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
Week 1 of the college football betting season started last night, but this weekend features a full slate of matchups over the Labor Day holiday. All the Top-25 teams playing games Friday through Monday are listed here with the betting lines, odds, and analysis needed for first-time bettors and experienced handicappers. The betting lines seen … 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
Albeit sloppy, the Florida Gators and Miami Hurricanes started off the 2019 college football season in exciting fashion with a close 24-20 victory for Florida in Week 0. With Week 1 officially beginning tonight, the season is in full swing. The highest-profile game is an ACC matchup between the defending national champion Clemson Tigers and … 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
The tennis Grand Slam circuit is finally back in the United States. The Main Draw of the 2019 US Open started this week. With the odds to win available, the sport’s top-ranked athletes are among the best chances to hoist the trophy on the famed blue courts in New York City. On the men’s side, … 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
They say it’s better to be lucky than good—but the Indianapolis Colts would probably like to have Luck and be good. Over the weekend, Colts QB Andrew Luck shocked the National Football League with news that he was retiring immediately citing repeated injuries throughout his career. The former No.1 overall pick out of Stanford is … 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