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The NHL has entered into a league-level sports betting partnership with industry giant William Hill. News of the new deal came to light in a press release issued Thursday morning. “This new partnership is yet another example of the innovative yet practical approach our League is taking with the emerging sports gaming industry,” said Commissioner Gary […]

The Sacramento Kings will be in all-out desperation mode as they look to take another step toward nailing down a playoff berth at the expense of a New Orleans Pelicans team that has been playing some lame-duck ball ever since Anthony Davis announced he no longer wanted to be a part of the organization. With […]

The two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors might be the prohibitive favorites to win both, the Western Conference crown and NBA Finals, but the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets both have some legitimate hopes of representing the Western Conference in this year’s NBA championship. The two top contenders to dethrone the Dubs will square off […]

There is, quite obviously, a huge gap in talent between the teams sitting near the top of the standings and those wallowing in the lower reaches. Over the course of an 82-game season, though, we often see games where those lesser teams are able to pick up a win against the big guns. Those types […]

A late amendment before Thursday’s subcommittee hearing on Illinois sports betting brought a bad-actor clause aimed at keeping out DraftKings and FanDuel. Last week, House Revenue and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Zalewski told Legal Sports Report about four amendments that would be discussed as options to fill out his sports betting bill — H 3308. Rep. Bob Rita, who chairs the Subcommittee […]

The expanding US legal sports betting industry is largely based in the East, but Oregon sports betting could add to the western profile sooner than later. Grandfathered in during the PASPA era, Oregon took a step last week to relaunching regulated sports betting. During a monthly meeting of the Oregon Lottery Commission last week, the lottery recommended selection of SBTech as […]

The top half of the Eastern Conference seems to be taking care of itself rather nicely. The Milwaukee Bucks have what looks to be an unassailable 4-game lead over the Toronto Raptors, who in turn look assured of the #2 seed. The Philadelphia 76ers appears to have locked in the #3 spot, leaving the Indiana […]

It’s looking more and more likely that the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics will finish fourth and fifth in the Eastern Conference and will meet in the first round of the playoffs – in whichever order. They meet for the third time this regular season on Friday with the Celtics as home NBA betting favorites. […]

The recently passed daily fantasy sports bill will serve as the model for a new Louisiana sports betting effort. Alaska aside, the appetite for legal sports betting has touched every corner of the US map, including gambling states in the Deep South. This week, a sports betting bill in Louisiana appeared on the legislative tracker for […]

The Golden State Warriors have utterly dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves this decade, winning 28 of the past 34 meetings. To no surprise, then, the Warriors go for the four-game season sweep in Minnesota on Friday night and are favored on the NBA Lines. Warriors vs Timberwolves NBA Spread & Prediction “I don’t think there […]