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With Luka Doncic a lock to win the 2019 Rookie of the Year, we saw no reason to make people wait until the end of the season to receive their winnings, so we are paying out $150,000 in winning tickets for those who bet Doncic during the season. For the unlucky ones who bet on someone else, should Luka not win the 2019 NBA…

Sports bettors from all over the world love to bet on sports and they do, to the tune of billions of dollars annually. Everybody is looking for an edge and it matters not what type of bettor that you may be. You may bet two or three dollars a game or more than a thousand dollars a game. You may know all of the…

The Golden State Warriors have injury questions galore on Wednesday night when they host the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Despite some key guys in question, the Dubs are still solid favorites on the NBA odds to take a 2-1 series lead. Raptors vs Warriors 2019 NBA Finals Game 3 Odds & Pick Why Bet on Toronto? The Raptors have…

The rapid pace of legal sports betting news makes it feel like Disney‘s acquisition of a stake in DraftKings happened years ago. The deal, in fact, took place just in the past month as an offshoot of the massive Fox Bet tie-up with The Stars Group. The Legal Sports Report team examines the pressing questions about the Disney-DraftKings relationship: Why did Disney take on…

Daily fantasy sports is coming back to Alabama. More than three years after DFS was declared to be illegal gambling by the state's attorney general, companies like DraftKings and FanDuel are getting ready to re-enter the market. Alabama and daily fantasy Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill into law, as first reported by Bloomberg Tax. That came after the legislature passed the bill in…

The moment we have been waiting for since Feb. 15 has finally arrived, as we have a Wire Act memo decision from the New Hampshire District Court. This afternoon, Judge Paul Barbadoro said: I hereby declare that § 1084(a) of the Wire Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1084(a), applies only to transmissions related to bets or wagers on a sporting event or contest. The 2018…

Political will is building for Illinois sports betting with Republicans and Democrats in both chambers and the governor working toward passing a comprehensive gambling expansion bill including sports betting by Friday's deadline, even if language for the legislation doesn't yet exist. Background on Illinois Gambling Legislation Illinois has a long history with gambling legislation. Legalized riverboat casinos have been part of the landscape since…

The following is an excerpt from the new book The Logic of Sports Betting by Ed Miller and Matthew Davidow. You can read another excerpt here. Before I get into the weeds there’s one more core market concept you have to understand. I started the book making a big deal about how sports betting isn’t a one- or two-player game, but rather a competitive, multiplayer game.…

The Golden State Warriors didn’t have Kevin Durant for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night in Toronto and it certainly made a difference. Will KD play in Game 2 on Sunday? Not looking likely, and the NBA odds have been affected because of that and Toronto’s opening victory. How to Bet Warriors at Raptors Game 2 NBA Odds & TV Info…

If Illinois passes a comprehensive gambling expansion bill this week, it likely will be against opposition from its existing casino industry. Tom Swoik, executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, tells Legal Sports Report that his organization, which represents nine of the 10 casinos in the state, almost certainly would not support the full gambling expansion bill being pushed by Illinois lawmakers in…