The nation’s capital should have accepted its first legal sports wager this week, but all bets are off until the coronavirus pandemic is over. The launch of Washington DC sports betting, with Intralot’s “GambetDC” app, was delayed indefinitely by the Office of Lottery and Gaming this week after officials determined not to go live until … Read more
You can bet lawmakers, governors, and lobbying interests will play it cool most of the time. But in the states with legal sports betting, when elected officials and mysterious bags of digital cash sat around the negotiating table, these nincompoops didn’t just act a fool—they’ve since doubled down during the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak, … Read more
In a world which is changing rapidly before our very eyes, the only logical way to wager is by using legal sports betting sites to avoid spreading coronavirus. Despite this, the new Washington state sports betting law signed by Gov. Jay Inslee is a catastrophe waiting to happen. Inslee, the former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, … Read more
President Donald J. Trump is unquestionably the king of the United States jungle, which is filled to the brim with myriad pride of lions and cheetah coalitions as of 2020. A “swamp” works too, but odds still favor the political cat pun covering the intention for the new “Tiger King” odds from an entertaining prop … Read more
With their first pick in the coronavirus pandemic, the top online sportsbooks select the 2020 NFL Draft betting odds to get them through the sports-less nightmare. As the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths continue to rise in America and worldwide, the chances of seeing sports come any time soon become slimmer by the … Read more
When legal sports betting in Colorado launches on the first day of May, odds favor operators wasting no time sending out the mayday distress signal. Colorado’s brick-and-mortar casinos were forced to close up shop after Governor Jared Polis announced on March 16 that “all on-site dining” would be prohibited to help contain the spread of … Read more
Better late than never—especially if you’re a politician, a regular, or a sports bettor who’s living in the nation’s capital today. Legal sports betting in Washington DC is scheduled to launch sometime before March ends, according to a recent public statement from the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG). The mobile betting app from … Read more
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the United States and worldwide, American voters must decide who will lead the country, and the free world, later this year. But whether the coronavirus pandemic is over or not when the 2020 US general election is held on November 3 remains “to be determined.” President Donald Trump and … Read more
Don’t bet on the online sportsbooks closing up shop just because the coronavirus pandemic has killed legal sports betting during March and in the near future. Where there is a will, there is an uncertain outcome with odds to wager on—whether it be sports or anything else. Legal weather betting was the most recent addition … Read more
With the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic causing league suspensions all over the world, bettors are left in the lurch when it comes to things to actually wager on. And while all the top offshore sportsbooks do offer other gambling fixtures like real-money slots, casino table games, and online poker rooms (which are all perfect for passing … Read more
Well, it’s official. Whether the Wuhan coronavirus is a legitimate existential threat to humanity or a product of an overhyped media-driven paranoia, its effects are very real. From massive selloffs on the New York Stock Exchange to border closures and travel bans, the economic impact of the NuFlu™ is being felt far and wide. One … Read more