MLB changes rule to enhance sports betting
The MLB’s new partnership with MGM Resorts has already resulted in the first of a number of expected rule changes. This one calls for managers of all MLB clubs to…
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Nadal is NJ bookmakers’ French Open favorite
Novak Djokovic’s victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open has given him his first Grand Slam title of 2019. The question punters are asking now is can he pick…
Murray tipped to be Arizona’s first draft pick
It’s that time of the year when much of the NFL talk is about the draft. It is about which college star will end up in which of the 32…
DraftKings, Showtime launch new boxing game
DraftKings and Showtime have teamed up, they jointly announced last week, to run an exciting new, boxing Pick ‘Em-style game. It is to be launched this coming Saturday when Erislandy…
Yankees are NJ bookies World Series favorites
If last year’s result counted most, World Series winners Boston Red Sox would be the solid favorites to win the title again. But they are not – or at least…
George closing fast in 3-man NBA MVP race
New Jersey’s bookmakers see the race to win the NBA’s 2018/2019 MVP as pretty much being down to three. Even two-time winner Steven Curry of the high flying NBA favorites…
Oscars were a hit with New Jersey punters
The 91st Oscars were a hit with New Jersey punters in the eyes of Play SugarHouse chief Mattias Stets. Stets is COO of Rush Street Gaming, which operates SugarHouse Casino…
Sugarhouse tops sports betting in Pennsylvania
Play Sugarhouse topped the five Pennsylvania Casinos in the total value of sports bets taken in January. The State’s Gaming Control Board reported that Pennsylvania’s five Casinos took a total…
Golden Nugget joins NJ sports-betting spree
The Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City has just opened New Jersey’s 13th online sportsbook. It went live this week offering online betting via a desktop or on Android and…
High-flying Warriors hot favorites for NBA title
The high-flying Golden State Warriors have won the NBA Championship three times in the last five years. Can they make it three in a row this year? Some four months…