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Days after becoming the eighth state to take legal wagers, Rhode Island sports betting will add a second sportsbook Monday. Twin River will open the sportsbook at the recently opened Tiverton Casino Hotel today. The facility joins the company's Lincoln property to expand Twin River sports betting to both state casinos. Twin River Casino, in Lincoln, started the first phase of its sportsbook a week…
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Mobile wagering soon will arrive for West Virginia sports betting, according to the state's lottery director. John Myers told the state's lottery commission Thursday that two casinos owned by Delaware North soon will offer mobile. Both Mardi Gras and Wheeling Island will launch retail and mobile simultaneously, according to Myers. “We’ve completed testing Delaware North, which includes both Mardi Gras and Wheeling Island casinos…
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As a sports bettor, you may feel like you are at odds with your online sportsbook. You are always trying to take their money with winning bets and they are more than happy to take yours when you lose. This is why you will often times come across articles about gaining the betting edge on the online bookies in an effort to improve your…
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New England now can place legal wagers as Rhode Island sports betting kicks off today at Twin River Casino in Lincoln. Rhode Island sports betting took longer than anticipated to begin, but the state soon will have two casinos taking wagers. In addition to the Lincoln property, Twin River will offer sports betting at its new facility in Tiverton. The state lottery operates RI…
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Reports of the death of Nevada sports betting in the new legal US market appear to be greatly exaggerated. Sportsbooks in the Silver State took a record-breaking $571 million in wagers in September. That appears to be the largest total in Nevada history, tracing back to the start of record-keeping in 1984. Nevada sports betting hit its previous high of $565 million in October…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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A new season of basketball in the NBA tips off this week as the Golden State Warriors look to continue their recent domination of the league with four-straight trips to the NBA Finals and three world titles. Next to the NFL, betting on NBA games brings in the second-most action for online sportsbooks. This is a much longer season running all the way into…
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Football wagers took off in September as expected, helping Mississippi sports betting to a robust second month of revenue. The first full month of football betting led to nearly $4 million in revenue for Mississippi casinos, according to information from the Mississippi Gaming Commission. With little football on the calendar in August, this month became the one to watch as gridiron action took off…
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