Someone better call the fire department because Pennsylvania sports betting just got burned. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie trashed PA’s sports betting law on Tuesday, going as far as to call it “a rolling dumpster fire” during his one-hour keynote speech at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), an annual gambling entertainment trade show in … Read more
Tomorrow is the first day of October and marks the beginning of the busiest sports betting season each year in the United States And sportsbooks will surely have their hands full of wagers all month long. The NFL and college football are already in full swing. The MLB postseason starts tomorrow. The first puck of … Read more
Millions of people across the United States have already legally bet on the NFL and college football seasons, with many sportsbooks indicating September 2019 revenue is expected to surpass figures from this time last year. And it’s not just football season that’s drawing a lot of legal sports betting action. As the 2020 presidential election … 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
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
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
It’s that time of year again—time to say goodbye to the dog days of summer and usher in the greatest sports betting season of all: Football season. College football begins on Saturday, August 24 when the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida Gators play in the 2019 Camping World Kickoff game in Orlando. Unfortunately, the state … Read more
We’re exactly one month away from the start of the 2019 NFL season, and college football begins even sooner (just 20 days away if you were wondering). But with football season right around the corner, which states are running the two-minute drill to launch sportsbooks and which will have to grab some pine when the … Read more
While many Americans are taking advantage of Amazon’s Prime Day deals this week, state lawmakers are rushing to legalize sports betting and launch sportsbooks before the prime betting season gets underway — otherwise known as the NFL season. Indiana recently announced plans to launch on September 1, which also happens to coincide with the first … Read more
The Fourth of July is almost here, and several states have either lit the fuses, had bills turn out to be duds, or begun their own legal sports betting fireworks show before Independence Day. Arkansas officially opened its first-ever sportsbook on July 1, becoming the 9th state to legalize and launch sports betting. Oaklawn Race … Read more
For the first time in history, New Jersey surpassed Nevada in sports betting action. New Jersey sportsbooks took $318.9 million for a single month handle in May, barely scraping ahead of Nevada’s $317.4 million for the month. Before the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, sports betting was banned prohibited … Read more
With the pro leagues continuously murmuring about ‘integrity’ fees, are team owners held to high enough standards concerning betting? New Jersey rolled out their sports betting initiatives with a white glove approach, carefully and systematically. New relevant legislation does imply an interest in spreading their wings a bit more within the market. At this … Read more