On March 8, 2020, two bills related to legal sports betting landed on Governor Ralph Northam’s desk for his signature but sat for months while legislators considered technical amendments. HB 896 and SB 384 define sports betting within Virginia and also provide provisions allowing for the construction of domestic casinos. Debates have now settled, and … 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
After a months-long coronavirus hiatus that bunk science hasn’t backed up, the Sweet Science is finally back. Tonight at 7:00 p.m. EST on ESPN, Top Rank is putting on the boxing world’s first contest since the shutdowns closed sports worldwide. The bouts will be held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Conference Center. Past … 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
The opportunities for legal sports betting have been few and far between over the last several weeks, but NASCAR is back in season and tonight’s 2020 Alsco Uniforms 500 has got oddsmakers busy creating a bevy of enticing lines. The race was originally scheduled to occur last night, but heavy rains from Tropical Storm Bertha … Read more
All-Elite Wrestling – Double Or Nothing Pay-Per-View Saturday, May 23rd at 8 PM Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida Pay-Per-View: B/R Live (USA & Canada), FiteTV (International) $49.99 Preshow begins at 7:30 PM on B/R Live & AEW’s YouTube Channel All-Elite Wrestling (AEW) has emerged as a legitimate contender against the #1 industry promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment. … Read more
Four of America’s greatest athletes will tee off in The Match: Champions for Charity at 3 pm ET on Sunday, May 24, and legal US online sportsbooks are anticipating this weekend’s betting handle will land on the green. Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning will face off against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in the 18-hole … 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
After becoming one of the sportsbooks’ biggest draws since the global pandemic, UFC is set to host its third consecutive event at the empty VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL, on Saturday, May 16. Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem vs. Walt “The Big Ticket” Harris headline UFC Fight Night 172, and the main event … Read more
As the light of sports returning appears at the end of the at-home tunnel, the top legal US betting sites are making sure bettors aren’t “Mr. or Ms. Irrelevant” during the remaining time in quarantine. On May 9, Bovada Sportsbook raised the stakes by launching “The Sim Classic” — a month-long simulated tournament of the … Read more
The National Hockey league, alongside the National Basketball Association, were the major sports leagues in the United States that were hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic because they were in the middle of their respective seasons when play was postponed in March. Early May would typically fall right in the middle of NHL and NBA … Read more