The ongoing saga of legal sports betting in Florida continues as West Flagler Associates has requested a rehearing from the U.S. Court of Appeals – D.C. Circuit regarding the lawfulness of the Seminole Tribe’s gaming compact with the state. West Flagler is the parent company of Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room, who … Read more
This Saturday night on ESPN+ pay-per-view, UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling puts his belt up against Sean O’Malley in the Octagon at UFC 292 in Boston, MA’s TD Garden. Sterling vs. O’Malley betting lines and MMA props have turned up at legal online UFC sportsbooks, with the odds strongly suggesting that the champion will hold … Read more
Here at SBL, we’ve created a Sports Betting Hall of Fame that acknowledges great achievements in the spectrum of wagering on pro and college games. Spots in the Hall can be earned by the brazen nature of a big-money wager or through high-profile activity over the course of several years. Outlandish wagers have garnered Hall … Read more
After playing professional football in the Washington, D.C. area as the Redskins for 87 years, former owner Daniel Snyder succumbed to pressure to change their name in 2020. That season, the Washington Football Team took to the field but only held that title for two total seasons. In 2022, the Washington Commanders were born, but … Read more
Yesterday, PENN Entertainment entered into a deal with ESPN (a subsidiary of the Disney Company), where the two will create a new domestic sportsbook brand – ESPN BET. PENN operates sportsbooks that will be rebranded to ESPN BET in the following sixteen legal sports betting states: Arizona Colorado Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland … Read more
The realm of college football betting forever changed last week when the Pac-12 conference was gutted by the Big 12 and Big Ten. All but four current 2023 Pac-12 schools will play in a different conference in 2024. That leaves the Cal-Berkely Golden Bears, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, and Washington State without a conference … Read more
With the looming potential of former President Donald Trump being found guilty of any of his pending alleged crimes, the GOP needs a new hero should he become ineligible for office. That de facto Republican candidate has been Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for years now, but his campaign has fallen flat when presented in front … Read more
This Saturday, August 5th, 2023, we will watch popular YouTuber turned boxer Jake (the Problem Child) Paul and former UFC star Nate (Diablo) Diaz battle it out at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The fight will air on pay-per-view networks and has already garnished tons of interest with the two big names sitting … Read more
Four current Iowa State athletes and one former football player that’s now in the NFL have been accused of betting on NCAAF games, many of which involved the Cyclones. Game tampering and point shaving has been a major concern of lawmakers across the country when considering the regulation of sports betting. Many US states have … Read more
Yesterday, former United States President Donald J. Trump was charged with four counts in connection with a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in a Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. These charges are in addition to a federal case Trump is facing regarding his alleged withholding of classified documents and a case in … Read more
This Saturday at 8 PM, WWE’s SummerSlam begins in Detroit’s Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Lions. There was a time not too long ago when legally betting on pro wrestling was limited to odds on WrestleMania each spring. Now, there are wrestling odds offered at most of the sportsbooks we frequent for a majority … Read more
The popularity of domestic sports betting has been on a steady incline since the overturn of PASPA by the US Supreme Court in 2018. Only a dozen US states now remain without at least some form of locally regulated sportsbook open for business. However, the market has been competitive. Sure, FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM are … Read more