Starting with the upcoming 2020 season, the National Football League will allow stadiums to have betting lounges and teams to accept sponsorships from legal sportsbook operators. But don’t bet on the stadium accepting a real-money wager on any NFL odds or betting lines—at least not while Commissioner Roger Goodell is captain aboard the Titanic. According … Read more
Another major media company has officially placed its bet on the future market success of legal sports betting in the United States. CBS Sports and William Hill announced a new “strategic partnership” on Monday, making the UK-based gaming giant the “Official Sports Book and Wagering Data Provider” on all platforms for CBS Sports. The rollout … Read more
Remember the newly legalized sports betting-like service making its debut to the United States a few years back? How could you forget? You saw it show up on the television screen an average of once every 90 seconds back in 2015 when the new corporate-invested startups placed their first big bet—totaling approximately $750 million in … Read more
The end of the 2019-20 NFL season is nearly here with the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Fransisco 49ers set to kick off Super Bowl 54 at 6:30 PM ET on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at Hardrock Stadium in Miami, FL. With the Super Bowl 2020 Chiefs-49ers matchup set to be one of the … Read more
Another day, another cheating scandal in professional sports. Amazingly, this one doesn’t involve the New England Patriots. (Another one does, but that’s a different article.) No, this scandal is focused on the 2017 Houston Astros and the 2018 Boston Red Sox, both of whom have been accused of sign stealing. After the Los Angeles Dodgers … Read more
The curtains will close on 2019 in just a few days, but one state will end the year with sportsbooks—officially going out with a bet. Legal sports betting in New Hampshire will begin when DraftKings Sportsbook mobile app goes live on Monday, December 30, according to Boston-based DraftKings co-founder Matt Kalish. “DraftKings will be launching … Read more
When it comes to betting big on anything, no sportsbook or casino comes close to the action on Wall Street. And now, one of the market leaders for legalized sports betting in the United States is planning to let you bet on their success next year. The Boston-based DraftKings announced earlier this week plans to … Read more
Despite making progress over the past year and a half on sports betting—and gambling as a whole—in the United States, presidential candidates rarely comment on the issue of regulated sportsbooks and casinos. But one 2020 Democratic candidate recently dipped his toe into the water and made his stance known on legalized sports betting and online … Read more
The Holiday season is already in full swing, and a few state lawmakers are hoping to give residents the gift of legal sports betting before the last of the 2019 legislative sessions wrap up. Licensed and regulated sportsbooks still aren’t offered in the majority of states, and most of the legislatures that haven’t passed a … Read more
If losing a bet on the NFL wasn’t bad enough, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Josh Shaw may have just flushed his career down the drain as well. Shaw was suspended indefinitely by the NFL on Friday, November 29, for betting on multiple NFL games during the 2019 season. He can file a petition on Feb. 15, … Read more
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and sports betting residents in 13 states—Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia—are thankful for having licensed and regulated sportsbooks this Holiday season and for years to come. Sports betting is also legal in Colorado, Illinois, Montana, New … Read more
Another major media company now officially has some skin in the legal US sports betting game. The Yahoo Sportsbook app and desktop platforms went live in New Jersey on Thursday, November 14, launching just less than three weeks after the partnership between Yahoo Sports and BetMGM was first announced. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of … Read more