For the National Football League, late really is better than never. The NFL has taken its first major step into the sports betting world. The richest professional sports league in America has not moved as quickly as the NHL, MLB, or NBA, despite a legal sports betting revenue projection of $2.3 billion. After the slow …
Redskins fans can now bet on their teams preseason games without risking a dollar thanks to the “Predict the game” broadcast app. The betting application will soon be launched by NBC Sports Washington and will allow viewers to win prizes and cash for answering the questions correctly. This offer is rumored to prepare for a …
With legalized sports gambling spreading throughout the United States, the commissioner for the nation’s premier college football conference took the podium Monday during the first SEC media day to present his case on how it could negatively affect the mental health of student-athletes. According to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, mental health is an issue athletes …
A Texas family is in a heap of trouble after authorities busted them for their illegal sports betting operations in Beaumont. Three family members admitted Tuesday to engaging in unlawful bookmaking and running an unlicensed sportsbook from their father’s used car lot for over three decades. Their crime is one of Texas’ largest ever schemes …
While the sports season has slowed in May, NJ still fairs well. May is not a particularly highly active sports month, therefore states with legal sports betting like New Jersey has taken a hit. Gross online gambling revenue dipped in the month of May from $53.08 million to $52.09 million for online casino, sports gambling, …
Fox Sports will be the first major legacy US media company to launch a sports betting product – called Fox Bet. Fox will be investing $236 million in The Stars Group (TSG), a Canadian company which owns and licenses several big-name gambling brands like PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetEasy, Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, BetStars, Full Tilt, …
In the midst of March Madness, Colorado is seriously considering gambling expansion to include sports wagering. Colorado’s legislature is readying legislation and efforts to legalize sports gambling as said by Representative Alec Garnett who is the House Majority leader, “We’ve been working the last couple of months with stakeholders trying to build what a legal …
The Alliance of American Football (AAF) is a new football league that launched a week after Super Bowl 53 in February of 2019. Despite low game attendance, the amateur league entertained about 3.25 million television viewers on their opening Saturday. The leagues long-term business plan is said to be focused on sports gambling data and …
On March 24th, 2019, Showtime is set to release “Action” a docuseries about professional sports betting in the United States after the federal repeal of the PASPA act. Action will be a behind the scenes look at professional gamblers, bookies, handicappers, and oddsmakers during the 2018 NFL season. The docuseries will expand across four episodes …
Yahoo Finance has recently reported that the fastest growing industry for the Empire State will be the gambling industry in 2019. This conclusion is based on statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BSL) and projections from the Projections Managing Partnership (PMP). The PMP is a government-backed combination of business that produces state labor market …