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After 10 Weeks in the NFL, six teams have separated themselves in the odds. The big favorites have gone up in price slightly. Value exists in both conferences.  With seven weeks remaining in the regular season, it is tempting to start drawing conclusions. Remember, most teams have played only nine games, and that means they […]

The National Basketball Association is taking its gambling partnerships overseas. On Tuesday, the league struck a multi-year partnership with Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), making it the NBA’s first-ever European gaming partner. The past few weeks have been filled with similar partnerships between major casino gaming operators and the NBA and National Hockey League (NHL). But the […]

Parx Casino has secured a partner to power its Pennsylvania sports betting operations. Owners Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment selected Kambi to run the books at both their flagship property and the South Philly Turf Club. Kambi is a business-facing operator from Europe with big ambitions in the expanding US market. Primary competitors IGT and SBTech also were rumored to be […]

This is a developing story and will be updated. DraftKings Sportsbook is officially getting into the land-based sports betting business, via a casino in Mississippi. After being the first operator to launch online sportsbook betting in New Jersey in August, DraftKings Sportsbook is making its first foray into operating a retail sportsbook this Friday. DraftKings + […]

A funny thing related to sports betting happened on the way to the voting machines this Election Day. The Miami Dolphins are actively telling people to vote so that they might have legal sports betting in Florida in the future. The scenario where an NFL team — or a team from any other US pro […]

Want to preview the future of golf? Check out the pay-per-view broadcast of The Match: Tiger vs. Phil the day after Thanksgiving. The made-for-TV match between the top golfers of their generation will feature a sports betting-friendly broadcast. Turner Sports, the producer of the broadcast, announced Friday the broadcast will feature “first-of-its-kind integrations centered on […]

The UK’s largest pay-TV broadcaster, Sky, has decided to limit gambling advertising to one spot per commercial break. The limits will come into force at the beginning of the soccer season next August. Steven van Rooyen, chief executive of Sky’s UK business, said: “Our customers are worried about gambling ads on TV – and we […]

A 2-for-3 performance last Sunday has my Locks of the Week up over $400 for the year. Week 10 has a lot of big favorites, but some tasty plays nonetheless. I’m going hard on the Saints in Cincinnati, for pretty obvious reasons.  Week 9 saw a nice return on investment. The Bills and Bucs “delivered” […]

A Louisiana ballot initiative to legalize daily fantasy sports (DFS) passed Tuesday in most parishes, thanks in part to a $1 million ad campaign by DraftKings and FanDuel. Louisiana DFS will only be legal in parishes that voted “yes”. Ronnie Jones, chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, told LSR the referendum passed in 47 of […]

Arkansas sports betting could soon become a reality after state voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday to legalize it. More than 54 percent of Arkansas voters cast ballots favoring the measure. Issue 4 in Arkansas explicitly included sports betting as a legal form of gambling. The measure also approved casino-style gambling at four locations in […]