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Not many players can guard LeBron James all that well in the NBA, but Miami’s Jimmy Butler has a solid history of checking James. Those two All-Stars face off on Friday night as James’ former Miami Heat team visits Los Angeles. The Lakers are solid NBA betting favorites at Mybookie. How to Bet Heat vs Lakers NBA Odds & Game Info Sixers vs Nuggets…

The Utah Jazz are one of the best defensive teams in the NBA but that unit will be tested on Friday night as reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks make their lone visit of the year to Salt Lake City. The game opened as a pick’em on the NBA odds, but now the Bucks are -1.5 favorites. How to Bet Bucks…

Illinois sports betting will take the next step in December when casinos, racetracks and stadiums should be able to apply for licenses. Applications should be available by Dec. 19, the Chicago Sun-Times quoted Marcus Fruchter of the Illinois Gaming Board. There’s no formal timeline for when sports betting could go live in the state, though it will likely be some time in 2020. Illinois…

Now that the Michigan sports betting and iGaming bills are in the Senate, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is back at the table for discussions. Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. tells Legal Sports Report that he spoke with the governor’s office and industry stakeholders this week. He is working to find a middle ground on how Michigan sports betting would be taxed. The administration holds concerns that…

Three more New York sportsbooks will be up and running before the end of the year, thanks to a new deal announced Tuesday morning involving the Seneca Gaming Corporation, Kambi Group and Bragg Gaming Group. That will bring a total of 11 upstate sportsbooks that will eventually be available in New York, although online betting is still not authorized there. Where are the new…

Local sports betting venues and kiosks are commonplace in much of the world, with several international regions also coming onboard in embracing the pastime. That said, no sports wagering market is growing more quickly than that in the US, as nearly 20 states have legalized the activity since the Supreme Court overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA, 1992) in mid-2018.…

The big news in the NBA last week was of course the broken left hand suffered by Warriors superstar and two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry. He’s going to miss at least a month, and that might already torpedo the struggling Warriors’ chances at even making the playoffs in the tough Western Conference. The Dubs are now +5000 to win an NBA title. Here’s a…

Colorado sports betting passed in a bill in May, but whether it’s actually legalized will be decided by vote next week. Proposition DD is on Tuesday‘s ballot. The bill received strong support in the legislature, but now it’s on the public to choose whether sports betting in Colorado will commence this fiscal year. Colorado law requires all measures that would increase taxes to go…

Lawmakers in California are lining up witnesses for their first sports betting hearing of 2019. Per Legal Sports Report sources, the legislature hopes to bring stakeholders and experts to Los Angeles to testify on Nov. 20. The date is tentative, and the body’s website does not yet list a hearing on the docket for that Wednesday. Though sports betting bills have been popping up in…

Rhode Island sports betting had a strong September showing as the start of the NFL season helped to more than double August’s handle. Total handle for the state was $22.2 million, up 120.6% over August. The total was the second-highest ever for RI sports betting after the sportsbooks took bets totaling $23.6 million in March. The breakdown, however, tells us more about Rhode Island’s…