On July 23 or 24, Major League Baseball will begin their season after over three months of postponement due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the United States. After weeks of negotiations between MLB executives and the Major League Baseball Players Association, CBS Sports is reporting that they have finally agreed on a late … Read more
It took a little while for league executives to get all of the plans sorted, but the National Basketball Association (NBA) has now set a return date of July 31 to restart their season. Commissioner Adam Silver has set the table for a 22-team playoff format that will occur in Orlando, Florida’s Walt Disney’s ESPN … Read more
UFC Vegas 4 Saturday, June 27 at 8 PM UFC Apex Center, Las Vegas, NV TV: ESPN, ESPN+ App The Ultimate Fighting Championship is bringing the best mixed-martial-arts action to ESPN television as well as the ESPN+ app on Saturday night. Fight fans that are interested in betting on UFC are also in luck, as … Read more
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
6/24/20 3:20 PM Update – A Federal investigation has revealed that the noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage was actually a garage door lift that had been there since 2019. African American NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was a vocal opponent of the use of the confederate flag in stock car racing. As a response, NASCAR … 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
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
The California state legislature has been considering an amendment that would allow for domestic sports betting, but regional tribal leaders have introduced their own constitutional amendment that would require all wagers to be made at Native American casinos and four state horse tracks. State legislators have been focused on a sports betting amendment as of … 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
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