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The September sports schedule has been incredibly busy, and things will ramp up even more this weekend. In addition to the NBA, NHL, and WNBA playoffs, we also have full slates of NFL, college football, European and domestic soccer, and the US Open golf tournament getting underway. Then, next Monday, we’ll get our second Grand Slam tournament in as many weeks with the French Open getting started. There has never been a better time to be a sports bettor. You can bet on just about any sport you want these days. BetOnline is offering daily odds boosts to try and…

$100 Could Win You…$190.90 Teams/Spread Moneyline Odds Total Vikings +3 (-110) +135 Over 48 points (-110) Colts -3 (-110) -155 Under 48 points (-110) The Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts both entered the 2020 season with plenty of Super Bowl buzz, but both teams got off to disappointing starts in Week 1. The Colts suffered the biggest upset of any team, as they went into Jacksonville and lost to a Jaguars team many expected to be tanking this season. Philip Rivers threw a couple of crippling interceptions down the stretch, so at least we know at least something about 2020…

With less than 50 days until the US presidential election, the stakes have never been higher for the candidates, the country, and sports bettors. That’s right. Every election cycle, sports bettors wager millions and millions of dollars on which candidate is going to take the White House. And while the main factor affecting changes in the presidential betting lines is how the public is betting, it always seems to serve as a great barometer for the election and a signal for any turning tides. Let’s take a look at the current odds from Bovada.lv, what they mean, and what to…

After the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority granted land-use split for Wild Wild West T he Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) authorized on Tuesday the division of land lots containing the Wild Wild West Casino and parking garage structure from Bally’s Atlantic City. Once the sale of the casino to Rhode Island-based gaming operator Twin River is closed, Bally’s current owner, Caesars Entertainment, will retain the Wild Wild West Casino and adjoining space, including the William Hill Sportsbook, and will incorporate it into Caesars Atlantic City. The parking garage will be sold with Bally’s to Twin River, who agreed to purchase…

WNBA basketball star leads a group to support a Nov. ballot question A n organization funded with $500,000 from FanDuel and $250,000 from DraftKings launched a media campaign Tuesday urging voters to support a November 3 ballot question legalizing sports betting in Maryland. The first television ad of the effort aired Tuesday, featuring individuals who organizers said are public school teachers. They tell voters that the coronavirus pandemic has made it more important than ever to fund education and close the digital divide, and that legal sports betting is a partial solution. “Sports fans in Maryland are ready — and…

I n its September meeting held Tuesday, the Virginia Lottery Board approve the regulations that will govern sports betting operations in the state, and the lottery was designated to regulate the activity. A statutory law had been enacted in July, and the Virginia Lottery Board, designated to regulate the activity, has been working since the spring to turn the legislation into a regulatory framework, and it released drafts of the rules for public comment in July and August. “Creating a regulatory structure for sports betting within the aggressive timeline that was mandated by the legislature consumed a lot of bandwidth over…

B oyd Gaming today announced that Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana, will reopen to the public today, September 16, at 11 a.m. Central Time. The property has been closed since late August due to damage from Hurricane Laura. With recovery efforts still continuing throughout the region, Boyd Gaming has committed to providing more than $1.5 million in relief to Delta Downs team members and the broader southwest Louisiana community. “While we are glad to get our doors back open at Delta Downs, our highest priority is helping our team members and neighbors during these extremely difficult times,”…

I n a letter to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) chief executive Michael Dugher and Genting UK boss Paul Wilcock say such a move would “devastate” casinos, which do between 50 and 70 percent of their trade after 10 pm. Central government and local authorities are considering the drastic measure, which, according to  Dugher and Wilcock, would see venues across the country forced to close their doors. Britain’s casinos – which employ 14,000 people and have contributed £1.3bn in tax to the Treasury over the last three years – only re-opened last month after closing in…

As Indiana closes its first year of sports betting, the gaming numbers have been released and there was good news all the way around. The industry was able to take in $1.2 billion dollars in total wagers, which means that Indiana sports betting generated an estimated $9 million dollars in tax revenue over the first year. It was also a sign that residents really embraced the expanded gaming within the state. Breaking Down the Data Breaking down the data even further, the IGC reported that $169 million dollars in wagers were placed during the month of August. These wagers were…

So, you want to start placing wagers on sports? It looks easy. And because you’re a fan you think you know everything you need to start winning right away. I’ve got some bad news for you. Everyone else thinks the same thing, and they’re all losing money. The same thing is going to happen to you if you’re not careful. The good news is that you don’t have to make the same mistakes those other new sports gamblers are making. I’ve put together a list of five questions designed to help you start on the right foot. Answer each of…

Week 1 of the NFL season is officially in the books, so you’ll have to wait until Thursday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals to bet on football again. Fortunately, the sports calendar is jam-packed these days, so you still have plenty of options to pass the time between now and Thursday night. Tuesday brings us a pair of highly-anticipated NBA games. We’ve got Game 7 of the second-round series between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets, as well as Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals pitting the Miami Heat against the Boston Celtics. We…

Major League Baseball, listed as MLB in the rest of this article, is a great place for new sports gamblers to start. You have many opportunities to find value and weak lines throughout the course of the season, and you aren’t going to struggle to get bets down. But winning MLB wagers is hard for new gamblers. That’s why I’ve put together this list of five questions that can help you get started. Once you learn the answers to these questions about betting on MLB games, you’re going to have a better chance of winning than most other sports gamblers.…

ESPN announced two separate partnerships with DraftKings and Caesars Entertainment on Monday. The two deals include co-exclusive link integrations across all ESPN platforms. The tie-ups will enable ESPN’s sports fans to have access to the sportsbooks of DraftKings and William Hill, which is Caesar Entertainment’s sports betting partner. Mike Morrison, ESPN’s Vice President of Business Development & Innovation released a statement: “Our new agreements with Caesars and DraftKings collectively represent the next significant milestone for ESPN to diversify our exposure and deepen our commitment to the sports betting space. We began growing the experience through content, followed by odds utilizing…

The operators will become co-exclusive sportsbook link-out providers of the media giant E SPN announced Monday that it has entered into two separate multi-year agreements with Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings. Both deals include co-exclusive link integrations across ESPN digital platforms connecting fans to sportsbooks from Caesars’ sports betting partner, William Hill, and DraftKings. As part of the new agreements, ESPN expands its relationships with both Caesars, as the exclusive odds provider and co-exclusive sportsbook link-out provider, and DraftKings, as the exclusive daily fantasy sports provider and co-exclusive sportsbook link-out provider. William Hill Sports Book’s odds and markets connect directly to…

M GM Resorts International announced on Wednesday that Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas will open their doors on September 30, completing the reopening of all of its properties around the world following closures earlier this year amid the Covid-19 crisis. Upon reopening, Park MGM/NoMad will be The Strip’s first fully smoke-free casino resort. “Opening Park MGM and NoMad represent significant milestones, as they are the last of our properties to welcome back employees and guests alike,” said Bill Hornbuckle, MGM Resorts CEO and President. “The last six months have presented extraordinary challenges and I could not be prouder of the…

T o commemorate the beginning of the Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW), the American Gaming Association (AGA) on Monday activated the enforcement process associated with its Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering. The self-regulated, industry-wide program will be overseen by a Code Compliance Review Board, consisting of two independent co-chairs and five AGA member representatives: Joe Bertolone, Executive Director, UNLV International Center for Gaming Regulation (co-chair) Becky Harris, Distinguished Fellow in Gaming, UNLV International Gaming Institute (co-chair) Laura McAllister Cox, Vice President of Regulatory Compliance & Legal Counsel, Rush Street Gaming Stephen Martino, Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer,…