The first-ever legal sportsbooks in Colorado will launch before the week is over, but the odds of early success couldn’t be farther from “mile high” given the current outlook of the country and the world as a whole. Regulators from the Colorado Division of Gaming recently confirmed they have no intention of waiting for sporting … Read more
Since America’s founding, the “power that be” and the written word of law have continued to guide the masses on what they can and can’t do legally on the soil, which is protected under the United States constitution. America’s criminal justice system “mostly” gets things right, but the legalization of sports betting, like marijuana and … Read more
When the Pride of the Southland Band plays “Rocky Top” after the Tennessee Volunteers’ first victory of the 2020 college football season, bettors will, for the first time, be able to cash out their winning bets legally at a state-licensed sportsbook. But when Tennesseans count the money they won on their smartphone or online device … Read more
As the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of sporting events across the United States, legal sportsbooks in West Virginia asked regulators for help and to inquire whether they could accept bets on the 2020 presidential election and other political odds. A new document containing email exchanges between the DraftKings/PNG, FanDuel, and others released Monday and … Read more
In the wake of the now-flattening Wuhan coronavirus crisis, West Virginia governor Jim Justice delayed the state’s 2020 Presidential primary election. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, the new date for the vote will be Tuesday, June 9. While that in itself is hardly meaningful given that Bernie Sanders just threw in the towel after … Read more
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
By now, every sports fan and bettor knows that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused leagues around the world to hit the pause button on their seasons. Sportsbooks immediately took a hit when March Madness was canceled by the NCAA and most major professional sports leagues, both in the United States and internationally, postponing play … 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