Sports Betting

  Pennsylvania sportsbooks have been working to attract new customers with exclusive NFL bonuses and promotions. Free bet giveaways from sports betting apps in the Keystone State nearly doubled in August compared to the same month in 2023. Pennsylvania sportsbooks gave away $15.3 million in bonus bets in August, up from $8.6 million from the […]

  U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion has sentenced Lawrence Malachefski, an accountant from Pennsylvania, to serve 30 months in prison after the man pleaded guilty to embezzling over $1.5 million for sports betting from his ex-employer. Pennsylvania accountant was ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release, pay $1,586,557.45 in restitution The […]

  Although PENN Entertainment announced during its Q2 2024 earnings call the rebrand of eight retail sportsbooks to ESPN BET, none of them are at the four Hollywood properties in the company’s home state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has four PENN Entertainment properties Pennsylvania is one of PENN’s largest markets with four properties in the state: […]

  Pennsylvania sports bettors are not taking kindly to DraftKings’ plan to institute a tax surcharge on winning online sports bets in four states beginning 2025. DraftKings sports bettors in Pennsylvania are prepared to remove the sportsbook’s app if the tax surcharge remains in effect Since Pennsylvania is one of four states that DraftKings will […]

Andrew Feldman, who has worked for ESPN for almost 20 years, announced on Monday that he is shifting his focus from combat sports to sports betting and fantasy. The best offshore sportsbooks are likely to take note of Feldman’s move, given his significant influence in the sports media landscape. Andrew Feldman previously worked as the […]

idPair Inc., an award-winning service for safer gaming technology, announced the upcoming launch of the National Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program (NVSEP) to combat problem gambling. The program is scheduled to launch in New England this summer and expand west and south in the following months. The best offshore sportsbooks are likely to take note of this […]

  Sports IQ Analytics CEO Omer Dor announced on his LinkedIn account that his company has been acquired by DraftKings. This is the second major acquisition by the Boston-based sports betting operator in 2024, after acquiring lottery app Jackpocket for $750 million in February. The best offshore sportsbooks are likely to take note of this […]

  ESPN BET-operator PENN Entertainment is struggling to grow and even maintain its branding partnership with the “Worldwide Leader in Sports.” Of course, ESPN BET launched its sportsbook in mid-November of 2023. This has also caught the attention of the best offshore sportsbooks, which are keenly observing the performance of new entrants in the market. […]

  Mahmud Mollah, a resident of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, has been arrested on federal wire fraud charges in the NBA betting scandal that banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter from the league for life. The best offshore sportsbooks have also been impacted by the scandal, adjusting their protocols to prevent similar occurrences in the future. Pennsylvania […]