Posted on January 23rd, 2023
When legal sports betting in Ohio went live on January 1st, 2023, the launch went off with a bang. It is safe to say that the launch lived up to expectations. To put things into perspective, north of 11 million sports betting transactions were made on the first two days that Ohio sports betting was […]
Posted on November 3rd, 2022
On Tuesday night, Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” was feeling a bit dejected. His Houston Astros had just lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the 2022 MLB World Series. McIngvale loves his Astros and loves them so much that he placed a total of $10 million worth of bets on […]
Posted on October 27th, 2022
It is a long held belief that the house always wins when it comes to betting. Although the house usually does win in the long run, it is not always a guarantee. The gamble goes both ways. The players risk their money and the sportsbook does as well. Sportsbooks are vulnerable to wild winning runs […]
Posted on October 25th, 2022
There have been many times that bettors been left regretting not placing a wager on a big fight or game – simply because they don’t know which company to place it through or who would offer them the best value for my money. The world of gambling can seem exciting, confusing and scary all at […]
Posted on December 17th, 2021
All sports bettors know about the parlay. Its kind of like the lotto ticket of sports betting. The more teams you string together as a single bet, the more money you win. This is because the odds of every winning every game lengthen dramatically with each “leg” that you add. We have all placed the […]
Posted on October 28th, 2021
More than half of the states in U.S. now have some form of legal sports betting. Another handful have legislation pending and soon as many as 30 states will have legalized sports betting. With the rise in sports betting in the U.S., many have expanded to offer mobile betting. It’s projected that 90 percent of […]
Posted on October 1st, 2021
We all know that the Supreme Court decision in 2018 that affected sports betting. If you were unaware or just forgot, the US Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act that had prevented sports betting from being legal here in the states (except for Nevada). The result of that legal decision […]
Posted on September 25th, 2021
As of January 2021, sports betting is legal in Virginia. One issue with this legalization was the lack of casinos located in the Commonwealth. As a result, the state launched sports betting as an online-only industry. With eight active apps in the state, wagers amount to nearly two billion dollars in bets after the first […]
Posted on May 22nd, 2021
Essentially, it’s a very simple question. Should Pete Rose be inducted into the Baseball of Fame? Rose was placed on the MLB’s permanent ineligibility list in 1989 after accusations arose that he had bet on baseball games. The bigger issue was that Rose not only bet on MLB games, but he bet on his own […]
Posted on March 26th, 2021
The 2021 NCAA tournament is ready to head into its second weekend and already bettors are in an absolute frenzy. With no March Madness last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, bettors were hungry to get back what they missed in 2020. And did they ever. A number of sportsbooks have reported the total amount […]