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The first Kentucky Derby odds are out for May’s “Super Bowl of Horse Racing” If you had a strong inkling now, prices are juicy Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Champion Game Winner is the early favorite The Run for the Roses takes place the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The first leg of the Triple Crown (the Preakness runs two weeks later…

Pennsylvania sports betting is finally here. Welcome to PA sports betting at Hollywood Casino Penn National Gaming began testing its sports betting product today at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in PA, according to the company. Penn National is the first casino in the Keystone State to offer sports betting, as “live money wagering” is set to begin Thursday “with guidance and approval from…

Kevin Harvin and Kyle Busch are favored to win the NASCAR Monster Energy Playoffs Should Harvick still be favored after his penalty at Texas? Is Joey Logano a worthy longshot? The 2018 NASCAR Monster Energy Playoffs will come to a head this weekend (November 18th) at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Four drivers have qualified for the final four, and whichever of them produces the best…

The four team College Football Playoff will be revealed on December 2 Alabama is an enormous favorite to capture the title If you believe the Crimson Tide can lose, there is significant value to explore The College Football betting season has just three Saturdays remaining, and the last of that group is limited to the Conference Championship Games. Alabama seems a lock to be in…

Florida voters just made it harder to change its laws regarding gaming. What does that mean for the future of sports betting in the state? Florida and Amendment 3 On election night, as most of the country was watching to see if there was going to be an ideological shift in Congress, many in the gaming industry were watching a different race in Florida. This…

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 have more than 40-percent of the campaign yet to…

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 NBA partnering with France’s national lottery shows how far…

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 in contention for this deal. Greenwood CTO John Dixon…

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 + Mississippi = DraftKings announced on Monday that it had…

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 sports league — would advocate for such a position…