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Two MVP favorites have emerged near the midway point in the season. Seven of the top-eight candidates are quarterbacks. Big-time value exists with veteran star quarterbacks.  The race for NFL MVP appears to have shifted to new guard vs old guard. In one corner, the young future of the league, Patrick Mahomes and Todd Gurley, who are leading the two best teams and are…

State Representatives Cole Wist, R-Centennial, and Alec Garnett, D-Denver, want to put Colorado sports betting to a statewide vote in 2019. That likely would mean no sports wagering until 2020. Wist believes that state legal sports betting is an easy decision. He told the Denver Post: “It seems to me it’s a no-brainer. We should have the conversation to see if this is something…

The future of is suddenly in jeopardy in New York daily fantasy sports. The ruling by New York Acting Supreme Court Justice Gerald W. Connolly holds that DFS contests — and their enabling legislation — fall under constitutional prohibitions against gambling. NEW: state judge in New York declares daily fantasy sports contests to be gambling, not games of contest. Cornelius Murray, lawyer who brought the #DFS…

A month into the season, the 2019 Stanley Cup odds have changed dramatically for a few teams.  Sportsbooks are taking the Avalanche and Hurricanes seriously as cup contenders.  Slow starts from the Blues, Flyers and Kings has seen their odds plummet.  One month into the 2018-19 NHL season, Bovada.lv has released new odds for the 2019 Stanley Cup. The Toronto Maple Leafs remain at…

Welp, the Legal Sports Report crew didn't win the Mega Millions jackpot this week. And you better believe we tried. Maybe not as hard as this guy, but we tried. Our loss is your gain, though, as we've retained our day jobs reporting on the sports betting industry. So instead of spending Friday afternoon picking out upholstery for our new private jets, we're here scribbling…

If Louisiana wants to gauge residents’ temperature on sports betting, the state’s top gaming regulator says to use the November vote on daily fantasy sports as a starting point. “The same kind of people that play fantasy sports are the kind, at least a portion, that are going to bet on sports,” Jones told the Senate Judiciary B Committee on Wednesday. The seven-member committee…

The Golden State Warriors are still the odds-on favorites to win their third straight NBA championship The Raptors, Bucks, Pistons, and Pelicans are the last of the NBA’s unbeaten teams LeBron and the Lakers appear to be finding their groove after back-to-back wins Golden State’s quest for a third consecutive NBA championship officially got underway on October 16th when the Warriors trounced the Thunder…

Sometimes you find yourself backing Florida and Kentucky and asking yourself: why? Because they’re good teams, is why Unless Justin Fields plays a lot, in which case… We finished 1-3 last weekend, which leaves us at 16-12-0 for the season. That was our worst week so far, so we’re looking at breaking this slump. Kentucky (#12) at Missouri Team Spread Kentucky (#12) +7.0 (-105) Missouri -7.0…

Ready or not, legal sports betting is taking root inside US sports venues. William Hill announced Thursday a partnership with the New Jersey Devils that includes a physical presence at Prudential Center. A newly branded sports lounge will open in the main concourse of the arena in the coming weeks. This deal is the second between an NHL team and a sports betting company in the last…

Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City launched its sportsbook Thursday, bringing a ninth operator into New Jersey sports betting. William Hill operates the new sportsbook at Tropicana, and threw open the doors in time for the second half of football season. Bets will be taken in the North Tower Casino for now, while a new 5,000-square-foot sportsbook is built out. The casino also…