In Episode 3 (titled “The Long Night”) of the final season of “Game of Thrones”, the long-awaited battle between the living and the dead took place at Winterfell with the good guys prevailing after Arya Stark killed the Night King to destroy the entire Army of the Dead. Just a […]
The FanDuel Sportsbook is aiming to break new ground in the American sports betting market, as it has announced plans to offer live sports broadcasts alongside odds and betting options on the company’s website and mobile betting app. The move will be made possible by a partnership between the FanDuel […]
Technology could soon be changing the relationship between Thoroughbred horses and their riders, with the first widespread use of a new, padded riding whips at Laurel Park in Maryland. On Thursday, all the riders at the suburban Washington, DC, track used the new, cushioned riding crops for the first time […]
Nevada sportsbooks enjoyed a record March, once again helping to alleviate concerns that the spread of legalized sports betting might have a negative effect on existing operations in the Silver State. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, state bookmakers took in $596.7 million in handle during March, the most […]
Progress was made on several sports betting bills this week as states race towards being part of the next wave of sportsbook expansion in the United States. Bills in states like Indiana, Louisiana, Iowa and Tennessee all saw movement in recent days, though not all of them have the same […]
Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer won his fourteenth-consecutive match on Jeopardy! and passed $1 million in earnings. In the latest episode, Holzhauer was pitted against Kevin, a principal from Los Angeles, and Claudia, a grandmother and writer from Mesa, Arizona with 18 grandkids. Holzhauer won $118,816 including a $50,000 […]
With the Winnipeg Jets getting knocked out of the first-round of the NHL Playoffs playoffs, oddsmakers and bettors are trying to figure out why another top team in the regular season couldn’t make it to the second round. The Jets, who finished second Central Division were ousted by the third-place […]
After more than a month away from LSU, the university reinstated head basketball coach Will Wade on Monday. The second-year coach had been suspended by athletic director Joe Alleva since March 8 for not answering questions regarding any possible involvement with his relationship with runner-agent Christian Dawkins. Dawkins is one […]
There was one last possible spot open for the Masters, and Corey Conners became the improbable owner of it. The Canadian golfer won the Texas Valero Open on Sunday, becoming only the third player to Monday qualify and win a PGA Tour event. Arjun Atwal at the 2010 Wyndham Championship […]
When the Alliance of American Football announced Tuesday that it would be suspending operations with two weeks remaining in its regular season, most sportsbooks moved to void all futures bets on the league championship, while others waited for official word that the league would be folding. But the FanDuel Sportsbook […]
The prospects of a bill that would legalize online sports betting in Tennessee appear to be fading, as a state Senate panel overwhelming voted to recommend against passage of the legislation. While that recommendation by the Senate Government Operations Committee – which came by an 8-1 margin on Wednesday – […]
The National Hockey League announced Thursday that William Hill would become an official sports betting partner of the NHL, the third such deal the league has made since the start of the 2018-2019 season. The NHL first partnered with MGM Resorts in October, before reaching a similar agreement with FanDuel […]
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that UFC superstar Conor McGregor was facing an investigation for an alleged sexual assault in Dublin, Ireland. That report came less than a day after McGregor announced his retirement from mixed martial arts in a Twitter post. Police Won’t Confirm McGregor’s Involvement According […]
The CBS news magazine 60 Minutes spent more than 13 minutes discussing sports betting on Sunday night, with a large amount of that time focused on the threat of corruption at the college level. The in-depth segment presented an overview of where legalized sports betting now stands in the United […]
Even with sportsbetting becoming legal across the county, there is much about the business that is unknown, but Showtime’s “Action†aims to reveal some of the people involved in the business, that makes an estimated $400 to $500 billion annually. The first episode of the four-part docu-series premieres Sunday night […]
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Marshall University Athletic Director Mike Hamrick are among the prominent figures who will appear on a 60 Minutes segment this Sunday, debating the merits of legalized sports betting in the United States. It will come as little surprise that Silver is on the show to […]
The Wheeling Island Casino Racetrack and the Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in West Virginia won’t be able to take bets on the first weekend of March Madness, as a contractual dispute continues to interrupt operations at both sites. The disruption began on March 6, as operator Delaware North was […]
New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft is apparently determined to fight his arrest for soliciting a prostitute on two separate occasions at a Florida massage parlor in January. Sources have said he is turning down a plea agreement offered by prosecutors. Kraft was one of 100 men arrested in a […]
New Hampshire lawmakers pushed forward with legalized sports betting on Tuesday, as the state House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow betting on professional and college sports. The House voted by a 269-82 margin to send the bill to the Senate for further consideration. New Hampshire Bill Has Multiple […]
MGM Resorts International will become the first official gaming partner of Major League Soccer, making MLS the fourth major sports league in the United States to partner with the gaming firm. MGM had previously reached agreements with the NBA, NHL, and Major League Baseball, and is also the exclusive gambling […]
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