As mobile sportsbooks continue to help east coast states reinvigorate local economies, lawmakers in North Carolina are giving urgent consideration to the prospect of an expanded sports betting framework. The Need For New Revenue For many states who had previously turned their nose at sports betting as a source for government funding, the issues at … Read more
Lawmakers in North Carolina are giving serious consideration to the prospect of state-licensed sports betting. In August, the state’s Senate voted 26-19 to approve SB688. The bill would expand gambling privileges by extending sports betting to commercial operators. Lawmakers Revisit SB688 North Carolina sports betting is already a reality at its several tribal-owned casinos. Still, … Read more
Many scoffed when the Carolina Panthers made an offseason trade with the New York Jets to acquire the services of third-year quarterback Sam Darnold. He did little to impress during his tenure with the Jets, so critique was warranted upon learning that the team had traded for Darnold, effectively throwing in the towel on the … Read more
It should come as no surprise that Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are favored across the board at NFL sports betting sites to win the NFC North in 2021-22. The team has suffered no significant losses to their roster since last year’s championship effort, and all other teams within the NFC North have … 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
With students heading back to campus in the coming days and college football starting in less than a fortnight, it’s time to hit the books and take a seat on the legal sports betting bus. So buckle up because I’m about to take all of you to school with this week’s breakdown of the latest … 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
When the 2019 NFL Hall of Fame Game kickoffs on Thursday, it will mark the beginning of the football betting season in the United States. It may be only a preseason game, but who cares? Football is back, baby! And with several states looking to cross the sports betting legalization goal line before the NFL … Read more
The Tar Heel State took a big step Friday by legalizing sports betting at their two tribal casinos. After Gov. Roy Cooper signed S 154 into law last Friday, North Carolina officially became the seventh state to pass a sports betting law in 2019. The new law classifies sports betting under the tribe’s authorized list … Read more
Rookie and veteran players in the NFL begin reporting to training camp this week, which means the biggest sports betting season of the year is nearly upon us. And you can bet several states will push hard for their sportsbooks to launch before September 5 — the start of the 2019 NFL season. The gaming commission … Read more
If the North Carolina bill takes one more step, then legal sports betting will cross into the state’s endzone and touch down in the Tar Heel State. House members in the North Carolina General Assembly voted 88-27 in favor of S 154 on Monday, which allows sports betting at two tribal casinos operated by 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