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
With October coming to a close, covering during the Fall Classic is the top priority at sportsbooks across the country. From coast-to-coast, millions of people are expected to bet on Game 1 of the 2019 World Series between the Washington Nationals and the favored Houston Astros. Although Texas has folded on bringing legal sports betting … 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
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
Get ready, sports fans in the nation’s capital: One of your arenas is about to make sports betting history in the United States. Washington DC’s Capital One Arena will soon have a sportsbook inside the arena after Monumental Sports & Entertainment—the company that owns three of the District’s professional sports franchises—announced a partnership with William … Read more
A lawsuit that could decide the future of Washington DC sports betting is officially going down in two weeks. And the civil case could be ruled on right then and there by Superior Court Judge John Campbell! Campbell! Campbell! On Tuesday, Judge Campbell extended the temporary restraining order to block the city’s initial $30 million … 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
Hold up, Washington DC! You can’t launch a mobile sports betting app quite yet! DC Superior Court Judge Joan Zeldon sided with Dylan Carragher, a local mobile app developer, on Thursday and issued a temporary restraining order to stop a $30 million payment to Intralot due on Tuesday, October 1. The DC Council awarded a … Read more
Washington DC sports betting is getting blitzed by the same team for the second time in two weeks. And so far, officials in the nation’s capital haven’t responded to the legal pressure. Dylan Carragher—a DC resident and mobile sports betting app developer—has asked a Superior Court judge for a temporary restraining order to halt the … Read more
The dog days of summer sports betting are officially over with today—Monday, September 23—marking the first day of Autumn in the United States. As trees change from green to a bevy of Fall colors, the first month of wagering on NFL and college football draws to a close all too soon. But with change coursing … 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
When the NFL betting season kicks off next month, the nation’s capital will be sitting on the sports betting bench. Washington DC city officials confirmed Thursday the launch of legalized sports betting has been delayed by several weeks and won’t be ready before the start of the 2019 NFL season on September 5. The DC … Read more