Sports
August 16, 2022
Tennessee Posts $182M in Total Handle in July
Tennessee entered the sports betting space in the United States fairly early with the state becoming the 10th US jurisdiction to authorize the vertical. On Monday, the Sports Wagering Advisory Council, which collates data from the industry, reported that the state accepted $182.8 million in bets across the month of July. Tennessee’s July Results Satisfactory […]
Industry
June 9, 2022
IGT and SuperBook Join Forces for Tennessee Market
The leading global gaming company, International Game Technology (IGT), announced that it has extended its collaboration with one of the largest US bookmakers, SuperBook Sports. The terms of the new collaboration see IGT’s PlaySports platform power the SuperBook Sports mobile betting app in Tennessee. IGT Extends Collaboration with SuperBook to Tennessee Thanks to the recent […]
Casino
June 6, 2022
Tennessee Woman Allegedly Steals PPP Loans to Gamble
A woman from Memphis, Tennessee is now in hot water with federal authorities after evidence surfaced that she had fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Plan loans and misused the money to fund her gambling habit. While this is not the first case of such gross mismanagement of federal funds, Kenyatta Danielle Hooper, 34, may expect to […]
Industry
March 11, 2022
Tennessee Regulator Approves Three New Mobile Sportsbooks
The number of approved mobile sports betting licensees in Tennessee grew earlier this week, following a meeting of the regulator. The Regulator in Tennessee Approves New Mobile Sportsbooks On Thursday this week, the Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) approved three new online sportsbook operators. By now, the list of operators surpassed a dozen thanks […]
Sports
January 21, 2022
Wagr Launches in Tennessee, Will Charge a 5% Fee on Every Wager
Wagr, the social sports betting app, launched in Tennessee. The app took to Twitter to announce the news and encouraged residents to give the platform a try. With this launch, Wagr helps Tennessee become the first US state in which a peer-to-peer betting platform is available. Wagr is the First Social Betting App To Have […]
Industry
January 5, 2022
Sportsbooks in Tennessee Hit New $36.9M Revenue Record in November
After PASPA was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2018, Tennessee legalized sports betting in April 2019. However, it was quite some time until the launch of the activity that happened in November 2020. One year after the launch, November 2021 proved to be another record-breaking month for sportsbooks in the state that hit […]
Industry
December 1, 2021
Tennessee’s New Sports Betting Regulator Ready to Take Control
Today marks one month before the Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) assumes control of regulatory duties for sports betting from the Tennessee Education Lottery. As it prepares to do so, it could approve emergency regulations over its own activity to help the transition go smoothly. Tennessee Advancing Sports Betting Activity Mary Beth Thomas, SWAC […]
Sports
October 22, 2021
Bally’s Inks First NHL Partnership, Teams up with Nashville Predators
Back on May 4, 1998, the Nashville Predators became the 27th team to join the National Hockey League (NHL). Since then, the popularity of the team has grown immensely and the franchise has seen significant success in recent seasons. Now, the Tennessee-based team inked a new partnership with the global casino-entertainment company Bally’s Corporation. Nashville […]
Industry
September 28, 2021
August Is Yet Another Month in Low Wagers for Tennessee Sportsbooks
Sportsbooks in Tennessee have extended their drought in August, as they have matched the low in wagers that they recorded in July, according to Play Tennessee. Nicole Russo, a Play Tennessee analyst, stated that, after a summer where Tennessee had ups and downs, it would’ve been nice to see positive results, or in other words, […]
Industry
September 9, 2021
BetMakers Signs Sponsorship Deal with Kentucky Downs
Supplier of technology and data-driven solutions to the racing and wagering industry BetMakers Technology Group announced it first significant racetrack sponsorship in the US. Kentucky Downs Sponsorship Australian-based supplier of technology for global horse racing operators BetMakers Technology Group has agreed with Kentucky Downs to support a number of races at the racetrack. As part […]