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Get A Grip: The Week In Sports Betting: Colorado Handle Up, Michigan And Tennessee Keep Truckin’ Toward Launches

A lot of the industry and sports world news that's fit to discuss and link

Brett Smiley by Brett Smiley
September 25, 2020
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It’s information overload everywhere, and there’s not time enough to sleep and eat and stay fully apprised of what’s happening on this crazy blue dot of ours (two out of three ain’t bad). Here’s the weekend (or fashionably late) Sports Handle item, β€œGet a Grip,” recapping the week’s topΒ U.S. sports bettingΒ stories, highlighting some fresh news, and rounding up key stories.

Also check out this week’s Wide World of Gambling at US Bets.

Colorado elevation

The August figures are out in the Rockies and it showed the Colorado legal betting volume more than doubled between July and August, according to the latest Dept. of Revenue financial report. In August, the first full month during which U.S. professional sports were back in full swing under modified sports schedule, bettors wagered $128 million, up from $59.2 million in July. Basketball led the way ($38 million), followed by Major League Baseball and the NHL.

Eleven mobile sportsbooks were live in Colorado by the end of August, and digital sports betting accounted for more than 98% of handle. For a complete look at Colorado’s August numbers, go here.Β 

Below is a snapshot at the most popular sports for wagering. Table tennis has certainly fallen back from the pack from the glory days of May 2020 — when the round plastic ball drew the most action alongside the German Bundesliga soccer league, cricket, and I don’t even remember what else back during the full-fledged sports COVID-19 lockdown era.

COLORADO:

Monthly sports betting revenue report for August is in:

– The total handle for both retail and online sports betting wagers in Colorado in August totaled $128.6 million.

– Almost 98% online (expected given covid). Bets by sport breakdown.

– Books held about 6%. pic.twitter.com/uWuovVOpvO

— Sports Handle (@sports_handle) September 23, 2020

Michigan, Tennessee approaching launch pads

TENNESSEE:

BetMGM, DraftKings and Fanduel all received conditional sports betting licenses in Tennessee on Wednesday, ahead of a proposed Nov. 1 go-live date. The TEL Board of Directors unanimously approved the companies after three hours of discussion.

— Sports Handle (@sports_handle) September 23, 2020

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Regulators in Michigan and Tennessee this week met to check some procedural boxes in advance of expected market launches in the coming months. Or in the case of Tennessee, a shotgun launch on or about Nov. 1 of three sportsbooks — BetMGM, DraftKings and FanDuel —Β  which have now obtained conditional approvals to go live in the state.Β 

“The staff at the Tennessee Lottery performed a tremendous amount of work and due diligence to prepare us for these decisions today,” TELC Board Chair Susan Lanigan said. β€œWe appreciate their efforts as we work to establish and support a responsible and competitive sports wagering program in Tennessee.”

Michigan regulators have also been moving at a medium pace to bring the legal sports betting (and iGaming) markets to life after legalization in late 2019.Β  A virtual meeting of the Michigan Gaming Control Board on Wednesday brought eager parties one step closer.

β€œEven though the public hearing didn’t generate any substantive changes to the draft rules, the board did compile a list of 18 planned revisions based on prior communication with gaming industry stakeholders,” writes Rafe Bartholomew for MI Bets.

The target timeline in Michigan remains late this year or early 2021. Once the MGCB approves the sports betting/iGaming rules, the legislature still has to sign off, per Michigan Gaming Control Board Deputy Director David Murley.

β€œOne, we’ll have to get the rules turned in and approved,” Murley said during the meeting. β€œWe think we should have the rules in in October, but it will be up to the legislature to approve them. They actually have to meet and say these rules go into effect. If they don’t do that, then it could be pushed off into next year. So while we haven’t heard any negative things from the legislature β€” we think they’re OK with these rules β€” it is election season. So I’m not sure how often they’re going to be meeting between now and the election.

β€œOnce the rules go into effect, that will allow us to give licenses to both the operators and the platform providers,” Murley went on, detailing the final steps before launch. β€œEnd of November, that’s our hope. But that will, again, depend on everything getting turned in, reviewed, and approved.”

All about the Stool

Chris Grove (@OPReport ) and I know essentially everything there is to know about this subject. He knows all of the important and relevant stuff – and I know the rest. It was a pleasure working with Eric Raskin (@EricRaskin ) https://t.co/M6do7xWQKT

— Richard Schuetz (@Schuetzinc) September 22, 2020

Follow the launch of the highly anticipated but not exactly quite unique — other than its figureheads — Barstool Sportsbook. Our group took several different angles at unpacking the new competitor’s potential impact. Actually, all three of the stories sought to answer questions.

Alongside that, a note: Penn National Gaming, which acquired of about 1/3 of Barstool, continues to see its stock rise — from under $10 in April to almost $75 per share at its peak this week.

Will Barstool Sportsbook β€” Now Live In One State β€” Become A National Powerhouse?

No TV Ads Out There For Barstool, But So What?

Barstool Sportsbook App Seems Off To Strong Start — Will It Hold Up?

More of the important, interesting stories this week

This year's MLB playoffs will be unlike any other. @stlcardinals84 on the Dodgers' odds in this unique format.

Full Gamble On podcast with @EricRaskin and @BergenBrennan here: https://t.co/LOx1RdwWZZ pic.twitter.com/5z6M05aDUX

— US Bets (@US_Bets) September 25, 2020

MONDAY NIGHT HANDLE: Chiefs-Ravens may produce “maybe the heaviest wagered MNF game ever” [US Bets]

JUST VOTE, BABY: Inside look at three referendums that could legalize sports betting in Maryland, Louisiana and South Dakota [Sports Handle]

M&A CHATTER: William Hill gets bid approaches from Apollo and Caesars [Reuters]

CHIPS FALLING: The cheating scandal that ripped the poker world apart [Wired]

SIN CITY: Raiders, NFL took different paths to Las Vegas [Chalk]

SCOTUS: Justice Ginsburg’s Supreme Court replacement could shape sports industry [Sportico]

WILLIE BEAMEN: BetMGM taps Jamie Foxx to headline ‘The King of Sportsbooks’ campaign [Sports Handle]

IT’S NEVER OVER WHEN FALCONS PLAY: Cowboys’ miraculous win over Falcons cost one unlucky (or foolish) bettor $35,000 [Dallas News]

THE BOARD: DraftKings names former NFL spokeswoman and venture capitalist to company’s board [CDC Gaming]

PENGUINS: Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, BetRivers.com to build sportsbook-style lounge at Pens’ arena [NHL.com]

CARIBBEAN:Β  Inside the offshore betting market [Axios]

WARM EMBRACE: Sports publishers look to blow out their betting content [Digiday]

WHISTLEBLOWER: Ohio sports betting champion Rep. Dave Greenspan a source for FBI [Cleveland.com]

Have a good weekend, folks.

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Brett Smiley

Brett Smiley is editor-in-chief and co-founder of Sports Handle, which joined forces with the US Bets team in November 2018. He focuses on the sports betting industry and legislation. He's a recreational sports bettor and DFS player himself, focusing on the NFL. In a past life, Smiley practiced commercial litigation in New York City and previously wrote for FOX Sports and SI.com. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

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