Michigan<\/a> \u2013 and not New Jersey \u2013 claimed the title for busiest sports betting state based on transaction data.<\/p>\nDifferent Approaches to Launches<\/h2>\n
In Michigan, 10 sports betting operators rolled out their apps simultaneously on Friday afternoon. Those apps received licenses for online sports betting after establishing partnerships with either the state\u2019s commercially licensed casinos in Detroit or the tribal venues located elsewhere.<\/p>\n
The operators that launched in Michigan are DraftKings, William Hill, Barstool Sportsbook, TwinSpires, Golden Nugget, Rush Street, BetMGM, FanDuel, Wynn, and PointsBet.<\/p>\n
Virginia\u2019s launch wasn\u2019t nearly as grand. But it involved three of the biggest names in the business.<\/p>\n
FanDuel was the first to open shop in the commonwealth, as the Virginia Lottery approved its license last Thursday. The sports betting app is working with the NFL\u2019s Washington Football Team, which has its team headquarters in Ashburn.<\/p>\n
Because of that partnership, FanDuel will not count against the cap of 12 sports betting licenses the lottery can issue. They must award at least four.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, the lottery announced DraftKings and BetMGM received their approvals to go-live.<\/p>\n
Lottery officials received 25 applications for licenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The penultimate weekend for the NFL was a busy one for US mobile sports bettors. Conscious Gaming announced late Sunday night there were more than 30 million geolocation transactions. It’s the most ever recorded in one weekend. Mobile sports betting apps use geolocation to confirm that users placing bets are physically in the legal jurisdiction. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":162423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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