The second official College Football Playoff rankings of 2019 were released last night and, as expected, there’s been a shakeup in the top four. Last week, the Ohio State Buckeyes topped the CFP poll, followed by the LSU Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Penn State Nittany Lions. But after losses by Alabama and Penn … Read more
Last Saturday’s high-scoring shootout between the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide has more implications than simple wins and losses. After the Tigers traveled to Tuscaloosa to beat Bama at home 46-41, LSU cemented itself as a true College Football Playoff title contender. Moreover, their quarterback jumped the queue in the Heisman Trophy pack. Joe … Read more
We hope everyone enjoyed their Veterans Day weekend and thanked the US military members and families for their service and sacrifice for our country. The season of giving and showing thanks is almost upon us, so let’s dive right into the biggest legal sports betting news for the week of November 4 and see which … Read more
As competitive gaming continues to grow in popularity, one online US sportsbook is now ready to get on the esports betting action. FanDuel Sportsbook on Friday announced it is now accepting bets on the 2019 League of Legend World Championship Finals, becoming the first online and mobile app sportsbook to legally offer esports wagering in … Read more
More than a month ago, the tournament field for the 2019 League of Legends Worlds Championship was 24 teams deep. However, those initial LoL Worlds odds showed two teams atop the boards, and those two teams – as expected – have advanced through the tournament to meet for all the (digital) marbles. Going into the … Read more
You would think the world’s largest e-commerce marketplace could handle heavy website traffic better, but Amazon has crashed before. But it is not likely to do so again, as long as CEO Jeff Bezos has anything to say about it. Part of the Big Four technology companies with Google, Apple, and Facebook, Amazon is also … Read more
After trailing at one point on Election Day 2019 and needing an extra day to count all the votes, Colorado sports betting would ultimately pass and is now officially legal across the state. With Proposition DD—The Legalize Sports Betting with Tax Revenue for Water Projects Measure—receiving voter approval, Colorado becomes the 19th state to legalize … Read more
The last college football video game was NCAA Football 2014, which was released on July 9, 2013. After the SEC, Big Ten, and Pac-12 decided not to renew their licensing agreements with EA Sports, the company decided to cease game production operations in September 2013. There hasn’t been an NCAA football game from EA since. … Read more
It’s official: Logan Paul is going to fight KSI. If you don’t know who either of those people are, this may not seem newsworthy, even if you’re an enthusiastic sports bettor. But the boxing match – sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission – is plenty relevant to these YouTube stars’ 40 million followers. In … Read more
While the results are far from perfect, the city-by-city vote on New Hampshire sports betting finished with a winning record on Election Day 2019. The New Hampshire Lottery announced today that voters in five cities—Berlin, Claremont, Laconia, Manchester, and Somersworth—approved physical retail sportsbook locations in their municipalities on Tuesday, November 5. Four cities—Concord, Dover, Nashua, … Read more
Legal sports betting is coming to New Hampshire sometime next year, but where the sportsbooks will be located has yet to be determined. Fortunately, we’ll have a much clearer picture of where the NH sportsbooks will launch after all the votes have been counted on Election Day 2019. New Hampshire legalized sports betting when Gov. … Read more
Today is Election Day 2019, and the fate of Colorado sports betting now rests solely in the hands of the state’s registered voters. But if a recent poll is correct, the odds of Proposition DD passing are Mile High. The American Politics Research Lab (APRL) at the University of Colorado-Boulder recently released their fourth annual … Read more