Offshore Sportsbook Fact Blog

Legal sports betting is spreading quickly across the US, but according to two industry veterans, fast-paced expansion might not be in the industry’s best interest. The remarks were made by Art Manteris, the vice president of race and sports operations for Station Casinos, and Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling, during the second annual U.S. Sports Betting Policy Summit in Washington,…

College football Rivalry Week is upon us. Get ready for the sport’s most fun weekend Syracuse isn’t as bad as Notre Dame made them look and LSU isn’t as bad as Alabama made them look We went 1-1 last week, which brings us to a healthy 21-15-0 for the season. With the last week of the regular season, let’s see if we can’t get that win percentage…

The first two weeks of November were the busiest yet for the young West Virginia sports betting industry. State-regulated operators took in more than $6 million in wagers across that span, recording the first $3 million week since the Aug. 30 launch. Though the numbers look decent in isolation, they don't show the sharp growth some some had projected for WV sports betting. A…

Following a recent uptick in chatter, a state lawmaker this week made the first step toward legalizing Virginia sports betting. Delegate Mark Sickles pre-filed a bill onto the 2019 calendar aimed at repealing constitutional prohibitions against sports betting and online lottery ticket sales. Sickles is not the first to suggest the idea; Delegate Marcus Simon discussed it last month. While sports betting bills have become almost commonplace…

You can make that eight states where sports bets can be made legally, once Rhode Island officially gets into the game Monday. Twin River Casino, in Lincoln, will launch its sportsbook at 3 p.m. Monday, the facility confirmed in a press advisory. More from Twin River: An opening bet ceremony will kick off the new product with Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello, Senate President Dominic…

My Locks of the Week had a fourth straight winning week. That brings my profits to nearly $600 for the season.  Week 12 is also Thanksgiving, and I have one Lock for Turkey Day? The Week 11 locks went 2-1 yet again, marking four weeks in a row of profitable plays. The Chiefs covered as 3.5-point road dogs in that wild shootout with the Rams…

Politicians and union leaders are the latest to make a push to finally legalize single-game sports betting in Canada. Member of Parliament Tracey Ramsey is among those who want to see changes to Canadian sports betting regulations. (Image: Blackburn News) David Cassidy, the president of the Unifor Local 444 union, confronted Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on the topic during a meeting this…

The Tiger Woods vs Phil Mickelson odds have Tiger as the favorite. How do they compare in recent performance? Is Old Tiger back? Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are set to face off at Shadow Creek on November 23rd in a match that might shape the future of golf. If head-to-head pay-per-view events prove viable, they’ll have changed the game forever. If not, they’ll…

Thanksgiving Holiday marks the official start of the overall holiday season. While some people see Thanksgiving as a good way to take advantage of all the Christmas shopping specials as part of the annual Black Friday shopping spree, avid sports bettors know that real deals to be found are at some of the top online sportsbooks as part of their holiday celebration. The online…

Iowa State’s doing some great stuff, so let’s fade Texas again. We’re abandoning our bell cow, Kentucky. We went 2-0 last week, which brings us to 20-14-0 for the season. One of our picks (Boston College +20.5) was a squeaker, losing to Clemson 27-7 but still Covering the Spread. The other was a huge ATS win for Oklahoma State, which lost by a point…