Los Angeles Lakers Finish As The #7 Seed In The West Lakers Must Face Golden State In Play-In Tournament To Advance A Win For LA Will Clinch The 7 Seed In The Western Conference For most of the 2021 NBA Season, the Los Angeles Lakers have been featured as the predicted winner of the Western … Read more
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s lightweight belt is up for grabs Saturday night UFC 262 is a patchwork of canceled and rescheduled fights With no outsize favorites, bettors should expect some upsets Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Lightweight belt is on the line this Saturday at UFC 262, but the former champion isn’t going to be defending it. The Eagle last … Read more
March Madness In Michigan As Sports Betting Revenues Reach Record Highs Best Month On Record For MI Handle, Revenue, And Taxes Collected $648,202 In Sports Betting Tax Collections In March It was indeed a March full of madness as Michigan and their profitable mobile sports betting operations raked in record numbers for handle, revenue, and … Read more
Illinois Sports Betting Generates Over Half A Billion In Revenue In January & February January Handle: $581,553,300 February Handle: $509,794,592 The Land of Lincoln has been slow to issue its monthly revenue reports when compared to other legal sports betting states, but it is better late than never for Illinois because their handle collections for … Read more
Ohio SB 176 Attempts To Usher In Ohio Sports Betting Current Language Proposes 40 Sportsbook Operators Ohio Sports Betting Tax Rate Set At 10% Ohio Senate Bill 176 was introduced a few hours ago, and includes language that has the potential to completely change the Ohio sports betting landscape going forth. Senator Kirk Schuring is … Read more
Yesterday, the Alabama statehouse passed a major gambling expansion initiative out of committee. Part of the package, which will be voted on soon, includes state-wide legal sports betting. Before the end of the year, it’s estimated that 30-35 states will have legalized domestic sportsbooks to one degree or another. Most will feature online sports betting, … Read more
Bob Baffert’s Medina Spirit wins 2021 Kentucky Derby Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale backed the wrong horse Sportsbook specials paint interesting picture for 2021 NFL season If you bet on Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality, you lost. But chances are you didn’t lose as much as Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale. McIngvale bet $2.4 million on the … Read more
State Legislature Currently Drafting Bill For Legal Ohio Sportsbooks Intent Is To Re-Route Regional & Offshore Revenue Back Into Ohio MGM Resorts International & Other Local Casinos Are On-Board Lawmakers in Ohio are currently drafting legislation that would allow for domestic sportsbooks to begin operating within the state’s borders, following the lead of neighboring territories. … Read more
As 2021 returns to normalcy, sports bettors the world over are getting ready to wager on the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Unlike last year, when the Triple Crown races were held out of order, this year’s 147th Run for the Roses is back in front, and the gate draws – and early betting odds – have … Read more
The 2021 NFL Draft features loads of high-end talent from the ranks of college football, with many franchises expecting to make selections at the top of the first round that will significantly alter their immediate and distant future. Online NFL Draft sportsbooks were hesitant to release betting lines for this year’s selections, but now that … Read more
Since the repeal of PASPA by the SCOTUS in 2018, Florida has been the target of domestic sports betting operators that are salivating to capture some of the massive stockpiles of revenue that regional gamblers and tourists could potentially provide. Those vendors will have to hold their horses as Sunshine State lawmakers have passed a … Read more
One of the main reasons the US has been experiencing such a dramatic increase in legal sports betting is due to the revenue potential that the industry holds for state coffers. Actually, let’s be honest: That’s the only reason why so many states have leapt at the post-PASPA opportunity to get these markets off the … Read more