by Carter Floyd | May 9, 2020 10:27 am | Revenue
West Virginia handled only $1.9 million in April sports wagers and collected $124,000 in revenue—a 6.54% hold rate. These figures were drastic reductions from the pre-COVID-19 handle and revenue figures. While West Virginia is beginning to reopen, the sports betting...
by Robert Jones | May 7, 2020 11:26 am | Political Betting
U.S. election betting likely won’t be available for the 2020 Election at state-regulated sportsbooks. The power to regulate political betting falls in the hands of state lawmakers state’s gambling regulatory authority. Donald Trump is favored at -120 odds to be...
by Daniel Borjas | May 4, 2020 11:10 am | Regulatory
West Virginia is planning on adopting new iGaming rules for online casino games. The State Lottery Commission is using sports betting as the basis for the iGaming rules. The iGaming rules will likely not be adopted until 2021. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia...
by Giovanni Shorter | Apr 30, 2020 12:26 pm | Sports Betting
Sports betting in West Virginia has struggled to garner much traction with the lack of sporting events available to wager on due to the coronavirus shutting down sports leagues. The overall betting handle has failed to surpass $500,000 in the month of April. The most...
by Daniel Borjas | Apr 15, 2020 11:52 am | Political Betting
DraftKings sent the West Virginia Lottery an email detailing why they want to offer political betting. The coronavirus is part of the reason why online sportsbooks are interested in political betting. Sportsbooks from the U.K. are seeing more action on U.S. election...
