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Chris Altruda was a sportswriter with ESPN, The Associated Press, and STATS for more than two decades before turning to the gambling industry at Sports Handle in 2019. When not crunching sports betting revenue figures for InGame or Casino Reports, he is usually listening to Hanabie., Lovebites, and BABYMETAL, or exploring Chicago neighborhoods. His ‘X’ handle is @AlTruda73 and can be reached via email at [email protected]

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Kalshi college football offerings
News

Kalshi Offering Prediction Markets For College Football

Amid court battles in several states, Kalshi lists games in first two weeks of the season

Ohio Kentucky Virginia May 2025 revenue
News

Ohio Sportsbooks Pound Betting Public For $89 Million In May

Sportsbooks in Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky continued battering bettors as all three states had 12% holds

Fanatics Illinois wager surcharge
News

Fanatics Plans $0.25 Surcharge On Illinois Wagers, Follows DraftKings And FanDuel

Fanatics set to become the third mobile operator to put a surcharge on IL-based wagers to counter new tax

Nevada May 2025 revenue
Industry

Nevada Sportsbooks Enjoy Strong May, Revenue Up Almost 30% Year-Over-Year

Numbers show mobile betting getting bigger and bigger in the Silver State

Arizona March 2025 revenue
News

March US Betting Handle Tops $15 Billion After Arizona Chips In $887 Million

The Copper State's sportsbooks continued a run of boffo business with their second-highest total

Massachusetts May 2025 revenue
Industry

Massachusetts Sportsbooks Enjoy May Rout, Posting Collective 12.6% Hold

The books capitalized on the Celtics' early playoff exit, reaping $82.5 million in revenue for the month

Illinois sports betting turns 5
Analysis

Illinois Sports Betting At Age 5: Is Past Prologue?

A big market after a half-decade of sports wagering, the state faces big questions heading into its next five years and beyond

Pennsylvania May 2025 revenue
Industry

Pennsylvania Sportsbooks Clobber Public For $76 Million In May

FanDuel leads the way while DraftKings, Fanatics also enjoy strong month