Image: Shutterstock SportsHandle and friends deliver another round-up of the week’s big developments in US sports betting. NFL Suspends Colts DB Isaiah Rodgers, Three Others For Violating Sports Betting Policy
The NFL announced Thursday that Indianapolis Colts defensive back Isaiah Rodgers Sr. and three other players have been suspended for violating the league’s sports betting policy.
Rodgers and Colts teammate Rashod Berry are suspended through at least the conclusion of the 2023 season for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season. The Colts waived both players after the suspensions were handed down.
“We have made the … roster moves as a consequence of the determination that these players violated the league’s gambling policy,” said Colts General Manager Chris Ballard in a statement posted on the team’s website .
Read the full story here Ohio Regulator To Operators: No Promotional Offers During Non-Sportsbook Transactions
Ohio regulators continued their clamp down on gambling advertising Wednesday when they announced that gaming operators would no longer be able to offer promotions on “unrelated consumer transactions.” The move means that companies like Fanatics , which previously offered retail customers promotional opportunities to draw them into sports betting , will no longer be able to do so.
All operators in the state are required to show that they do not offer, or have stopped offering, “any directed consumer promotions, based on non-gaming consumer transactions” by 5 p.m. July 7, according to an Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) letter sent to stakeholders Wednesday.
Read the full story here Sportsbooks Missing Opportunity To Convert Key Demographics Into Players
The world of sports betting is dominated by men. But a new study suggests that sportsbook operators are missing an opportunity by not marketing to women and baby boomers.Those two population segments, according to a study by customer-experience company Disqo , are among the most underserved and disregarded by wagering operators.“We want to paint a picture that there are a still a lot of holdouts and an opportunity to get them in,” Patrick Egan, Disqo’s director of research and insights, told Sports Handle .Read the full story here NCAA Adopts More Lenient Policies […]
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