its previous COVID-19 hospitalization record. Doctors and nurses say they can’t keep up this pace for much longer and implore people to get vaccinated. ICU nurse Mary Patton shed a tear during her shift at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Sign up for The Brief, our […]
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Texas says supply chain issues have limited the number of voter registration forms it can give out
The secretary of state’s office says it has been forced to limit the amount of forms it gives out to no more than 2,000 per request, which has affected groups that help people register to vote. Volunteers from the Alpha Advocacy Group helped register voters in Austin before an upcoming deadline outside the Alpha Seventh-Day […]
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Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s political consultant indicted on charges of theft, bribery in hemp license scheme
Attorneys for Smith said he has not broken any laws. Miller, who is seeking reelection and facing a competitive primary, said Tuesday evening he’s “not ready to throw [Smith] under the bus” and believes the indictment was politically motivated. Todd Smith and others are accused of soliciting up to $150,000 to get an “exclusive” hemp […]
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