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
The 2019 college football season officially begins tomorrow with the Camping World Kickoff in Orlando, and the Florida Gators will take on the Miami Hurricanes in a Sunshine State Showdown. The Gators, ranked #8 in the preseason AP Poll, enter the game as a 7.5-point favorite over the Canes, according to MyBookie. Following a 10-3 … Read more
The 2019-20 college football season officially begins this weekend with the Camping World Kickoff between the Florida Gators and Miami Hurricanes in Orlando, but before the first game kicks off, the Associated Press released their first AP Poll of the season on Monday, listing the Top 25 teams in NCAA Division I FBS. Defending champs … Read more
If at first you don’t succeed in launching a mobile sportsbook app; smash the reset button and try again with two companies who actually know what they’re doing. West Virginia is expected to launch two new mobile sports betting apps next week if DraftKings and Fanduel receive final approval from the state Lottery Commission. DraftKings, … Read more
Dear Oregon: I have some good news and bad news concerning legal sports betting coming to the Beaver State. Which would you prefer first? This National Geographic study says 75% of you would prefer to get the bad news first, so let’s get that out of the way. Bad news The Oregon Lottery confirmed this … Read more