Alabama and Mississippi adjoin each other. Is that why they face similar odds on the road to sports betting legislation? They’ll find out soon enough if the two chambers...
Jontay Porter won’t be waiting for the tipoff when the Toronto Raptors open their NBA season next year. League Commissioner Adam Silver (l.) banned Porter for gambling infractions.
The University of Nevada Las Vegas has a Sports Innovation Institute. The name says it all. Not anymore. The institute now has affiliate programs open to the industry and...
Eight major sports betting companies received warnings from U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (l.) to stop “abusive” activities, particularly VIP programs urging bettors to spend more, and instead help players...
A serious breach of gambling protocol is rare in the NBA or in other major leagues, for that matter. But in the age of legal sports betting, incidents are...
Hey Zack! Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Sure, it’s a cliché but for Minnesota Rep. Zack Stephenson (l.), it rings true. He brokered a deal which...
In order for sportsbooks to function properly, they require dedicated teams of traders to constantly tinker with, analyze and produce the best possible odds. It’s a tough job, one...
Lawmakers approved requests from the Maine Gaming Control Unit to reduce license terms for sportsbooks from four to one year. The change may reduce workloads and get the two...
DraftKings has succeeded in getting a change from Superior Court to Business Litigation Court as it fights a class-action lawsuit. The company is accused of deceptive practices.
Mississippi may get to see the other side of the sports betting world: online wagering. Six years after approving sportsbooks in its casinos, lawmakers in the Senate will vote...
Massachusetts sportsbooks might be limiting maximum bets on winners, but not losers. The practice is not illegal—not yet at least. But it’s frowned upon, and the gaming commission has...
The tribes and now the charities seem to have come onboard in support of the sports betting legislation in Minnesota. So has the Star Tribune, and maybe the racetracks....
Sports bettors and industry analysts have had Georgia on their mind for quite some time, but alas, the latest legalization efforts have fallen through once again.
SBCAmericas will bring in six more honorees to the Sports Betting Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place May 8 at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New...
DraftKings executive Michael Hermalyn saw a better opportunity if he joined Fanatics Betting & Gaming and relocated to California. DraftKings was not too happy and filed a lawsuit. Hermalyn...
It should be quite simple. If you want to continue as a fantasy sports operator, say bye-bye to the pick’em games that bring the house into the picture. States...
Matt Bowyer is a central figure in the betting scandal involving Ippei Mizuhara, former translator for Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara placed bets with Bowyer’s illegal sportsbook, which has been under...
Last year, the charities said no deal to a sports betting bill that ended pull tabs, their source of income. This year, an increase in the sports betting tax...
Charlie Baker (l.), the president of the NCAA, wants proposition bets on college players stricken from sportsbook menus. Too much stress on young student athletes who have to worry...