Leading esports betting solution provider Data Bet, has launched the brand new feature Pitch Tracker. It allows bettors to interact and analyse data, providing real-time insights into player performance and game dynamics.

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The Arizona Department of Gaming reported $454m in sports betting handle for June. DraftKings led the way with $153.9m in sports betting handle, followed by FanDuel at $149m, BetMGM the only other operator over $50m in handle.

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The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has released July sports betting totals. $127.2m in total handle, DraftKings led the way with $47.9m in online sports bets.

New York's sports betting taxes for the YTD are $500m more the next highest State, Pennsylvania. For the YTD New Yorks sports betting handle exceeds $13b

DraftKings has announced it plans to roll out a shared wallet in the first half of 2025. Currently FanDuel is the only operator in the US offering customers the ability to fund their sports betting, horse betting and online casino.

With football season underway the New York online sports betting handle and GGR has taken an uptick. The NY state gaming commission reported $401.4m in online sports betting handle and $30.4m in GGR for the week ending September 1st. (Source New York State Gaming Commission)

For the first time in 100 years, Americans will have access to legal election markets at scale. Kalshi the first US federally regulated exchange received clearance to make its congressional-control contracts available to users for trading.

The New York Gaming Commission reported the eight online sportsbooks generated $1.4b in handle in August, up 27.3% YoY, with GGR $125m. An improved run by bettors led to an 11% revenue drop from July. (Source The New York Gaming Commission)

Leading iGaming software developer SOFTSWISS has announced enhancements to crash and lice games with a new jackpot feature. Now, all popular categories of games within the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator can participate in Jackpot draws.

Maryland Lottery and Gaming reported the sports betting handle for August was $377.3m GGR was $39.2m for a 10.4% hold

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August top 10 sports betting states by handle: New York $1.4b Maryland $377.4m North Carolina $370.5m Tennessee $342m Iowa $167m Oregon $56.2m Maine $35.6m West Virginia $31.4m Montana $3.8m TBA (Source Chris Altruda)

Flutter Entertainment recently announced the Paris 2024 Olympics total handle was fives times greater than the total handle from the Tokyo edition of the Games. Parlays and Same Game Parlays accounted for 55% of all bets for Paris compared to 20% for Tokyo.

Flutter Entertainment has confirmed the acquisition of a 56% stake in NSX Group for $350m, a leading Brazilian operator including the Betnacional brand. The agreement sees the creation of Flutter Brasil, which will operate the brands Betnacional, Mr. Jack, Pagbet and Betfair.

Supplier Kambi has announced a multi-year online sportsbook partnership with operator KTO Group. The partnership will see KTO Group replace its existing third-party sportsbook provider with Kambi’s turnkey sportsbook, aimed at Brazil.

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Post-PASPA Top 10 States, total sports betting handle: New Jersey $53.8b New York $49.5b Nevada $41.9b Illinois $37.6b Pennsylvania $31b Colorado $19.1b Arizona $18.1b Indiana $17.8b Virginia $17.4b Michigan $16.5b (Source Chris Altruda)