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The Virginia Lottery has announced that PointsBet, in partnership with the Colonial Downs racetrack, has been granted a temporary license to offer sports wagering to those in Virginia. That means soon anyone visiting Virginia of legal gambling age will be able to download the PointsBet Sportsbook App and start placing wagers.

Betway Sportsbook has signed a deal with the New Jersey Devil NHL team that is expected to last for multiple years. The partnership will see exclusive rights surrounding the team’s games go to the sportsbook for the coming NHL season.

MLB betting enjoyed a particularly booming phase during the Summer when traditional US sports betting powerhouses like basketball and football were in-between seasons. Of course, it helped that those summer months were when the MLB season started to pick up some steam.

Entertainment giant Disney has started taking its first baby steps into the fast-growing sports betting market. This information became public worldwide on November 10, 2021, and was announced by the CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek. He said, “Given our scale and reach, we can partner with 3rd parties in a very significant way.” As of now, Disney has only disclosed ESPN as a licensing partner in this multi-billion-dollar betting venture.

In the coming months, we may get to see fully legalized sports betting in Maryland. According to a statement by the Director of Maryland State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency (MLGCA), John Martin on November 4, 2021, the Sports Wagering Application Reviewing Commission (SWARC) is facing some delays that are likely to push back the launch date for land-based casinos to early January 2022. In his words, “The delay could possibly push sports wagering back until after the New Year.

The legal status of sports gambling in Ohio has remained a subject of debate for several months since the sports betting bill was introduced by the Senate to the Ohio House. Following the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 that individual states can set up their own rules for sports betting, Ohio House and Senate has been working on passing a bill to legalize sports betting in the state.