Brett Smiley

More Than $150B Wagered in US According to SportsHandle.com’s New Sports Betting Revenue Tracker

Published

2 years ago

September 19, 2022

More than $150 billion in total sports betting handle has been wagered in the US since the overturning of Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) according to SportsHandle.com’s new Sports Betting Revenue Tracker.

The definitive resource for information on sports betting legislation and legalization in the US, SportsHandle.com has introduced the all-new revenue database for consumers and sports betting industry leaders who wish to stay on top of the latest handles and sportsbook revenues in states where sports betting is legal.

The first-of-its-kind tracker includes real-time updates on each of the states reported monthly handles (including Washington D.C.), as well as other key figures including gross revenue win rate, gross/adjusted sportsbook revenue, state taxes collected, and the legal betting start date.

Additionally, the tracker provides an overall snapshot highlighting each state’s regulator, tax rate on sportsbook operators, biggest monthly handle to date, and more. The launch of the revenue database follows the success of Sports Handle’s Sports Betting Partnership Tracker, which was launched back in May.

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“As more states legalize sports betting and the overall sports handle continues to soar, we saw the need for an all-encompassing resource center for both consumers and industry leaders. Our team has done a terrific job in gathering all these statistics, and providing a comprehensive breakdown on the sports betting history in each state – all in one convenient location,” Brett Smiley, Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief at SportsHandle.com, said.

Founded in July 2017 by Brett Smiley and Dan Zucker, SportsHandle.com is an elite sports betting industry news site that covers legislative and regulatory developments through original reporting, features and analysis.

Today, Sports Handle is owned and operated by Better Collective, a leading sports betting media group that develops educational platforms within the iGaming industry. Other leading websites owned and operated by Better Collective include The Action Network, US Bets, and RotoGrinders.

Ben Cleminson

Leading Industry Journalist Brett Smiley Joins Square in the Air

Published

1 year ago

August 30, 2023

GamingAmericas.com

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Brett Smiley, one of the most respected trade journalists in the US sports betting and iGaming industry, has joined Square in the Air as Vice President of US Operations.

Smiley, who started his career in business litigation, is reuniting with his Sports Handle co-founder and industry veteran Dan Zucker who, as a partner in Square in the Air US, has been leading its US expansion over the past 12 months.

Smiley will be overseeing strategy and delivery for the clients of Square in the Air in North America as well as driving business development for the firm, and managing its joint venture Chalk + Dog with Boston-based sports marketing agency CTP.

Brett Smiley, VP of US Operations at Square in the Air, said: “I’m excited to reunite with Dan and join a team of creative and respected PR professionals at the UK-based Square in the Air. It’s still very early days in the legal US sports betting and iGaming industry. By leveraging the experience from the established and highly impactful global team, combined with the US team’s keen understanding of the US market, we are uniquely positioned to support our customer brands as they establish their footing or seek to gain market share in the US.”

Ben Cleminson, Director at Square in the Air, said: “This is a real coup for Square in the Air. I’ve known Brett for the past six or seven years and I couldn’t speak highly enough about him. He is a real expert when it comes to the sports betting and iGaming landscape, a fantastic writer and has a contact book as deep as they come. We are really excited to see what we can build together.”

Smiley joins Zucker, Account Executive Jake Rosenberg and Social Media Account Executive Nicolas Robinson as the founding team of Square in the Air US.