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.

A day before Delaware makes sports betting go live, New Jersey lawmakers are racing to legalize it. They have proposed new law and have rejected the demands by professional sports leagues for an 'integrity fee.'

Former Yankee manager Joe Girardi stated that he wanted sports betting to be legalized but it should be done in a way that 'protects the integrity' of professional baseball.

State Senate President Stephen Sweeney told that he has sent a letter to the legislative leaders and governors in all the 50 states urging them not to give the leagues "integrity fees".

The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down a federal law that made sports betting illegal in most of the states. Now the states would be able to go ahead and legalize betting on sports if they want.

Jeff Kennett called for action to limit the marketing and promotion of sports betting as he believes that it is indoctrinating a generation of young Australians.

The Stars Group (TSG) is planning to invest big in online betting and it has signed an agreement of $4.7 billion deal to acquire UK firm Sky Betting & Gaming.

The effort to legalize sports betting in Maryland via a referendum received a setback as the legislature wrapped up its session on Monday without sending the bill to the governor.

RotoQL, a sports data developing company announced $3 million seed round marking its total raise to $4.7 million. It would use the money for sport betting products.

The NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell talked about the prospects of sports betting in the United States during a press conference at the league owners meeting on Wednesday.

The Maryland House has passed the sports betting bill by a substantial margin of 124-4. It is the second state to pass the bill in 2018.

A bill to legalize sports wagering in the State of New York was introduced in the senate of New York on Wednesday. Senator John Bonacic, chair of Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee introduced the bill in the senate.

The Commissioner of Major League Baseball has said that he would urge the governor of West Virginia to veto the sports betting bill and has called the bill to be fundamentally flawed.

The Senators of West Virginia passed the sports wagering bill with a majority of them voting in favour of the Senate Bill 415 which legalizes sports betting in the state.

Smarkets Ltd., a British firm plans to invest about $5 millions in creating a traditional sportsbook to entice the sports gamblers in the US once sports wagering gets legalized.

Senate Finance Committee talked about the prospects of legalizing sports betting in West Virginia. Lottery Commission attorney Danielle Boyd believes that this move would help West Virginia generate revenues.

NBA and MLB have opposed the Iowa sports betting house bill which aims to legalize sports betting. The sports league are opposing the bill as the states are not ready to give them a cut of actions as 'integrity fee'.