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Nearly all of the gambling bill passed in the final hours of the Michigan lame-duck legislative session deals with casinos and internet gaming. A single line tucked into the internet gaming section of House Bill 4926, though, is of particular interest to sports bettors. Could this be the sentence that legalizes Michigan Bovada sports betting? The division may permit internet gaming operators licensed by…

Shockwaves reverberated through the gaming industry on Wednesday with the revelation that the online gaming business in the US could be turned on its head by the Department of Justice. Or it won't be turned on its head at all. An opinion from the DOJ appears to be coming — as first reported at Online Poker Report — that reverses the DOJ's stance that the Wire Act…

Odds to win next season’s Heisman Trophy have been posted Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is a big early favorite By betting now you can lock in value for the 2019 season Kyler Murray surged towards the end of the college football regular season and beat out Tua Tagovailoa and Dwayne Haskins to win the 2018 Heisman Trophy. Since it is never too early to…

Bowl season kicks off on Saturday There are 40 bowl games for FBS teams including the playoff contests this year Sometimes the most value is present in less marque matchups A lot of people are understandably excited to see how many points Alabama and Oklahoma can generate on December 29 (the over/under is 81). There also is plenty of interest in the other semifinal…

It was not all that long ago that the college bowl season consisted of a handful of games on New Year’s Day. The schedule expanded slowly into the late 1990’s early 2000’s before exploding to its current slate of 39 games from mid-December right through the first of the year. The evolution of the college bowl season into its current form began in earnest…

The NFL playoffs are taking shape with three weeks left in the 2018 regular season. Several teams have clinched playoff spots while others have been eliminated. If you can pick who the last teams into the postseason will be, there is money to be made. The Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, and New Orleans Saints are going to the playoffs. They have clinched…

Week 14 was a step back for the Locks of the Week. I’m still over $600 in the black for the season, though. Week 15 brings a slew of intriguing games with significant playoff implications. My magical run came to an abrupt halt in Week 14. The Bengals finally showed some life, easily covering against the Chargers as two-touchdown ‘dogs (26-21), while Jets vs…

The nation's capital was the focus of the US sports betting industry this week, via bills both at the federal and city level. But there was also a lot of buzz around the country as legislatures prepare to address legal sports gambling in 2019. Here's a roundup of what went down around in the sports gambling industry this week: DC sports betting A long-promised sports…

The College Football Playoff Semifinals take place on December 29 Alabama is a strong favorite to win the title Even with only three other teams, there is value among other contenders For months it has been apparent that the college football season has one major theme. Can anyone derail Alabama? Georgia pushed the Dogs in the SEC Title game, but somehow, someway, Alabama escaped…

The Baseball Winter Meetings begin Sunday in Las Vegas Bryce Harper and Manny Machado headline the current crop of free agents Betting on teams you can suspect will make big moves can pay off big  For all the hype that the NFL Draft gets, Baseball’s Winter Meetings are an even bigger deal. While NFL rookies make a difference, the best quarterbacks end up on…