Super Bowl LIII: Getting A Handle On The Underwhelming Handle
This year’s Super Bowl hangover may be longer lasting than in the past. That’s because the expected record handle in Nevada never materialized. We explore why and what may change that.
Super Bowl: Nevada A Winner, New Jersey Not
Opposite of the result on the field, West Coast sportsbooks were winners while East Coast sportsbooks were losers after the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history.
How States Are Spending Their Sports Betting Tax Revenue
As states across the country are discussing legal sports betting, there has been much ado about sportsbooks operating on thin margins, which is news to a lot of lawmakers. By most accounts, a sportsbook earns between $1-$2 in net revenue from
Scientific Games Acquires Don Best Sports
The parade of change continues in the nation’s nascent sports wagering industry with today’s announcement that Scientific Games Corporation is acquiring Las Vegas-based Don Best Sports Corporation and DBS Canada Corporation for an undisclosed purchase price. The deal is expected
Here’s What Happened at the House Judiciary Hearing on Sports Betting
A House Judiciary subcommittee hearing titled “Post-PASPA: An Examination of Sports Betting in America” proceeded on Thursday under the shadow of a more high-profile hearing in the Senate. Little new ground was covered during the one-and-a-half hour session that largely
Nevada Representative Dina Titus to Congress: No Need to Reinvent Wheel on...
Nevada Representative Dina Titus (NV-1) has been on record many times reiterating her distaste for a federal framework for sports betting. After all, the state of Nevada has had legal casino-style gaming, including sports betting, since 1949. With nearly 70
SuperBook to Announce Expansion Details in Nevada and Beyond
Paragon Gaming will take its “SuperBook” brand on the road, and expand beyond the company’s Westgate Las Vegas Casino & Resort, Jay Kornegay, the Westgate SuperBook’s Vice President of Race and Sports Operations told Sports Handle on Thursday. A formal announcement
Football Contests of Old Helped Create Today’s Massive Sports Betting...
As US gambling legislation produces new sports betting states and markets for legal sports wagering, more and more prospective bettors will have the long-awaited opportunity to join one or more now-legal “cash entry” football betting contests. Such contests have a rich
How Will Nevada Answer New Questions About Legal Sportsbook Regulation?
Last week the Nevada Gaming Control Board posted the following notice: “The Board recognizes the potential impact the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Murphy v. NCAA could have on Nevada’s sports wagering industry. In addition, various divisions of the
The Analyst: Go East Young Bookie!
Back in the 1800’s Horace Greely was credited with the popular phrase “Go West Young Man, Go West” when offering advice about going west to seek fortune and opportunity. If Horace Greeley were alive today and were offering advice to
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