Industry
September 12, 2022
Iowa Sports Betting Bucked Four-Month Negative Trend in August
A four-month negative trend in Iowa has come to an end in August after the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC)’s sports wagering monthly report showed an increase in betting handle. Sports Betting Bounced Back The sports wagering report revealed that retail and online sportsbooks in Hawkeye State generated $122.6 million in handle in the […]
Industry
August 30, 2022
BlueBet Launched Its First US ClutchBet Sportsbook in Iowa
Mobile sports betting operator BlueBet announced late Sunday that it has received its sports betting license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC). First Stage of US Entry Strategy The license issued by the IRGC allowed ASX-listed BlueBet to take its first bet in Iowa under its ClutchBet brand Monday afternoon, making the state […]
Sports
August 29, 2022
Iowa Regulator Fines Sportsbook Over Illegal Credit Card Payments
American Wagering, which conducts business as Caesars Sportsbook, has been fined $60,000 by Iowa state regulators for allowing the illegal use of credit cards on its platform. The Racing and Gaming Commission of Iowa stated that there were a total of 485 illegal transactions, which totaled $212,000. Iowa Does Not Permit the Use of Credit […]
Sports
August 4, 2022
Betfred Continues Iowa Expansion, Inks Deal with Iowa Wild
The leading bookmaker Betfred continues its US-facing expansion by announcing a new deal in Iowa. The company said Wednesday that it inked a new sponsorship deal with Iowa Wild, the famous American Hockey League (AHL) team. Iowa Wild and Betfred Ink Multi-Year Deal Thanks to the new multi-year sponsorship, Betfred will benefit from various marketing […]
Industry
July 13, 2022
Iowa Sports Betting Continued to Slow Down in June
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission released its monthly sports wagering report to reveal that sports betting was not a hot topic for Iowans in June as numbers fell sharply down across the board. Month-over-Month Decrease Continued Combined, sportsbooks in the Hawkeye State accounted for $122.4 million in sports wagering handle to register a drop […]
Sports
June 29, 2022
Betfred Sports Teams up with OpenBet in Iowa
Betfred Sports has turned to OpenBet, a provider of sports betting entertainment solutions, in Iowa. As a result, OpenBet has been able to launch its digital and retail technology solutions that will now assist the operator in the state. Betfred Sportsbook Boosts Digital and Retail Offers The technology is live at the Grand Falls Casino […]
Casino
June 20, 2022
Recent Regulations Update Puts New Casinos in Iowa on Hold
A new legislation amendment has decreed that no new casinos will open in Iowa during the next two years. By signing the new measures, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds has placed a moratorium on the issuance of new casino licenses until June 2024. This particularly affects the plans for a massive $250 million casino in Iowa’s […]
Legal
May 24, 2022
Two-Year Moratorium to Block Casino Licenses in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers have decided that they want to put the brakes on casino licenses as both the state House and Senate agree on putting a two-year moratorium on issuing new license approvals. One of the regions that are negatively impacted by this decision is Cedar Rapids, whose mayor said that the city was left in […]
Sports
May 20, 2022
Smarkets Reveals Plans to Join the Iowa Betting Markets
Smarkets has announced that it’s launching the company’s sports betting platform in Iowa in the coming months. The platform will be powered by Affinity Interactive and no exact launch date has been set in stone yet. Smarkets was launched by SBK back in 2019, and the first state it broke ground in was Colorado. Affinity […]
Sports
April 12, 2022
Iowa Sports Betting Increased by 44.7% Year-Over-Year in 2022
Iowa gamblers placed $233.5 million in sports bets in March 2022, which is an increase of 44.7% compared with the March 2021 numbers. The revenue of the state also grew 6.7% to $14.4 million. The sports betting market in Iowa registered significant growth in bets placed in March 2022, as in the same month last […]