The University of California’s Saturday night season opener against Washington may be canceled in the wake of a player testing positive for the coronavirus. On Wednesday, Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said the school will have to undergo “significant” contact tracing with players and coaching staff in the wake of […]
On Monday, less than 24 hours after Tennessee opened up for sports betting, the Memphis Grizzlies announced a partnership with FanDuel, making it the first such association between a gambling operator and an NBA franchise. FanDuel just began operations in Tennessee as one of a quartet of online sportsbooks licensed […]
While the presidential race outcome is still in limbo, three states — Maryland, Louisiana, and South Dakota — approved sports gambling by wide margins in Tuesday’s general election. The number of states allowing sports betting is now 26, plus Washington DC. None of the three states that just approved sports […]
In a case of Last Vegas meets Going in Style with a more sinister twist, a pair of Las Vegas seniors were arrested Friday for allegedly helming a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 600 investors from 40 states of almost $30 million over a decade. Las Vegas residents Thomas […]
Tennessee sportsbooks took their first wagers on Sunday and, while some analysts predict they will do astronomical numbers, the state’s unique approach to regulation could deter both operators and bettors — at least in the early going. “Tennessee is the first state in the nation to do online interactive and […]
According to team reports, one Denver Broncos player and one Minnesota Vikings player tested positive for COVID-19 late in the week and are scratched from play on Sunday. Denver guard Graham Glasgow, a priority acquisition for the Broncos in the offseason, tested positive midweek. And Minnesota starting linebacker Todd Davis, […]
Even after aggressively purging its payroll, MGM Resorts lost more than a half-billion dollars in the third quarter of 2020. A singular bright spot was the company’s online sports betting arm, BetMGM, CEO Bill Hornbuckle said Thursday during the company’s quarterly earnings call. New Jersey-based BetMGM, a joint venture with GVC […]
For the last half-decade, DraftKings and FanDuel have been making quiet campaign contributions toward sports gambling legalization efforts. This Election Day, thanks to initiatives they’ve championed, voters will have their say on the fate of sports betting in three states — Maryland, Louisiana, and South Dakota. So far, 22 states […]
BetMGM was unanimously cleared by the Pennsylvania State Gaming Control Board on Wednesday to begin offering sports betting in the Keystone State, if it can clear a final hurdle and find a land-based casino with whom to partner. A Step Closer Owned by MGM Resorts and GVC Holdings, BetMGM first […]
COVID-19 has sidelined one a top program and the nation’s best quarterback heading into week nine of a chaotic college football season. News broke early Thursday that the No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers paused all team-related activities for at least a week due to an increased number of cases. Their Saturday […]
The wait is over for Tennesseans looking for sports betting to begin in their home state as a quartet of sites is set to go live this weekend. While many bettors are eagerly awaiting the chance to place legal wagers on their favorite teams, there are some important regulations they […]
In a move that portends an emergence as a content and social media juggernaut, BetMGM Tuesday hired Ryan Spoon, ESPN’s senior vice president of digital and social content. Spoon will depart ESPN’s Bristol headquarters to step in as chief operating officer at BetMGM, the New Jersey-based sports gambling venture owned […]
Those who took the World Series favorite Dodgers to win in six were rewarded by the thinnest of margins thanks to a critical, mid-game pitching change. Nursing a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash pulled his starter and dipped into his fatigued […]
Before the 2020 World Series’ first pitch, I predicted the Dodgers would win in six. It wasn’t a tough call. The Dodgers were heavily favored, the best team in the COVID-shortened MLB regular season, and peaking at the right time coming back from a 3-1 deficit to a formidable Atlanta Braves […]
The 2020 World Series is now down to a best-of-three affair, with a matchup of aces in game five. The game will tip the scales in favor of either the Dodgers, a team whose late relief can’t seem to find its groove, or Tampa, a celebrated underdog which has shown […]
Health experts gave the NCAA about a zero-percent chance of running through a full college football season unscathed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and they were right. Even conservative predictions couldn’t have accounted for the coronavirus’s massive spread over the past couple of weeks, especially in the SEC, where the nation’s […]
As the Big Ten readies to kick off its truncated college football season this weekend, host city mayors are concerned that not enough precautions have been taken to protect communities already at “uncontrollable” levels of COVID-19 spread. In an open letter sent Monday to Big Ten conference officials, mayors for […]
The pandemic-shortened MLB season accompanied by an expanded roster of teams for the MLB playoff resulted in the top two seeds facing off in the World Series after taking the wildest routes imaginable. The Dodgers came back from a 3-1 series deficit against the Atlanta Braves to clinch the NL […]
The Dodgers are owners of eight straight NL West titles with nary a champagne spray tan to show for it. Now they’ve done the improbable and fought back from a 3-1 deficit to force the Braves to game seven en route to a third World Series berth in four seasons. […]
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