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Missouri regulator: Casinos will get one betting platform per location

The Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) on Saturday (2 November) told iGB that land-based casino operators in the state will get one digital betting platform per location should Amendment 2 pass on Tuesday (5 November).

It’s been widely understood that due to the wording of the proposal, land-based casino companies would get the rights to one digital licence per company instead of one per location. This interpretation of the initiative was not attractive to the state’s existing casino operators. Many operate two or more physical locations in Missouri.

According to the initiative language:
b. The commission shall offer not more than one mobile licence to operate sports wagering in this state to each qualified applicant that is:
(1) an owner of an excursion gambling boat located in this state or a sports wagering operator operating on behalf of each such owner, provided, however, that not more than one sports wagering operator shall be permitted to operate under such mobile licence on..

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Virginia operators report strong September while fate of fifth casino will be decided Tuesday

Virginia bettors wagered $622.1 million (£481.5 million/€ 574.2 million) in September, the third highest amount this year while operators had double-digit hold for the sixth time in the first nine months of 2024.

According to the Virginia Lottery report released on Friday (1 November), operators paid out $550.2 million in wins and had a combined hold of 11.5%. That was the third highest hold of the year. Betting operators had a combined $65.9 million in adjusted gross revenue, the second highest of 2024.

Operators paid the state a combined $9.9 million in tax revenue. Virginia taxes sports betting operators at 15%.

Handle was up 19.6% over September 2023 when bettors laid down $520.3 million in bets. Compared to August, handle was up $206 million. Virginia does not release individual operator information or a sport-by-sport breakdown. But the start of the NFL season in September annually kicks off the busiest betting season of the year.

Virginia operators wrote off a total of $..

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State of the Union: ESPN-ESPN Bet now linked, Missouri initiative opposition, more

Welcome to iGB's State of the Union, a look at the biggest North American sports betting stories we've covered over the week and briefs on others we found interesting.

ESPN Bet-ESPN linking now available

On Friday (1 November) Penn Entertainment and ESPN announced that ESPN and ESPN Bet accounts can now be linked. Consumers can “seamlessly track upcoming, live and settled bets within the ESPN app and on ESPN.com.” Connecting accounts will also allow ESPN Bet to offer personalised promotions and bets.

“Bringing this new feature to market is an important step as we work to create a fully interconnected media and betting ecosystem between ESPN and ESPN Bet,” Aaron LaBerge, chief technology officer at Penn Entertainment said via press release. “Account linking allows us to better serve and engage our users by unlocking key personalisation and promotional capabilities. This feature is just the beginning of deeper integrations that will further differentiate the ESPN Bet experi..

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Ohio sports betting handle reaches year-high $863.0 million in September

Players in Ohio spent $863.0 million (£668.9 million/€794.5 million) betting on sports during September, the highest monthly total so far this year and the largest since November last year.

The September total is 25.0% ahead of the same month last year and 57.5% up from August this year. It is also the third-highest monthly total on record in Ohio, behind $864.2 million in November 2023 and $1.11 billion in the market’s launch in January 2023.

Ohio Casino Control Commission data shows players bet $842.4 million online and a further $20.7 million at retail sportsbooks.

As for taxable revenue, this reached $106.2 million, beating last year by 29.8% and August by 117.6%. Like handle, it is the third-highest total, behind $113.8 million in January this year and $208.5 million in January 2023.

Online sports betting generated $102.9 million in monthly operator revenue, with retail contributing $3.2 million.

In terms of hold, the state-wide figure for September was 11.92%. Ohio players w..

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