All three companies have been designated as “official sports betting partners” of the NHL. OXON HILL, MD.—The NHL has announced its third partnership with a sports gambling operator, a deal with William Hill. Last May, the Supreme Court ruled that states were free to make sports betting legal if they chose, striking down a law that had essentially limited legal sportsbooks to Nevada. Sports betting is now legal in eight states, and William Hill runs sports books in Nevada, Mississippi, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The league announced the deal Thursday morning, a few hours before Commissioner Gary Bettman was scheduled to speak at a sports gambling summit organized by a casino-industry group.

Source: thestar March 28, 2019 14:03 UTC