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  Bad news for the Orlando Magic as All-Star center Nikola Vucevic is expected to miss about a month with a right ankle injury suffered last week in a loss in Toronto. Vucevic, who was re-signed to a big contract this offseason, was averaging 17.1 points and 11.6 rebounds this season. Here’s a look at two early-season NBA Betting matchups that we find interesting…

The California horse racing industry was pleasantly surprised by the proposed ballot initiative to legalize sports betting that was filed recently by Indian tribal chairmen. Robyn Black, a longtime lobbyist for the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, tells Legal Sports Report the racetrack industry wasn’t involved in the drafting of the California Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative. However, the industry approves of the…

A familiar name plans to take another shot at legalizing Kentucky sports betting in 2020. Rep. Adam Koenig expects to introduce another sports betting bill in Kentucky’s next legislative session, which begins Jan. 7, according to WDRB-TV. The bill would include mobile Bitcoin sports betting and would also legalize online poker. This next bill likely has a better chance for a few reasons after 2019’s…

Andy Levinson, the senior VP of tournament administration for the PGA Tour, said recently  data not provided by the PGA Tour to sportsbooks is “stolen data.” This latest salvo is one instance in the ongoing sports leagues’ battle for additional compensation from sports betting. What began as a search for integrity fees, quickly transitioned into a search for royalties and then shifted into an…

Pennsylvania sports betting topped September’s handle record in October easily, in large part thanks to another strong performance by FanDuel Sportsbook. Sportsbooks handled $241.2 million in bets in October, up 24% from the previous record of $194.5 million set last month. Revenue hit $19.1 million, down 1.1% from September. October had a win percentage of 7.9%. So far, FanDuel Sportsbook is far and away…

In a bit of a surprise move late last week, the struggling Portland Trail Blazers signed future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. Melo was released after just 10 games last season with Houston and couldn’t find a taker. Not sure Anthony has much left in the tank, but the Blazers needed help in the frontcourt after losing Zach Collins…

California tribes filed a proposed ballot initiative Wednesday to amend the state constitution to allow for sports betting at Indian gaming casinos and licensed racetracks. The effort from a powerful coalition of 18 Native American tribes leaves out the state’s cardrooms isn’t surprising given the longtime animosity between the state’s two main gaming stakeholders. But why are tribes, even when giving themselves a dominant…

Unlike his neighbor to the north, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants his state legislature to put a bill on his desk to legalize and regulate sports betting. He reasons that the demand is there for legal sports betting to come to the state in one way or another. He would prefer that it goes through the legislature and himself to make sure the bill…

The Indiana Pacers started slowly this season with All-Star guard Victor Oladipo out recovering from injury, but the Pacers are rolling now on a four-game winning streak as they make their lone visit of the season Friday to the Houston Rockets, which is favored on the Mybookie NBA odds. How to Bet Pacers vs Rockets NBA Odds & Game Info Series History The Rockets…

Three more Indiana sportsbooks could launch online by the Super Bowl, according to Full House Resorts CEO Dan Lee, their casino partner in the state. At least two of them plan to launch Indiana sports betting by the end of this year: Smarkets and BetAmerica, the Churchill Down brand that runs on SBTech‘s platform. Smarkets, a European sports betting operator that’s handled more than…