It was a good week for sports betting. Pennsylvania achieved a new record in sports gambling action. Its retail and online sports betting handle was $59.3 million in July. Also, Oregon Lottery announced that it will launch its sports betting later this year.
Sports betting in Oregon will be known as Oregon Lottery Scoreboard. Unlike other states, it will first release an online sportsbook that provides a wide range of sports to bet on. This includes the MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL, pro soccer, motorsports, MMA, tennis, and more. However, they will not accept wagers on college games.
You must be 21 years old or older to play bets with the mobile app. The mobile app is geo-fenced. As a result, players need to enable location services to access it. Also, you need to be within the state of Oregon and not on tribal lands.
What is Oregon Lottery Scoreboard?
The mobile sports betting app requires a valid social security number to register. Once you have an account, you can wager on single games, parlays, and in-game betting. Players can deposit money through the app or the website.
Players can deposit or withdraw money from the online sportsbook whenever they want to. In fact, their winnings do directly to their accounts. The Lottery told pay per head bookie experts that the app comes with responsible gambling features.
According to bookie pay per head solutions providers, retail sports betting kiosks will be available in 2020. The kiosks will offer all the sports betting options of the online app. Initially, Oregon Lottery wanted to launch the online sportsbook in time of the start of football season. However, it seems like they will not meet their initial deadline.
The bad news is that Oregon Lottery Scoreboard has a monopoly on sports betting in the state. You can’t be a bookie legally unless you are part of the State Lottery.