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
Ever since Bernie Sanders ended his 2020 Presidential campaign and dropped out of the race, Donald Trump has held a commanding lead over Joe Biden at political betting sites. After a weekend of protests across the country demanding justice reform following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, … 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
Washington, D.C. area sports bettors are in for a treat come June, as local online lottery platform, GambetDC, plans to roll out a new downloadable app that will allow for mobile wagers to be placed on major athletic competitions. Per an Executive Director Order from the government of Washington D.C., the new sports betting app … 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