This article originally appeared at National Football Post. Tired of betting on baseball and bummed out that your PGA Championship wager has already gone awry? Don’t fret, because the NFL preseason is now underway. And yes, betting on the preseason…
Regular readers will recognize that I have mentioned patents as a looming issue on more than a few occasions for the now suddenly growing world of legalized sports wagering. Those comments prompted a reader to ask, “Since sports betting has…
The British are coming! Historians now say Paul Revere never said it, but currently, at least in the world of expanded legal sports betting, it’s certainly true. But, just why are British-controlled betting companies making their presence so widely felt…
The spate of brand and technology alliances in the new national sports betting industry continues with the announcement late Thursday that Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corporation and the FanDuel Group, the Paddy Power Betfair subsidiary, have entered into a strategic…
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…
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…
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…
August 16, 2018 Sports betting is awesome. We have literally devoted our work lives here to covering it from all angles, and most of us are sports bettors…
August 10, 2018 Legal sports betting in New York could occur before the start of the next legislative session in January, but it wouldn't be statewide. Why? Because…
August 15, 2018 This story is the first of two detailing the latest situations on the West Coast. A second installment covering the Mountain States will be posted…