Daily fantasy sports, too DraftKings has announced partnership with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation for both sports betting and daily fantasy sports in Connecticut. DFS will launch on Sunday, December 13, while sports betting will have to wait until the pastime is actually legalized in the state. State Rep. Sean Scanlon, who will soon be… Read more »
Not much fingernail biting needed Every week, I read about massive sports bets people make. I get jealous when they win. I might even get more jealous when they lose, knowing they are in a position to be comfortable losing gigantic sums. But mostly, reading about horrifically wonderful bets is like window shopping to me:… Read more »
Brick-and-mortar limits tax potential Last Tuesday, the attention of the world was on the U.S. presidential race (and still is, frankly), but in addition to president and other legislative races, residents of six states had the opportunity to cast their votes for or against gambling expansion measures. One such state was Louisiana, which saw 55… Read more »
As sports betting spread throughout the United States, New Jersey is sitting back, grinning. It was the Garden State’s years of persistence that eventually got the Supreme Court to strike down PASPA and make sports betting legal in 2018. After eons of Nevada being the only place one could put a few bucks down on… Read more »
Might as well go for the gold There is a chance that we might get legal sports betting here in Georgia some day – a bill was actually introduced in the legislature – but until then, I am going to have to live vicariously through people who make mind numbing bets. Such was the case… Read more »
It used to be that, to bet on sports, the only option available was to head to Nevada and the casinos there (and, in particular, Las Vegas). Since 2018, however, that has begun to change. In fact, the sports betting industry in the States of America are welcoming the newest addition to the fraternity, the… Read more »
Neither side loses! The Big Ten’s college football season finally began this past weekend and with it came a controversial ending to the game between the eighth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the Indiana Hoosiers. Because of how the game ended – Indiana won 36-35 — DraftKings Sportsbook decided to refund all bets on the… Read more »
Any which way you slice it, they stink The New York Jets are easily the worst team in the National Football League. They’ve been crap for a while, but so far this year, they are one-upping (or one-downing?) themselves. Yet, according to ESPN, people are still placing bets on the Jets to win the Super… Read more »
Sports betting continues to be embraced by professional sports organizations. The latest evidence: for the first time, the PGA Tour will integrate betting odds in its telecasts. Starting Thursday during the broadcast of the CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek on the Golf Channel, BetMGM will provide betting odds for viewers. The telecast will display odds… Read more »
Just a few million, no biggie Per a report from ESPN, a DraftKings customer placed the bet of the decade, perhaps the century. Apparently extremely confident, this bettor placed a three-team futures parlay: the Green Bay Packers to take the NFC North, the Georgia Bulldogs to win the SEC East, and the Alabama Crimson Tide… Read more »
It’s been a long time in coming and the path hasn’t always been the smoothest. It now seems, however, that there will be a new addition to the online gaming and poker industry in the States of America. The state of Michigan is working on final approvals with operators and casinos inside the Wolverine State,… Read more »
Low risk, high reward Though the schedules and playing environments are certainly odd, sports in the United States are back up and running. It’s not normal for this to be the case, but because of season delays, all four major U.S. sports are in action: the NBA and NHL are in the playoffs, MLB is… Read more »
Costa Rica-based sportsbook 5Dimes will soon be taking its leave of the United States market. The sportsbook tweeted the official announcement on Tuesday, but customers were made aware on Sunday and Monday. 5Dimes is not licensed to operate in the U.S., but has accepted American customers for years. Customers will still be able to place… Read more »
The reward of a functioning society When people started realizing the COVID-19 pandemic might be serious in March, sports shut down. The NBA halted its season, NCAA March Madness was cancelled outright, the NHL paused its season, so on and so forth. The NBA and NHL are back, playing their “bubbles,” and Major League Baseball… Read more »
I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed As a sports fan, I haven’t actually been all that frustrated with the lack of sports during the pandemic. I have plenty of other things to keep my mind occupied, not the least of which is keeping myself and my family healthy (as I sit here eating peanut M&Ms).… Read more »
We’ve all had some version of that Back to the Future II fantasy. We have knowledge of the results of sporting events – with or without a sports almanac – and take advantage of that information by racking up sports betting winnings. An imperfect but quite profitable variation of the fantasy happened in Las Vegas… Read more »
The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) has officially begun the sports betting application process. Documentation potential operators need to apply for a license in the Volunteer State are posted on the Lottery’s website. The basics There are three categories of licenses: sports gaming operator, supplier, and vendor. The category that most of us will be paying… Read more »
This doesn’t exactly have anything to do with poker. Actually, it has nothing to do with poker. It doesn’t kind of relate to sports betting, so if we want to pretend this has something to do with gambling, there you are. But regardless, Wimbledon is cancelled. On Wednesday – and this was not an April… Read more »
While people continue to watch hotspots like California, Florida, or Texas as the next breakthrough in online casino gaming, daily fantasy sports (DFS) and online poker, the real state to watch may be Kentucky. Plenty of online gaming organizations are putting their efforts into lobbying legislators in the Bluegrass State, only trailing the Kentucky Chamber… Read more »
I kind of feel bad for the Kansas City Chiefs. They won their first Super Bowl in 50 years and nobody is talking about them. The only thing from the Super Bowl anyone seems to want to discuss is the halftime show and OH THE OUTRAGE of two grown women choosing how they want to… Read more »
Since the surprise passage of online gaming and poker legislation in the state of Michigan to close 2019, there has been a great deal of talk regarding who might be next to broach the expansion of gaming. There are some usual suspects in the mix, including California (for the umpteenth year in a row) and… Read more »
As the decade comes to an end, on era in New Hampshire has just been born. On Monday, legal sports betting went live in the Granite State. Governor Chris Sununu was the first to place a wager, using the DraftKings mobile app. Naturally, considering his constituency, he bet $82 on the New England Patriots to… Read more »
I am a terrible sports bettor. I’ve probably mentioned that before. Fortunately, I live in a state in which there is no sports betting available and I haven’t felt the desire to jump through the hoops required to bet with an offshore book. Thus, I can safely say that I did not contribute to the… Read more »
We are approaching seven years since online poker first went live in Nevada. Since then, just three other states – New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania – have sprouted online poker rooms.* It’s sad, really. At least a fifth state will soon be added to that list, as Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Friday… Read more »
The National Football League announced on Friday that Arizona Cardinals cornerback Josh Shaw has been suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games. The suspension will go through at least next season. On Monday, ESPN reported that not only had Shaw bet on NFL games, but he actually bet on his own team’s games, as well.… Read more »
