BetMGM launched last week. BallyBet, Resorts World Bet, and Wynn Interactive await clearance to go live.<\/p>\n
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One thing that may help PointsBet establish a stronger position in New York is its outreach to the Spanish-speaking community. The sports betting operator is the exclusive partner with NBC Sports, and can leverage NBC\u2019s Telemundo division to reach the nearly 2.8 million New Yorkers \u2013 15 percent of the population \u2013 who live in households where Spanish is spoken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
No other state that currently offers statewide mobile sports betting has that large of a Spanish-speaking population.<\/p>\n
PointsBet also offers sports betting in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia. PointsBet is considered a mid-tier sportsbook in most of its markets, with handles and revenue totals that trail larger operators.<\/p>\n
In Indiana, for example, PointsBet reported a monthly handle of $10.8 million in December, according to data from the Indiana Gaming Commission. That was the seventh-highest total out of the 13 operators and represented a 2.3 percent share of the $463 million handle the IGC reported for the month.<\/p>\n
In Michigan, PointsBet reported a total handle of $158.3 million for the 2021 calendar year. That’s according to data from the state Gaming Control Board. With a 4.3 percent share, that ranked sixth among the 14 operators in the state.<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania Next On Deck<\/h2>\n
PointsBet may soon be launching in another state as well. Last week, the company announced it received sports betting and iGaming licenses in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
With Pennsylvania ranking among the top five sports betting states in the nation, PointsBet is thrilled to be able to soon establish its presence in this lucrative market, and we are appreciative of the support we\u2019ve received from the state of Pennsylvania and the great people at the Gaming Control Board,\u201d<\/strong> Aitken said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nPointsBet received access rights to the state through an agreement it reached in July 2019 with Penn National Gaming. That agreement included access to several US states, pending the legalization of sports betting in those markets.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, the company reported that it issued more than 509,000 shares of its stock to Penn National subsidiary Penn Interactive Ventures. That move was made after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a sports betting bill into law.<\/p>\n
Penn National officials chose the stock option in lieu of cash, according to the PointsBet filing. The per-share value on the stock was AUD 6.884 (USD 4.926). That makes the transaction worth around AUD 3.5 million (USD 2.5 million).<\/strong><\/p>\nIn September, PointsBet reported that Penn’s subsidiary owned 16.5 million shares<\/a> of its stock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PointsBet became the sixth mobile sports betting operator to go live in New York late Monday night. The Australian-based company announced the first wager came through at 10:09 pm ET. In a statement, PointsBet US CEO Johnny Aitken called the New York launch a \u201csignificant milestone\u201d for the company. Among the promotions available to new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":199186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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