If the entire adult population in the United States is a touchdown and the PAT (7 points), then the NFL betting population is essentially the extra point. The American Gaming Association—a group that promotes, educates and lobbies on behalf of the legalized US gambling industry—released results on Wednesday from a national survey that found over … Read more
Preseason: Over. Roster cuts: Made. NFL football: Tomorrow. The first regular-season game of the 2019 NFL betting season begins when the Green Bay Packers travel to Chicago to take on the Bears at Soldier Field tomorrow night. Chicago hopes to ride the success from last season into 2019. After going 12-4 and snagging the NFC … Read more
Is the third year the charm for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs? After finishing 2018 NFL regular season with a 12-4 record and Mahomes winning the MVP, the Chiefs narrowly lost an overtime shootout to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game. Entering this season, MyBookie gives Kansas City the best … Read more
We hope everyone had a leisurely Labor Day weekend filled with betting on the first full weekend of college football action (and a personal thank you from me goes out to Stanford -6.5 and Auburn -3.5 for covering in the spread in the final minute of their games). Now, the big boys get ready to … Read more
And Indiana said, “Let there be sports betting,” and there were sportsbooks. Indiana saw that the sportsbooks were good, and it separated the sportsbooks from the back-alley bookies. Indiana called the sportsbooks “legal,” and the back-alley bookies it called “illegal.” And there was before PASPA, and there was Sunday, September 1—the first day of legal … Read more
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