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The NFL – love it or hate it – is a powerhouse. It’s not just about the bone-crunching hits or those Hail Mary passes that make you spill your beer. It’s also a massive betting market, raking in billions each year. If you’re thinking about diving into the world of NFL wagering, you’ll quickly find that props, or “proposition bets,” are where things get…
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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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Some operators and major US sports leagues apparently are working together to get a law passed to legalize sports betting in Washington, D.C. At least three sports betting operators — MGM, DraftKings and FanDuel — are actively working with the NBA, Major League Baseball and the PGA Tour to pass a bill all of the parties involved could live with. The sports betting alliance at a glance The…
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We were nicely profitable for the college football regular season Onto the postseason! First up: Conference Championship Week Wow that’s a spread on the Alabama/Georgia game We went 2-0 last weekend, which brings us to 23-15-0 (>60%) for the regular season. Heading into the postseason, things get a little sharper. College Football Conference Championship Week Picks The odds below are from Bovada. SEC Championship:…
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Pro and college sports leagues lost the war, but recently won a battle by holding back Monmouth Park and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA) in a lawsuit. On Friday, US District Judge Michael Shipp issued a decision denying the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NJTHA) a $3.4 million injunction bond plus “interest and damages,” stemming from a lawsuit originating in 2014. Small victory…
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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…
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A phrase cropping up a lot in public discussions and articles about regulated US sports betting and New Jersey in particular it is, we are “just in the first innings.” That should be borne in mind when reading this article. It looks at just the first two months of sports betting data from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. This is a very…
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The most exciting way to bet the Breeders Cup is to book a last-minute trip to Churchill Downs in Louisville for two days of racing on Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3. All told, there are 14 major graded events on the slate with $30 million up for grabs in total prize money. How to Bet The Breeders Cup? [fcrp_feat_sc sc_id=”11294″] For your…
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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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Once again, Indiana is acting as the testing ground for a sports body's effort to influence sports betting legislation. Months after the NBA and MLB debuted their proposed framework there, the NCAA is following suit, but rejecting the so-called integrity fee concept. The governing body of college sports submitted testimony during a sports betting hearing conducted last week: The NCAA — in what appears to be…
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