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There’s better than late, and there’s better than never. But for Rhode Island mobile sports betting—it’s arrived just in time for bettors to wager on the 2019 NFL season. Legalized sports betting first came to Rhode Island back in November, but yesterday at 3 pm ET, the Sports Book Rhode Island mobile app finally went … Read more
If the entire adult population in the United States is a touchdown and the PAT (7 points), then the NFL betting population is essentially the extra point. The American Gaming Association—a group that promotes, educates and lobbies on behalf of the legalized US gambling industry—released results on Wednesday from a national survey that found over … Read more
We hope everyone had a leisurely Labor Day weekend filled with betting on the first full weekend of college football action (and a personal thank you from me goes out to Stanford -6.5 and Auburn -3.5 for covering in the spread in the final minute of their games). Now, the big boys get ready to … Read more
And Indiana said, “Let there be sports betting,” and there were sportsbooks. Indiana saw that the sportsbooks were good, and it separated the sportsbooks from the back-alley bookies. Indiana called the sportsbooks “legal,” and the back-alley bookies it called “illegal.” And there was before PASPA, and there was Sunday, September 1—the first day of legal … Read more
It’s official: Indiana sports betting is good to go on Sunday. 👍 The Indiana Gaming Commission officially announced this week it had unanimously approved regulations and have authorized three brick-and-mortar casinos to begin sports betting on Sunday, September 1. The IGC has approved the following Indiana sports betting locations: Ameristar Casino Hotel ‒ East Chicago … Read more
After sitting on the sports betting throne for decades, Nevada must give its crown to New Jersey for the second time in three months. According to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, New Jersey saw a total of $251.4 million wagered at its sportsbooks for the month of July, topping Nevada’s $235.7 million sports … Read more
In just 14 months, over $10 billion has been legally bet on sports in the United States. Or, as I like to call it: 1/11th of a Jeff Bezos—who’s currently worth $110 billion. The American Gaming Association, a US gambling industry advocate and lobbying group, announced the states with legalized and regulated sportsbooks had accepted … Read more
In the coaching world, the pinnacle of success is being named the head coach of an NFL team. However, keeping that post is a completely different beast. Six coaches were fired at the end of the 2018 season with two others fired midseason. For 2019, like any other year, there’s expected to be more coaching … Read more
What cocktail do you get when you mix together a Supreme Court decision, the state lottery dropping the ball on its mobile app, and an Oregon oceanfront tribal casino launching a sportsbook ahead of the NFL season opener? “Bets on the beach”—you can have that one on the house, Chinook Winds. 😉 Oregon became the … Read more
With the Florida Gators 24-20 win over the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, which saw Miami cover the 7.5-point spread and the total fall under 47 points, the 2019 college football betting season is officially underway. Wagering on the NFL has already begun ahead of the opener between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. … Read more
As races go, West Virginia’s push to re-launch mobile sports betting has had a little bit of everything: a major false start, a year-long marathon, a 40-yard dash down the home stretch, and now, finally, a bona fide photo finish. Last week, with football in the air, the US sports betting market’s usual suspects announced … Read more
It’s well-known at this point that The Beatles kicked off music’s “British Invasion” with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” topping the US charts in February 1964. But 55 years later, the “British Betting Invasion” is already underway, and Bet365 signaled this week that it’s ready to follow up the Fab Four with an encore … Read more