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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 predictive data.” How exactly will that happen? Read 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 understand their concerns. That’s why we’ve committed to limiting…

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” (by being terrible), which allowed by two-team teaser to…

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 the 64 parishes. Jones sees a future for legal sports…

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 the state. That would happen via authorization of licenses…

Maryland casinos won $157.96 million last month to mark a new monthly all-time record haul in state gaming history. Maryland casinos won more money last month than ever before. (Image: Los Angeles Times) The bounty marked an 18.6 percent increase on October 2017 when the state's six casinos won $133.23 million. The new monthly record surpassed the previous mark of $156.55 million by about…

The best way to bet on sports is through one of the many top-rated online sportsbooks that make up a large percentage of the action in the entire sports betting industry. There are any number of online betting outlets to choose from and many avid sports bettors have active online accounts with multiple online books as a way to shop for the best betting…

The Canadian Gaming Association CGA wants single-game sports betting to be legal in Canada and it wants the NHL’s help to make it happen. The Canadian Gaming Association estimates some $14 billion in Canadian bets are handled by the offshore markets. Legalizing single-game wagering is key to breaking the black market and the NHL can help. (Image: NHL.com) President and CEO of the CGA…

Tracey Crouch, the UK Minister of Sport, has stepped down from her position in protest, citing her government’s “unjustifiable” decision to delay new restrictions on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Tracey Crouch has quit as Minister of Sport, accusing her government of bowing to special interests. (Image: Evening Standard) Crouch posted her resignation letter to Prime Minister Theresa May on Twitter, saying that there “is…

That's one thin tightrope Dan Spillane will attempt to walk in executing the NBA sports betting plan in 2019. The league's senior vice president of governance and policy detailed in a Gambling Compliance article ($) how the NBA will simultaneously handle private agreements and public legislation. The NBA plans more deals like its $25 million agreement with MGM Resorts, but also will keep pushing the…