Two online gambling giants, Flutter and The Stars Group, have announced their plans to join forces, creating the world’s largest online gambling operator.

The college football regular season is right around the corner. For those hoping for an update on the reporting of player availability requirements, you’re in luck. If you were hoping the update would say that reporting on the status of players prior to games getting underway would become standard, not so much.

As legal sports betting spreads across the US, sports fans in a growing number of states aren’t the only ones chomping at the bit for a piece of the action. A whole host of gaming companies are joining the party as well, and many more are on the way.

It has been over a year since the Supreme Court of the United States weighed in on the matter of legal sports betting. Since that time, the industry as a whole has achieved phenomenal growth. Sports betting has launched in several states and it is in the pipeline for many more.

Prior to the Supreme Court ruling on sports betting, the legal options were few for those in the United States who wanted to have a wager on sporting events. Daily fantasy sports was one niche that filled the void for many.

The US sports betting boom will not be reserved solely for brick-and-mortar and online sportsbook operators. For example, states in which sports betting has received a green light are already seeing their coffers boosted via additional tax dollars.