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Can Irish contain potent Clemson attack? Tigers’ star-studded defensive front could break out Notre Dame’s D the best Clemson has faced all year And then there were four. The quest for college football supremacy resumes in less than a week, with a pair of semi-final match-ups, including No. 2 ranked Clemson (13-0) and No. 3 ranked Notre Dame (12-0) meeting in the Cotton Bowl,…

At just one physical casino in only two weeks, PA sports betting generated more than a half-million dollars in revenue. It certainly appears the Keystone State is ready for legal sports betting, based on those initial returns. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) released Thursday its revenue figures for the first-ever month of PA sports betting. They show more than $500,000 in revenue on…

It feels like we've said this at least a half a dozen times this year, but this time we really mean it. This last week was — without question — the busiest week of sports betting news since the US Supreme Court repealed PASPA in May. There have been plenty of busy weeks over the past seven months, mind you, but none quite as…

#6 Ohio State and #9 Washington meet on January 1 in the 2019 Rose Bowl.  Urban Meyer will be coaching his final game for the Buckeyes. Washington is appearing in the Rose Bowl for the first time since 2001. For all of the games that switch dates, times, and presenting sponsors each year, there is something perfect about the Rose Bowl. Pencil it in:…

Partnerships between professional sports leagues and sports betting operators are becoming more common in a post-PASPA world. Today, the National Basketball Association announced another major deal, this time with FanDuel. The expanded multiyear deal makes the daily fantasy sports turned sports betting operator an “authorized gaming operator of the NBA,” in addition to continuing as the “official daily fantasy partner” of the NBA and WNBA.…

Just last week, the news surfaced that the NFL was looking for a national casino partner. Now, it appears close to finding one. A source familiar with negotiations tells Legal Sports Report that the NFL and Caesars Entertainment Corporation are getting close to inking such a deal. The terms and scope of the deal under negotiation are unknown. If the deal is cemented, it…

The PlayStation Fiesta Bowl pits #11 LSU vs #8 Central Florida. The Knights haven’t lost since 2016 but now face one of the toughest defenses in the country. What are the odds UCF continues its unbeaten streak minus starting QB McKenzie Milton? The 2019 Fiesta Bowl (1:00 PM ET, Jan. 1st, Glendale, AZ) between the #11 LSU Tigers and #8 UCF Knights may go…

On Tuesday afternoon, lawmakers in the District of Columbia passed a bill that legalizes sports betting within its boundaries. The Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018 rewrites the DC books to permit both retail and online/mobile sports gambling. The DC sports betting bill is subject to Congressional review, but an emergency measure also passed separately to allow for preparations in the interim. The signature of Mayor…

#15 Texas faces #5 Georgia on January 1 in New Orleans. The Longhorns are in their first major bowl since 2009. UGA was the first school left out of the four-team College Football Playoff. After Georgia gave Alabama a heavyweight fight in the SEC Championship Game, many argued that they should be among the team’s invited to the College Football Playoff. When the committee…

Floyd Mayweather is entering the ring once again for another payday This time he faces 20-year-old kickboxing prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition boxing match It’s easy money for Mayweather, and it could mean easy money for bettors as well They don’t call him Money Mayweather for nothing. The biggest pay-per-view star in history has finagled another easy payday for himself. Mayweather’s knack for lucrative…