Sports Betting News Updates: Mass Lawmakers Not All on Board With Betting, Parx Leads Way in PA

Sports Betting News Updates: Mass Lawmakers Not All on Board With Betting, Parx Leads the Way in PA

Massachusetts state senator: "“I wouldn’t bet on it,” in regard to sports betting coming to the state.  Meanwhile, PA sees big dropoff in April

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Sports Betting News Updates: One Year After PASPA Overturned, Iowa Casino Preparing to Open New Sportsbook, More

Sports Betting News Updates

The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 was overturned one year ago this week (May 14, 2018) by the US Supreme Court, thus heralding in a new era of legalized sports betting across the USA.

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How to Start a Profitable Bookie Business

How to Start a Profitable Bookie Business

Moving forward 2019 and beyond, the bookie industry is filled with many challenges and many opportunities, especially the rise of the new media like the internet.  According to Ace Per Head, the online gaming market is one of the fastest growing industries in the world.

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3 Benefits of Using a Sportsbook Software

3 Benefits of Using a Sportsbook Software

There are lots of good points if you still want to pursue how to become a bookie.  Due to the digital era, the betting business was made easy especially with the use of Sports betting software.

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Sports Betting Coming to the Mohegan Sun PA

Sports Betting Coming to the Mohegan Sun PA

The casino got the green light Wednesday from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in Harrisburg to open a sports betting lounge on site, making it the only casino in northeastern and central Pennsylvania to have legalized sports betting.

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Philly Casino Fined for Serving 17 Free Alcoholic Beverages to Gambler ...In 8 Hours

Philadelphia Casino Fined for Serving 17 Free Alcoholic Beverages to Gambler  ...In 8 Hours

The SugarHouse Casino must pay a $17,500 fine

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Can I Bet the PGA Championship From Iowa?

You can bet the PGA Championship online from Iowa at any number of top websites accessible from the state.

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US Sports Betting Affiliates May Soon Be Dealing With UK-Like Compliance Mandates

US Sports Betting Affiliates May Soon Be Dealing With UK-Like Compliance Mandates

It's deja vu for those online gambling affiliates entering the newly legalized US sports betting market as The American Gaming Association (AGA) released a set of set of guidelines for advertising entitled “Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering”.

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Is Bovada Legal From My State?

Is Bovada Legal From My State?

Bovada is legal from most states, though Washington State does have a provision specifically aimed at betting online whereby anyone found to be doing so could be prosecuted with a felony. Bovada cannot be accessed from all states.

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What is a Good Scores and Odds Site?

What is a Good Scores and Odds Site?

Looking for a good scores and odds site?  Which one has the best information?  In order to qualify among the best, these scores and odds sites must feature a live feed. 

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Where Can I Find a Bookie?

Where Can I Find a Bookie?

Want to know where to find a bookie?  Look no further than your local sports bar, race track, pool hall, but first check with friends and co-workers, especially those who are sports fanatics.

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Place a Bet Right at Wrigley Field: Bill Would Allow This

Place a Bet Right at Wrigley Field: Bill Would Allow This

Wrigley Field, Soldier Field and other sports venues would offer sports betting under current legislation

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Monkey Knife Fight Review l Complaints

Monkey Knife Fight Review l Complaints

Monkey Knife Fight is an online fantasy sports prop hybrid site that is licensed in California.  It has evolved (pun intended) out of a May 2018 US Supreme Court decision that now permits sports wagering, essentially testing the limits, but not quite crossing the line.   

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Latest Sports Betting News: ESPN Caesars Marriage, Iowa Bill Signed, More

Latest Sports Betting News: ESPN Caesars Marriage, Iowa Bill Signed, More

In the fast changing world of sports betting, more media outlets are coming out of the woodwork to join forces with gambling ventures.  Last week it was PokerStars parent company The Stars Group and Fox Sports.  Now comes word of a partnership between ESPN and Caesars.

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ESPN Partners With Caesars to Produce Sports Betting Oriented Programming

ESPN Partners With Caesars to Produce Sports Betting Oriented Programming

ESPN partnership with Caesars will include integration of odds data and branding but no betting site tie-ins, unlike last week's announced Fox Sports/Stars Group deal.

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I Live in Florida But Will be Traveling to New Jersey - Can I Bet Sports Online There?

I Live in Florida But Will be Traveling to New Jersey - Can I Bet Sports Online There?

If you are living in Florida, can you bet online while visiting New Jersey? The answer is "Yes" provided you are physically within the state's borders.  Geo-location technology ensures you can only access these apps while physically in NJ.

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Where to Wager Online From My State

Where to Wager Online From My State

You can wager online from all US states using a sportsbook located offshore in Web sports betting hubs across the globe.  Some of the biggest are Malta, Costa Rica, the United Kingdom and Gibraltar.  Some states are beginning to open sportsbooks themselves.

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BetMania, Skybook Betting Accounts Wiped Out

BetMania, Skybook Betting Accounts Wiped Out

For the past two weeks, customers of Skybook and BetMania have complained of having their betting accounts disappear.  Sister book, BetPhoenix has also been impacted.

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Iowa Sports Betting Bill Signed Into Law

Iowa Sports Betting Bill Signed Into Law

Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that establishes a legal way to bet on professional, collegiate and international sporting events.

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Mobile Betting Gets a Lift in NY: Cuomo Says 'Under Review'

Mobile Betting Gets a Lift in NY: Cuomo Says 'Under Review'

A bill to legalize sports betting in the Empire State got a bit of a boost on Monday, advancing to the Senate Finance Committee.

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Matt Shoemaker 4-1 With an 0.68 ERA in 6 Career Starts vs. Detroit (2 pm Delay)

It's not just that the Twins starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker has been so impressive against Detroit in six starts, Minnesota has gone 29-12 over Detroit in their last 41 meetings and 14-5 in the last nineteen.

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Sinclair Broadcasting to Benefit From Sports Betting

Sinclair Broadcasting to Benefit From Sports Betting Deal

Sinclair Broadcasting's ownership of 21 regional sports networks will help the company to gain an instant foothold into the lucrative newly legalized sports betting industry in the US.

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ESPN Parent Company Disney 'No Plans for Sports Betting'

ESPN Parent Company Disney 'No Plans for Sports Betting'

Following news of a Fox Sports/BetStars joint venture into the world of legalized sports betting in the US, ESPN parent company Disney says it has not intention of following that same route.

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China Holds Cards in Online Betting Boom in Philippines

China Holds Cards in Online Betting Boom in Philippines

Online casinos have gone on a hiring spree for Chinese nationals, to cater to their biggest group of customers.

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Gambling Sites, Pay Per Heads Prepare for Big Betting Week Ahead

Gambling Sites, Pay Per Heads Prepare for Big Betting Week Ahead

While we don't typically think of Mid-May as high season when it comes to peak sports betting, 2019 will most certainly be a rare exception to that rule.

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Mobster Cheats Death When Hitman's Gun Jams ...Musitano Released From Hospital After Shooting

Mobster Cheats Death When Hitman's Gun Jams ...Musitano Released From Hospital After Shooting

Last week, CCTV captured dramatic footage as an assassin arrives on a bike, calmly walks up Italian mobster Salvatore Nurcaro as he stands on the street in the crime ridden port city of Naples, and fires....

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Bookmakers Risk Management When it Comes to Tiger Woods

Bookmakers Risk Management When it Comes to Tiger Woods

FanDuel said 10% of the early wagers were on Woods to win the 2019 Masters, and that number shot up to around a quarter as the tournament progressed.

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What Are the Payout Odds for Tiger Woods to Win the 2019 PGA Championship?

What Are the Payout Odds for Tiger Woods to Win the 2019 PGA Championship?

Woods has the potential to pay out $900 on every $100 bet to win the 2019 PGA Championship

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Donald Trump’s Updated Betting Odds for 2020 Election

Donald Trump’s Updated Betting Odds for 2020 Election

As the President of the United States, it is very common for Donald Trump to be in the news on a regular basis. Two years into his initial term, he tends to consistently be in the news for all the wrong reasons. Whether it is collusion with Russia in the 2016 Presidential Election or obstruction of justice, his name has been tied to more than one ongoing investigations.

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Fox Sports No Longer Carrying Offshore Odds Following News of Stars Group Deal

Fox Sports No Longer Carrying Offshore Odds Following News of Stars Group Deal

Almost immediately after Fox Sports announced Wednesday it was investing $236 million in The Stars Group as part of a partnership to launch a new online sports betting service, offshore odds on the Fox Sports site mysteriously vanished.

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