Last Wednesday, a new bill was filed for Texas sports betting by State Representative Sam Harless. The bill, House Joint Resolution No. 134, will allow Texans to vote on whether they want domestic sportsbooks this November. If enough votes are in favor, the TX State Constitution will be amended to include local sports betting. State … Read more
This Thursday night, the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics will tip off Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden. The futures odds at online sportsbooks have long forecasted the Celtics as the team that would win the NBA Finals. Boston coasted to the top record in the Eastern Conference and used its … Read more
After two conference championship series that were taken to seven games, online MLB sportsbooks now have a 2023 World Series matchup to create odds for. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers will compete for this year’s World Series title, with the opening pitch of Game 1 scheduled for Friday night at 8:03 PM. Preseason MLB … Read more
Following the US Supreme Court’s repeal of PASPA in 2018, each state was given the chance to control its own destiny in regard to legal sports betting. Some regions moved fast with legislation that was prepared and passed prior to the repeal. Other states were slow to act, legalizing sportsbooks at their own pace over … Read more
The Texas House of Representatives passed a sports betting bill yesterday, garnering 101 votes, one more yea than it needed to move on to the Senate for consideration. The bill passed just before today’s deadline for the House. Both a sports betting and a casino bill were reviewed somewhat favorably but failed to reach the … Read more
The final day of the 2023 Texas Legislative Session is May 29th. With only eleven days remaining until sine die, the Texas House of Representatives is urgently trying to get domestic sports betting across the finish line. House Bill 1942 would allow for legal online sports betting in Texas if signed into law. Texas … Read more
The 2023 Texas State Legislature began on January 10th and will convene on May 29th. That gives TX lawmakers 12 weeks to consider and pass sports betting before sine die. Three sports betting bills are now making their way through committee and appear poised for debate on the Texas House and Senate floors in the … Read more
Jim McIngvale, known as Mattress Mack to his customers in the Houston area, won the biggest sports bet of all time when the Astros won the 2022 World Series in six games. Mack won $75 million by betting on the Houston Astros to win it all this season, which will allow any Gallery Furniture customers … Read more
With the 2022-23 NFL season now less than 48 hours away, bettors around the country are gearing up to lay some action on the Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams and the entire Week 1 slate of games. However, if you’re in Florida, Georgia, Texas, or California, you can’t drive to an in-person sportsbook or … Read more
Inaugural member of the SBL Sports Betting Hall of Fame, Mattress Mack, is at it again with another big money wager on a local team going all the way and winning a championship. This time it is the Houston Astros winning the World Series this Fall, and he’s laid three separate bets on their championship … Read more
We’ve covered the NFL Playoff game lines for this weekend. We’ve even previewed the NFL prop bets offered up for Super Wild Card Weekend’s six games. The oddsmakers over at BetOnline have now posted several cross-sport prop bets that combine this weekend’s NFL Playoff betting with outcomes occurring in the NBA as well as in … Read more
As the 2021-22 NCAAF regular season nears its conclusion with conference championships occurring this Saturday, the Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) do not have the potential to place one of their programs into the College Football Playoffs. The SEC is certain to feature at least one team in the CFP, and could take up … Read more