Luke Millinger 
What seemed like a sure bet just a few weeks ago is now off the table, as the California Legislature will no longer consider an amendment to allow for domestic sportsbooks to operate within the state’s borders. The bill was positioned for debate and was on the fast track for passage due to the state’s … Read more
On Thursday at 10 AM, Illinois officially released their first online sportsbook for use on personal computers and mobile devices while inside the state’s borders. The Rivers Casino in Des Plains, IL, has teamed up with the gaming technology group Rush Street Interactive to create their new mobile sportsbook, BetRivers. This new domestic online betting … Read more
After a several week layover, the PGA Tour is back in play, and offshore betting sites are teeing up odds featuring the top golfers in the world. The second round of the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge is underway, reviving legal sports betting for legions of starved golf fanatics. With professional golf restarting the schedule … Read more
Professional wrestling is one of the few live performance promotions that has managed to continue production throughout the entire COVID-19 shutdown. Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been operating without fans in attendance for over two months now, and the WWE has opted to pre-tape television and pay-per-view programming as opposed to presenting it … Read more
If there is a legal sports betting drought due to the COVID-19 pandemic, someone forgot to give professional auto racing the memo. NASCAR and IndyCar are filling up this weekend’s gas tank with four races that are sure to entice eager sports bettors that are anxious for pro sports to return. NASCAR is hosting three … Read more
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and CEO Dana White continue to provide opportunities for legal sports betting during a time when professional sports are largely dormant. Hot on the heels of last weekend’s UFC ESPN event, UFC 250 comes just seven days later and will be hosted at the promotion’s APEX training facility in Las Vegas, … Read more
Are you ready for some football? No, not that kind, you silly Americans. After pausing play on March 13, the Bundesliga – Germany’s top soccer league and the fastest-growing football association in the world – is finally back in front of the fans. This past weekend, Budesliga 1 action resumed, with teams playing before crowd-free … Read more
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is back in business after COVID-19 caused them to miss the last seven weeks of action. UFC 249 will be held in Jacksonville, Florida’s VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena this Saturday, with preliminary bouts beginning at 6:15 PM. UFC 249 Saturday, May 9th at 6:15 E.T. Venue: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, … Read more
With the sports world still on pause during the global pandemic, fans and bettors alike anxiously await the return of some of the great American pastimes. Today, sports gamblers bet on just about anything you can think of as long as it’s allowed under US and international gambling laws. Featuring live odds for legal esports … Read more
The first-ever legal sportsbooks in Colorado will launch before the week is over, but the odds of early success couldn’t be farther from “mile high” given the current outlook of the country and the world as a whole. Regulators from the Colorado Division of Gaming recently confirmed they have no intention of waiting for sporting … Read more
In the wake of the now-flattening Wuhan coronavirus crisis, West Virginia governor Jim Justice delayed the state’s 2020 Presidential primary election. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, the new date for the vote will be Tuesday, June 9. While that in itself is hardly meaningful given that Bernie Sanders just threw in the towel after … Read more
Well, it’s official. Whether the Wuhan coronavirus is a legitimate existential threat to humanity or a product of an overhyped media-driven paranoia, its effects are very real. From massive selloffs on the New York Stock Exchange to border closures and travel bans, the economic impact of the NuFlu™ is being felt far and wide. One … Read more