Arkansas is ninth US state to begin taking legal sports bets
Arkansas this week became the 9th US State since the end of the betting ban to start taking sports bets. The Resort’s General Manager Wayne Smith placed the first bet….
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MCILROY, KOEPKE JOINT FAVORITES TO WIN BRITISH OPEN
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland’s big British Open hope, is a firm favorite to win golf’s final major of 2019. And that’s not too surprising. He will, after all, be standing on…
POINTSBET SET TO BECOME CHICAGO’S FIRST SPORTSBOOK
PointsBet, which runs one of New Jersey’s newest sportsbooks, has beaten the state’s oldest big guns, FanDuel, and DraftKings to it. The go-go Australian-based company is set to become the first…
NJ WARNS MEDIA SITE THAT IT’S BREAKING THE LAW
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has warned the Vegasinsider website that it is violating Federal and State Laws. It gave the sports betting information site notice on June 28…
NEW JERSEY OUSTS NEVADA AS SPORTSBOOK LEADER IN MAY
Confident gambling administrators have for months predicted New Jersey would surpass Nevada as the sportsbook capitol of the US And May has made them look very much like men who…
WORLD-CLASS TRAINER BACKING UNDERDOG PACQUIAO
It is difficult to recall when multi-titled Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao was last installed as a bookmaker’s under-dog. But that is just what he was when he arrived in Los Angeles…
MLS First To Allow Betting Ads On Jerseys, Stadiums
In a US first, MLS’s 24 professional soccer clubs have been given the green light to advertise sports betting. The league’s teams can now sell rights to Sportsbooks to advertise…
NJ Gives Hot-Dog Eating Contest The Thumbs Down
New Jersey will not be taking any bets on the famed Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest next month. It has been held annually on the Fourth of July on nearby…
The ‘Cap’ Is Why Nashville’s NHL Odds Are Firmer
The odds on Nashville Predators winning the 2020 Stanley Cup have strengthened, not weakened, since trading away All-star P.K. Subban. This hasn’t elevated the 2017 Stanley Cup finalists to favorite…
New York Online Sports Betting Dead In The Water
New York punters will have to continue crossing the Hudson River to make online sports wagers in New Jersey. Otherwise, they will have to do it with illegal offshore sportsbooks….