New Jersey has given nod to an Australian sports book provider for offering online sports wagering. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement said on Tuesday that it will let PointsBet conduct betting for an affiliation with the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Pennsylvania opened its first sports betting parlor at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National. Penn National which is located near Hershey in Grantville initially held two days of test operations Nov 15-16 before its official launch on November 17.

A recently concluded survey revealed that fifty-three percent of registered voters in Maryland are in favour of legal sport wagering in the state.

Treading on the steps of Vegas, Rhode Island is also all set to open its door for gambling. "We are game in town," said Mike Barlow, head of operations for the company that owns both of Rhodes Island's casinos.

The NCAA or the National Athletics has established a committee which will be looking after the expanding market of the US sports betting industry. The committee will also be studying the impact on the association's current rules.

US Bookmaking and New Mexico's Pueblo of Santa Ana tribe revealed their plans for a sportsbook at the Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel to open this year.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control board awarded an online gambling license to Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, and another casino on Wednesday also granted them Pennsylvania's first sports betting licenses to both the casinos.

The data released by the WV Lottery Commission that publishes updated figures on a weekly basis report that West Virginia generated over $3.4 million in total wagers.

Estimations suggest that more than 30 states could make a move to legalize sports gambling in the US and DC is all set to join the wagon.

Online sports betting has changed the paradigm of sports wagering completely. Online betting accounts for more than two-thirds or more of total activity in regulated markets and reports reveal that the revenues of sports betting market has surged considerably.

Bloomberg reported that passing a legislation could hinder the relation between the state and government and its Native Americans tribes.

The American Gaming Association has released a sports betting survey commissioned from Neilsen Sports which asserts the positive influence of legal sports betting and says that legal sports betting will benefit teams, fans and the operators.

Two Atlantic City casinos which is owned by Caesars Entertainment will now allow sports betting in the casino and another two in Mississippi will start offering it from mid-August.

The NCAA announced on Thursday which suggested that an internal team of experts have started to examine the impacts of legalized sports betting on college sports, use of integrity services and rules.

"General Assembly intends to develop and enact legislation for legalizing sports betting sports betting," bill states.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved new temporary rules as it opened its doors to sports wagering on Wednesday.

The US Congress would be hosting a hearing on sports betting next week and reports suggest that it has also called NFL American football league to testify.

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa emerged as the first casino to offer sports betting after the legalization of sports betting in New Jersey.

The Michigan Lawmakers passed a legislation for regulating online casino games and sports betting within the state on Tuesday.

New Jersey moved one step closer to legalizing sports betting in New Jersey. The State Legislature voted to legalize sports betting and paved way for casinos and race tracks to take wages and fetch some revenue for the state.