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New Jersey's sports betting market faced headwinds in October despite surpassing $10 billion in total wagers for the year. According to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, betting volume reached $1.13 billion for the month, marking a 12.5% decline compared to October 2023. Revenue figures showed an even steeper drop, with online and retail sportsbooks reporting $77.5 million in earnings - a 16% decrease from the previous year and significantly lower than September's near-record $119.6 million.

If you want to open a sportsbookk, it will help to keep track of the betting trends throughout the year to plan your cash flow accordingly.

Twelve Olympic champions are part of the list of nominees for the 2024 World Athletics Track Athletes of the Year. They include 100-meter gold medalists Noah Lyles and Julien Alfred. The sport’s international federation named six male and six female nominees for the awards.

In addition to winning gold in the Olympics, five of the twelve athletes (three women and two men) set new world records this year. According to bookie pay per head experts, each category will have two finalists and the chance to be the overall World Athlete of the Year.

Female Nominees for the 2024 World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year

• Julien Alfred—Alfred won the 60-meter global indoor championship in Glasgow in March. She was also a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 100-meter and 200-meter events. Alfred's 100-meter gold medal made her the first athlete from Saint Lucia to win an Olympic medal.

Football fans and bettors are waiting for the weekend to arrive. After all, college football is back! The NCAA football season begins this weekend. Kicking off the season will be Florida State playing against Georgia Tech. The opening game will be played in Dublin, Ireland, at 12:00 PM ET. This is the first game that marks Week 0 in college football. So if you want to open a sportsbook, you have more than enough time to do so before things get busy.

There are more exciting games to open the season on opening day. You also have Montana State playing New Mexico at 1PM ET, and then SMU will face Nevada at 8:00 PM ET. The exciting matchups will hopefully serve as a preview of what will be a thrilling season for college football. And for those who bet on football, or want to become a football bookie, hopefully a profitable one too.

US officials charged long-time Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara with stealing over $16 million from the Dodgers superstar. California’s lead prosecutor accused Mizuhara of impersonating Shohei Ohtani to banks and wagered on sports.

In a shocking turn of events, the 39-year-old Mizuhara was dismissed last month after news of the alleged theft broke. According to sportsbook pay per head experts, the prosecuting attorneys have revealed a brazen scheme where the interpreter wagered Ohtani's funds and then siphoned off his winnings into a personal account. It is claimed that he managed to transfer over $16 million from Ohtani's account without any authorization between 2021 and 2024.

Ohtani is a Japanese sports star, and the accusation paper states that Mizuhara, who was effectively Ohtani's manager, took advantage of his lack of English proficiency.

According to baseball betting tutorials and news sites, Mizuhara posed as Ohtani over the phone to deceive bank staff into wiring money to people involved in illicit gaming. Mizuhara reportedly spent Ohtani's money—$325,000 worth—on baseball cards between January and March 2024.

Casino employees in Las Vegas and Detroit accepted deals with casino operators to improve benefits and increase wages. On December 2, the Detroit Casino Council approved ratifying its contract with MGM Grand Detroit. Thus, the casino workers ended their 47-day strike.

Penn Entertainment employs 3,700 people in MGM Grand, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown; on November 17th, the Detroit Casino Council came to a tentative deal for a new contract involving these employees.

According to sportsbook pay per head reviews and news sites, the contract with MGM includes the most significant wage increase ever negotiated for casino workers. It does not increase their health care costs, reduces workloads, and offers other job protections. In addition, it included the technology contract language and more retirement benefits.

The WinStar World Casino and Resort claimed to be the World’s Largest Casino. According to sportsbook pay per head sources, it is expanding its gaming operations by launching its iGaming app in Oklahoma. Also, the app will allow players to gamble with real money on their desktop computer, mobile device, or smartphone.

While Oklahoma does not enable online casino gambling, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act grants the tribe permission to provide Class I and II internet gaming on its sovereign grounds (IGRA). The National Indian Gambling Association determined in October 2022 that federally recognized tribes can use their Native American property for internet gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA).

According to sportsbook pay per head reviews and news sites, guests visiting the WinStar resort will be the only ones able to use the gaming app when it launches. While interactive bingo-based games will be available, interactive slots and table games will not.

Meridianbet is now FK Sarajevo's new official sports betting sponsor. The soccer team from Bosnia and Herzegovina joins the gambling company's growing portfolio of partners.

According to pay per headhead reports, the new partnership deal reaffirmed Meridianbet's commitment to supporting various sports' growth. Also, it plans to increase the number of partners in the future.

Meridianbet is expanding its presence in Southeast Europe by becoming FK Sarajevo's partner. Also, the deal will help the soccer team with its finances.