Posted on October 28th, 2021
More than half of the states in U.S. now have some form of legal sports betting. Another handful have legislation pending and soon as many as 30 states will have legalized sports betting. With the rise in sports betting in the U.S., many have expanded to offer mobile betting. It’s projected that 90 percent of […]
Posted on October 1st, 2021
We all know that the Supreme Court decision in 2018 that affected sports betting. If you were unaware or just forgot, the US Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act that had prevented sports betting from being legal here in the states (except for Nevada). The result of that legal decision […]
Posted on September 25th, 2021
As of January 2021, sports betting is legal in Virginia. One issue with this legalization was the lack of casinos located in the Commonwealth. As a result, the state launched sports betting as an online-only industry. With eight active apps in the state, wagers amount to nearly two billion dollars in bets after the first […]
Posted on May 22nd, 2021
Essentially, it’s a very simple question. Should Pete Rose be inducted into the Baseball of Fame? Rose was placed on the MLB’s permanent ineligibility list in 1989 after accusations arose that he had bet on baseball games. The bigger issue was that Rose not only bet on MLB games, but he bet on his own […]
Posted on March 26th, 2021
The 2021 NCAA tournament is ready to head into its second weekend and already bettors are in an absolute frenzy. With no March Madness last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, bettors were hungry to get back what they missed in 2020. And did they ever. A number of sportsbooks have reported the total amount […]
Posted on January 30th, 2021
A week from now the country will be witnessing Super Bowl 55 featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs the Kansas City Chiefs. Tampa will be the first team in history to play in the Super Bowl at their very own home stadium. The betting world has had a full week to lay down their action […]
Posted on September 15th, 2020
Last week we shared the news that long time industry heavyweight sportsbook 5dimes was withdrawing from the U.S. market. Since that time we have talked to many in the industry about this topic. Some are cynical and think that the sportsbook in folding while others believe this is the start of an attempt to enter […]
Posted on July 17th, 2020
Major League Baseball announced that it has partnered with sportsbook BetCRIS (SBA Rating C-) as its “official wagering partner in Latin America”. The partnership is apparently the Latin American version of the deal that MLB has with MGM in the United States. BetCRIS will receive a live data feed, use of logos and the right […]
Posted on June 26th, 2020
The MLB announced this week that it would begin play in July. It will be playing a 60 games regular season and then have a full playoff season. Baseball and baseball betting fans are excited to say the least. Futures odds have been jumping around since the announcement but one thing remains clear: shopping sportsbooks […]
Posted on March 30th, 2020
The third and very much anticipated fight between these two behemoths has been pushed back because of the coronavirus. Originally schedule to fight on July 18th, Fury vs. Wilder 3 will now be held Saturday, October 3rd. This is just the latest sport to be impacted by the almost-global shutdown of sporting events because of […]