For decades, the National Football League (NFL) was one of the loudest voices arguing against regulated sports betting in the United States. The whiny billionaires who own the 32 teams that play professional American football swore up and down that sports betting would damage the integrity of their game and would be nothing short of…
The relationship between professional sports and regulated sports betting in the United States has always been tense at best and outright hostile at its worst.The big leagues, including the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL fought vigorously against sports betting, but one league, NASCAR, is rarely included in the conversation. That's because NASCAR is embracing America's…
Earlier this week DraftKings inked a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to become one of their Authorized Gaming Operators. It's a deal that both gives DraftKings access to MLB's official data feed and shows how far the fraught relationship between professional sports and the sports betting world has become since regulated sports wagering was…
Spanish gaming regulators have issued a new edict that could make life slightly more complicated for sports betting operators; no wagering on games that are being played primarily by underage athletes. The new rule is part of a larger plan by the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) to combat both match fixing and…
Regulated sports betting is coming to Washington DC and plenty of folks are not happy about the way the contract for the operator who will be handling the action was approved. Late last night, DC Council approved a five-year, $215 million contract with Greek gaming firm Intralot to oversee the introduction of regulated sports betting…
Can regulated sports betting help revitalize the hurricane-battered economy of Puerto Rico? Lawmakers on the island are betting that the contents of House Resolution 2038 (HR 2038) will do just that as sports betting gives well-heeled tourists one more place to spend their hard earned dollars when on vacation. According to a report from the…
As of July 1, the State of Arkansas became the ninth US State to launch regulated sports betting. Sporting wagers can be placed at two sites that were once horse tracks, and more sites are on the way. It's a model for the sports betting industry that other states are likely to follow as the…
Major League Soccer (MLS) is breaking ground as the first US professional sports league to allow sports betting operators and liquor companies' logos to appear on jerseys and stadium names. This represents a huge leap forward for American sports by embracing a practice that's been common across the rest of the world for decades. Under…
The The Offshore Gaming Association (OSGA) has a bit of advice for any players or affiliates who are considering getting involved with a new online sportsbook called, Top Notch Odds. They suggest, in no uncertain terms that this site be avoided, "like the bubonic plague." Those are some very strong words, especially when they emanate…
When news broke that the Chicago Cubs are considering the addition of a sportsbook onto their iconic Wrigley Field, it brought back a lot of memories for people who have been following the story of sports betting in America. For starters, it brought back memories of the days when sports leagues swore up and down…
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