Posted on November 27th, 2018
Baseball has done a ‘not so surprising’ 180 in regards to sports gambling. The fact that states are legalizing sports wagering one-by-one had MLB looking in the mirror about their position.. MLB’s historical scrapes with sports betting, like The Black Sox Scandal and Pete Rose Betting Scandal, had them holding onto the ‘sports betting is […]
Posted on July 31st, 2018
The first deal of its kind (in the US) has been reached this week between the NBA and MGM. We have long reported that NBA commissioner Adam Silver likes the idea of sports betting. When the law prohibiting sports betting was struck down earlier this year, many companies got to work figuring out how they […]
Posted on April 18th, 2024
We all know a sportsbook loves a loser. If you are on a terrible losing streak and cannot seem to cobble together a win or two, the sportsbook is your best friend. They surely won’t intervene and try to stop you from continuing to wager. But what happens if you win on a regular basis? […]
Posted on November 11th, 2023
Competing with the big budgets of the fresh-on-the-scene online sportsbooks like BetMGM, Caesars and Hard Rock means amping up your incentive game if you are a long established book. The folks at BetOnline sportsbook fully understand this and have taken on the challenge. This month, they have launched the BetOnline “VIP Rewards” program. This is […]
Posted on November 7th, 2023
Last week we reported Seminole Hard Rock’s plans to reboot their online sportsbook after some key legal decisions were made clearing the way. Namely, the suspension of the original deal between the State of Florida and Seminole Hard Rock was lifted. We reported the sportsbook should be live by next month. Well, it didn’t take […]
Posted on January 23rd, 2023
When legal sports betting in Ohio went live on January 1st, 2023, the launch went off with a bang. It is safe to say that the launch lived up to expectations. To put things into perspective, north of 11 million sports betting transactions were made on the first two days that Ohio sports betting was […]
Posted on November 3rd, 2022
On Tuesday night, Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” was feeling a bit dejected. His Houston Astros had just lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the 2022 MLB World Series. McIngvale loves his Astros and loves them so much that he placed a total of $10 million worth of bets on […]
Posted on October 27th, 2022
It is a long held belief that the house always wins when it comes to betting. Although the house usually does win in the long run, it is not always a guarantee. The gamble goes both ways. The players risk their money and the sportsbook does as well. Sportsbooks are vulnerable to wild winning runs […]
Posted on October 25th, 2022
There have been many times that bettors been left regretting not placing a wager on a big fight or game – simply because they don’t know which company to place it through or who would offer them the best value for my money. The world of gambling can seem exciting, confusing and scary all at […]
Posted on December 17th, 2021
All sports bettors know about the parlay. Its kind of like the lotto ticket of sports betting. The more teams you string together as a single bet, the more money you win. This is because the odds of every winning every game lengthen dramatically with each “leg” that you add. We have all placed the […]