Find a Sportsbook Near Houston

Find a Sportsbook Near Houston

A few dozen online sportsbooks are accessible from the Houston area

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Nevada Casino Winnings Top $1B in April as Tourists Return

Nevada Casino Winnings Top $1B in April as Tourists Return

For the second month in a row, casinos in Nevada reported $1 billion in house winnings in April, showing signs that tourism is returning to pre-pandemic levels faster than some experts expected.

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Circa Sports Pro Football Contests Return $10 Million Guaranteed, No Rake

Circa Sports Pro Football Contests Return $10 Million Guaranteed, No Rake

Sign-Ups for Record-Setting Circa Millions III and Circa Survivor Contests Begin May 28 at All Circa Sports Nevada Locations.

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Bovada Exits New York Market Again

Bovada Exits New York Market Again

With New York State expected to begin allowing legalized sports betting some time in the early part of 2022, Bovada has opted to leave the market for a second time.

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NBA Playoffs Game 2 Prop Bets May 26, 2021

NBA Playoffs Game 2 Prop Bets May 26, 2021

2021 NBA Playoff prop bets for the Wizards-76ers, Hawks-Knicks and Grizzlies Jazz games.

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Colorado Confirms April Decline to Close Successful First Year of Sports Betting

Colorado Confirms April Decline to Close Successful First Year of Sports Betting

Colorado officials confirmed Tuesday that sports betting volume dropped in April, a product of seasonal pressures that will likely slow the state's sportsbooks until football season, according to PlayColorado. But as sports betting in the state turned 1, a modest decline hardly dampens the outlook for a state poised for more growth in Year 2.

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Betting Odds Good That Julio Jones Ends Up Playing for Patriots

Betting Odds Good That Julio Jones Ends Up Playing for Patriots

Julio Jones next team odds have New England as the EVEN odds favorite following the star wide receiver affirming that he wants out of Atlanta.

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FanDuel Partners With Associated Press

FanDuel Partners With Associated Press

The Associated Press has found a reliable revenue stream courtesy of sports bettors.  On Tuesday it was revealed that the AP cut a deal to make FanDuel its exclusive provider of sports odds across AP’s global sports reports.

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Bet on Julio Jones Next Team: Patriots Now Have Shortest Odds to Land Star WR

Bet on Julio Jones Next Team

The Patriots at Even odds and Titans move ahead of the Ravens as favorites to land Jones as of May 25.

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Brooks Koepka vs. Bryson DeChambeau Fight Odds

Brooks Koepka vs. Bryson DeChambeau Fight Odds

The rift between the tour's fittest golfers was raised to a new level after DeChambeau walked behind Koepka during an TV interview at the PGA Championship. The video of Koepka rolling his eyes and losing his "train of thought" is priceless.  SportsBetting.ag has set odds on a hypothetical fight between the two men.

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Can I Bet on Draftkings Sportsbook App From Massachusetts?

Can I Bet on Draftkings Sportsbook App From Massachusetts?

You will not be able to bet using the Draftkings sportsbook app from Massachusetts.  MA residents can, however, set up their sports betting account via the app and place wagers when in New Jersey ONLY.  International websites are also accessible from Mass.

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US Judge: Saipan Casino Builder Must Pay 7 Ex-Workers $5.4M

US Judge: Saipan Casino Builder Must Pay 7 Ex-Workers $5.4M

A judge on the U.S. Pacific island of Saipan on Monday ordered a Hong Kong company to pay seven Chinese construction workers a total of $5.4 million for forcing them to work long hours in dangerous conditions to build a casino, while they were denied medical care for injuries and threatened with deportation and death.

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Atlantic City Casinos Just Made 3x More Money Than They Did in First Quarter of 2020

Atlantic City Casinos Just Made 3x More Money Than They Did in First Quarter of 2020

The Atlantic City casinos’ gross operating profit soared in the first quarter of this year to more than $95 million, more than three times the amount they earned in the first quarter of 2020, when the COVID-19 shutdown wiped out half of March.

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Knup Sports: Content Will Always Be King

Knup Sports: Content Will Always Be King

Ryan Knup of Knup Solutions recently offered his expectations for 2021 in the world of sports betting, courtesy of our friends at SBC.

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Sports Betting Beat - May 25, 2021

Sports Betting Beat - May 25, 2021

FanDuel's IPO quest looks challenging as parent company seeks to leave Fox Bet out of deal, Canadian PM estimates sports betting measure has until end of June to be approved or it will likely die.  Plus fantasy players in Connecticut to get the shaft this summer.

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The Year’s Biggest Slot Game, Buffalo Link™ From Aristocrat Gaming™, Arrives at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

The Casino is the First Location in Florida to Receive the New Title.  Housed on Aristocrat’s all-new MarsX™ Portrait cabinet, Buffalo Link combines the thrill and functionality of Aristocrat’s legendary Lighting Link™ and Dragon Link™ games with the theme and features of the gaming industry’s most recognized slot brand – Buffalo™.

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Feds OK Arizona Compact and Sports Betting Deal

Feds OK Arizona Compact and Sports Betting Deal

Gambling on sporting events and online fantasy sports betting became legal in Arizona on Monday, along with a host of new gambling options at tribal casinos, after the U.S. Department of the Interior approved an updated tribal gaming compact with the state.

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Fight Betting Beat - May 24, 2021

Diego Sanchez Fabio Breakup

Joshua Fabia goes scorched earth on Diego Sanchez following their split, making a slew of accusations towards his former client that include Sanchez being asked to throw fights by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.  Plus Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. says Anthony Silva is "delusional" if he thinks he can beat him in June 19 bout. 

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Phil Mickelson Favored to Make Ryder Cup Team, But Still Longshot to Win 2021 U.S. Open

Phil Mickelson Favored to Make Ryder Cup Team, But Still Longshot to Win 2021 U.S. Open

The payout on Phil Mickelson winning the 2021 US Open would be $4000 on a $100 as of May 24. 

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Trial of the Century: Durst Indicates He Will Take The Stand in His Own Defense

Resumption of Robert Durst Trial Sheds Light on Victim With Family Ties to Mob

Robert Durst' victim was Susan Berman, the only child of Davie 'the Jew' Berman, a notorious gangster who ran Las Vegas casinos for Frank Costello, Meyer Lanksy and Lucky Luciano - she was considered 'Las Vegas royalty'.

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NFL Betting Beat - May 24, 2021

NFL Betting Beat - May 24, 2021

Mahomes ready to practice well ahead of initial time table set following surgery, Cam Newton teammates have ‘noticed a difference’ as they prepare for 2021 and why the 49ers could be this year's big turnaround story in the NFL.

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Am I Able to Bet the Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather Fight Online?

Am I Able to Bet the Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather Fight Online?

Any fight featuring Mayweather Jr. is bound to be a draw no matter who his opponent might be, but here you have a situation where Logan Paul is a social media sensation coming off an impressive win over the former Bellator MMA and ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren.

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Mickelson Makes History at PGA Championship: BetOnline Sees $24K Payout on $80 Bet

Mickelson Makes History at PGA Championship: BetOnline Sees $24K Payout on $80 Bet

Dave Mason of BetOnline confirmed Sunday evening that their biggest bet was $80 at 300-1 for a $24,000 profit.

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Sports Betting Beat - May 23, 2021

Sports Betting Beat - May 23, 2021

BetMGM pays out nearly $300,000 to ESPN host on NFL Draft prop it was revealed this week.  In-house live betting at BetAnySports may not be returning, one gambler reports. 

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Fight to Ban Firearms From Certain Casinos

Fight to Ban Firearms From Certain Casinos

Provisions would only apply to large resorts and casinos that choose to opt in and would require they post clear signs about where guns aren’t allowed both on their premises and on their websites.

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Extreme Concerns Over Online Gambling Addiction in US, Says National Survey

For its study, the NCPG gathered information from over 28,000 respondents across various states and posed questions regarding gambling frequency, attitudes towards gambling in general, and opinions on gambling addictions.

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$4.3B Casino Soon to Show its Hand

The Malaysia-based owner of one of the biggest casino projects ever on the Las Vegas Strip won regulatory approval last week to deal cards, roll dice and welcome gamblers when Resorts World Las Vegas opens June 24.

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NBA Playoffs Series Prices 2021 Betting Futures

NBA Playoffs Series Prices 2021 Betting Futures

The Nuggets are a +110 dog in their series against Portland.  Keep in mind that Denver has gone 11-3 over the last 14 meetings against the Trail Blazers.

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Sports Betting Beat - May 22, 2021

Sports Betting Beat - May 22, 2021

Washington State Republicans worry over sports betting beyond the Tribal casinos while Nebraska sends a mostly toothless bill to the Governor's desk for signing.  No mobile and no Huskers!  And guess who's back in business.

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Connecticut House Approves Sports Betting Deal With Mashantucket Pequot, Mohegan Tribes

Connecticut House Approves Sports Betting Deal With Mashantucket Pequot, Mohegan Tribes

The state House of Representatives approved a long-awaited gambling agreement Thursday that Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont reached in March with the state’s two federally recognized Native American tribes, moving the state closer to legalizing sports and online gambling.

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