February 20, 2024 - Bookielink

February 20, 2024

PFL strikes regulatory compliance partnership with ProhiBet

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has partnered with ProhiBet to strengthen betting compliance.

The PFL will use ProhiBet’s technology to help improve sports integrity and ensure compliance with state-specific betting regulations.

The partnership aims to prevent PFL individuals, such as athletes and coaches who are banned from placing bets, from wagering on the league’s events. ProhiBet will use its cross-monitoring and notification platform to achieve this.

Matt Heap, managing director of ProhiBet, said the deal would see the PFL and ProhiBet strengthen compliance within sports betting.

“We are thrilled to partner with the PFL,” said Heap. “The combination of ProhiBet’s state-of-the-art encrypted data transfer system and the PFL’s dedication to upholding the integrity of sports will undoubtedly enhance the transparency and trustworthiness of sports betting activities.”

ProhiBet’s role with the PFL

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February 20, 2024

Mississippi sports betting revenue up in January despite handle dip

Sports betting revenue in Mississippi increased year-on-year in January despite the Magnolia State reporting a decline in handle.

Monthly revenue amounted to $6.7m (£5.3m/€6.2m) in Mississippi. This was 31.4% ahead of $5.1m in January 2023 and also 36.7% up from $4.9m in December.

These increases came despite players spending less on betting, with total handle for January at $44.6m.

January’s total handle was 22.0% behind $57.2m in the same month last year. It was also some 8.8% less than the $48.9m bet in December 2023.

Life’s a beach: Mississippi coastal casino revenue hits $4.0m

As has been the case for some time, Mississippi coastal casinos were again the most popular with bettors.

Some $29.1m was bet with retail sportsbooks at costal casinos, with revenue hitting $4.0m. Of revenue at these venues, the majority ($1.6m) came from American football betting, with $12.0m wagered on the sport.

Elsewhere, revenue from central casinos reached $1.5m from a handle of $9.1m. Parlay ..

February 20, 2024

Louisiana sports betting growth curve flattens in January

Players in Louisiana wagered $346.3m (£275.1m/€321.4m) in January, an increase on the same month last year but less than December’s total, ending three months of consecutive growth in the Pelican State.

The monthly total was 22.7% higher than $282.3m in January 2023. However, it was 8.1% behind December’s record figure of $377.0m. Incidentally, December was the third straight month that Louisiana reported a record handle.

Of all bets placed in January, $317.8m were online and $28.5m at retail sportsbooks.

Looking at revenue for the Louisiana market as a whole, this was 72.1% higher than last year at $38.9m. However, the January total fell 30.3% short of December’s record $38.9 haul.

Online betting generated a total of $317.8m in revenue during the month. Retail’s share hit $28.5m in January.

Tax for the month amounted to $5.7m, with $5.3m coming from online betting and $340,385 in retail.

Louisiana year-to-date handle edges closer to $2.00bn

Looking at the state’s year-to-date p..