It’s the Jeopardy! matchup we’ve all been hoping for. What is James Holzhauer versus Emma Boettcher in The Jeopardy! Rematch of the Century? Both contestants advanced to the final round of the trivia show’s Tournament of Champions, and we’ll find out at week’s end whether Jeopardy James gets his revenge or if Emma the Giant … Read more
As competitive gaming continues to grow in popularity, one online US sportsbook is now ready to get on the esports betting action. FanDuel Sportsbook on Friday announced it is now accepting bets on the 2019 League of Legend World Championship Finals, becoming the first online and mobile app sportsbook to legally offer esports wagering in … Read more
We hope everyone had a Happy Halloween and remembered to set those clocks back! The underdog Washington Nationals capped off their amazing 2019 MLB season by winning the first World Series title in franchise history. For the Houston Astros, the Game 7 loss may haunt them for the foreseeable future. Well, at least until next … Read more
I’m blind, I’m deaf, I wanna be a ref. This timeless fan chant has echoed through NFL stadiums for decades, and as legal sports betting continues to spread across the United States, you can bet the bad officiating anthem will continue to grow louder and louder. Seton Hall University released a new poll today showing … Read more
There aren’t many nationally-recognized furniture salespeople in the world. But thanks to a mattress promotion and some strategic betting, Jim McIngvale has become the most famous Tempur-Pedic peddler in the United States. McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” ran a promotion throughout the MLB season: any mattress set purchase over $3,000 will be refunded if … Read more
Shane August is no stranger to being the underdog. The small business entrepreneur has beaten the odds one time already—but now, August is preparing for Round 2 and is set to enter the ring opposite of the corporate favorites once his sportsbook, Handle19, receives a license to offer legal sports betting in the nation’s capital. … Read more
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
If there was one word to sum up the current outlook of legal sports betting in the United States, it’d simply be: “Drama.” When looking at the 13 states already offering some form of sports betting—Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia—only a couple … Read more
Oregonians… are still waiting for the state’s mobile sports betting app to go live. Unfortunately, the Oregon Lottery has delayed the launch of Scoreboard—the state-run online and mobile sportsbook app—for the second time in less than two months. And now, with no official timetable given and numerous documented contradictions and controversies surrounding the launch, it’s … Read more
With numerous major sports leagues currently in-season and several states continuing to expand their legal sports betting offerings, it’s safe to say there’s never been a better time to be a bettor in the United States. But the sports leagues aren’t the only ones having all the fun. From the Oscar prop bets that have … 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
Soon, there will be a sports betting bill sittin’ on Capitol Hill. Two US senators—Republican Mitt Romney of Utah and Democrat Chuck Schumer of New York—have reportedly started working on a federal framework for states wanting to offer legal sports betting. While a copy of the proposed federal sports betting bill has not been officially … Read more