As sport betting fever continues to roll through the country with many a state legislature adopting or considering the adoption of laws and regulations to permit sports wagering, regulators and enforcement agents are starting to question what they need to…
One of the favored bets by those of us who treat sports betting as if it were stock trading, is the futures bet. While as a standalone bet a sports futures wager is generally a sucker bet with the books…
Ever since the Supreme Court opened the door for other states to take advantage of sports wagering, interested gaming operators have been faced with a series of decisions: Operate their own book, partner with an existing sportsbook operator or outsource…
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), the casino and gaming company that also owns and operates Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, moved rapidly Wednesday to enter the realm of national sports wagering with its announcement that it has joined with…
Ever since the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decided to hear New Jersey’s claims, ultimately, about being able to allow sports wagering within their borders, with optimism for a positive ruling, a number of states have passed or are considering…
The NBA and Major League Baseball have proclaimed that a 1-percent “integrity fee” on sports betting is essential to secure fair, legal contests for bettors to wager on. The PGA Tour recently joined the cause and so too have players’ associations…
Sports fans and prospective sports bettors, should a legal sports wagering market become available to them, are certain to be greeted by massive advertising and marketing campaigns as bookmaking entities try to earn their patronage. Right now bookmakers and casinos…
As the sports betting world, the entire world that is, awaits the U.S. Supreme Court decision that is expected to lead to an expansion of Nevada-style sports betting nationally, let’s handicap the future. It’s a precarious endeavor, but let’s speculate…
In the first of our two-part installment on local bookies, we focused on misconceptions, sports betting operations and client relations in our conversation with a look bookmaker, “John.” In this installment, we turn to the current U.S. sports betting landscape….
The West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act passed the state’s House of Delegates on Friday by a sweeping 77-22 margin after SB 415 cleared the Senate 25-9 two weeks ago. Due to a minor amendment, the West Virginia sports betting…
June 19, 2018 Last we checked in on West Virginia sports betting, Governor…
June 13, 2018 This is the fifth in a series of stories for…
June 18, 2018 The Oregon Lottery is laying the groundwork to roll out…