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California tribes filed a proposed ballot initiative Wednesday to amend the state constitution to allow for sports betting at Indian gaming casinos and licensed racetracks. The effort from a powerful coalition of 18 Native American tribes leaves out the state’s cardrooms isn’t surprising given the longtime animosity between the state’s two main gaming stakeholders. But why are tribes, even when giving themselves a dominant…

Unlike his neighbor to the north, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants his state legislature to put a bill on his desk to legalize and regulate sports betting. He reasons that the demand is there for legal sports betting to come to the state in one way or another. He would prefer that it goes through the legislature and himself to make sure the bill…

The Indiana Pacers started slowly this season with All-Star guard Victor Oladipo out recovering from injury, but the Pacers are rolling now on a four-game winning streak as they make their lone visit of the season Friday to the Houston Rockets, which is favored on the Mybookie NBA odds. How to Bet Pacers vs Rockets NBA Odds & Game Info Series History The Rockets…

Three more Indiana sportsbooks could launch online by the Super Bowl, according to Full House Resorts CEO Dan Lee, their casino partner in the state. At least two of them plan to launch Indiana sports betting by the end of this year: Smarkets and BetAmerica, the Churchill Down brand that runs on SBTech‘s platform. Smarkets, a European sports betting operator that’s handled more than…

This is a developing story and will be updated as warranted. This could be the attempt to legalize California sports betting that catches. A powerful coalition of Native American tribes filed this week a ballot measure for the 2020 election to change the state constitution to allow California sports betting. The measure does not appear to allow for mobile or online Bitcoin sports betting,…

Happy Monday Tuesday, everyone. Remember, the best part of having a Monday off isn’t the three-day weekend but the shortened workweek that follows. As usual, we’re here to recap what happened in the sports betting world last week. Pennsylvania gets two launches The Pennsylvania online betting industry got way more interesting last week with the launch of two pretty big products. The first significant…

The Philadelphia 76ers got good news last week on an injured shoulder suffered by star Ben Simmons. He had an AC joint sprain in his right shoulder, and sometimes those can sideline a player for weeks. However, Simmons’ was minor and he’s expected to miss only three games, meaning he could return sometime this week. Here are two early-week intriguing NBA Betting matchups. Check…

FanDuel and Fox Bet‘s parent companies both reported positive momentum for the US sportsbooks, with FanDuel’s outlook still stronger than most. FanDuel’s parent company, Flutter, upgraded its guidance for expected losses in the US this year off of the sportsbook’s third-quarter momentum. It’s likely no coincidence that Flutter and Fox Bet’s parent, The Stars Group, reported third-quarter earnings on the same day. The two…

Indiana sports betting handle surged 160% in October over September to $91.7 million after the state launched mobile betting at the beginning of the month. Breaking down Indiana sportsbooks DraftKings Sportsbook was far and away the winner with $39.3 million in handle. That’s good for 43% of the state’s total after operating for nearly the whole month. BetRivers launched at the beginning of the…

Barring one of them getting a surprise rest, the NBA’s two best centers face off on Friday night as the Philadelphia 76ers make their lone visit of the season to Denver in what could be an NBA Finals preview. The Nuggets are favorites on the NBA odds because the Sixers are expected to be without Ben Simmons. How to Bet Sixers vs Nuggets NBA…