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Carolina Hurricanes GM Wants Sports Betting in NC, Mass Bill Likely to be Signed by Gov This Week

Carolina Hurricanes GM Wants Sports Betting in NC

“[Not having legal mobile sports betting] just puts us behind,” Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Don Waddell told WRAL this week. “We’re behind because of ticket prices and sponsorship dollars and all that. It just puts us further behind from a revenue standpoint.” 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/08/2022

Updated 2022 MLB Postseason Odds for 12 Teams

Updated 2022 MLB Postseason Odds for 12 Teams

The Baltimore Orioles still have a shot of making the Playoffs even though they are part of a tough division that includes the New York Yankees.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/08/2022

Bonuses Proving Too Costly to Sports Betting Sites in New York State: Assemblyman Wants Change

Bonuses Proving Too Costly to Sports Betting Sites in New York State: Assemblyman Wants Change

“If a sportsbook, let’s say Caesars for instance, gave you a $3,000 bonus on top of the $3,000 you deposited, then Caesars has to pay a 51 percent tax on the full $6,000,” State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow tells Casino.org. “The way the law is written, it does not differentiate between bonus funds and actual funds. Everything extra they gave you goes to the state, and they lose more than 3K.”

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/08/2022

Influencer Affiliate Marketing Tips From Instagram

Influencer Affiliate Marketing Tips From Instagram

Plus Tencent makes offer to buy majority stake in Ubisoft

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/08/2022

Spreads for All 2022 AFC West Games

Spreads for All 2022 AFC West Games

Pundits have already declared the AFC West superior in the league heading into 2022.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/08/2022

Twitch Streamers Making a Killing Driving Folks to Crypto Casinos: Service May Stop Gambling Promos

Plus WazBettorIQ on Twitter had an excellent observation over the weekend regarding the changing landscape in the sports handicapping sector.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/08/2022

Right Angle Sports Adds Long Time Pro Sports Bettor Mike Craig Back Onto Team

Right Angle Sports Adds Long Time Pro Sports Bettor Mike Craig Back Onto Team

Plus PointsBet looks to expand their operations across the U.S. by studying....Dublin, Ireland?

Submitted by Ean Lamb on, Aug/07/2022

Spanky: Bookmakers Increasing Limits Often More Telling Than a Major Line Move

Spanky: Bookmakers Increasing Limits Often More Telling Than a Major Line Move

Plus, it was ten years today the NFL and other leagues warned us about the ills of sports betting.  So what happened?  And, Bally's inks deal with New York Yankees.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/07/2022

US Affiliate Marketing Spending Reached $9.1 Billion in 2021

A new industry study produced by the Performance Marketing Association (PMA) shows affiliate marketing spending grew 47% versus calendar year 2018 plus we look at social influencers role in affiliate marketing and explore the CPL model now being implemented by Affilka by SOFTSWISS.

Submitted by B.E.Delmer on, Aug/07/2022

Betting Football Reading a Season Preview Magazine Akin to Believing in Unicorns Says Pro

Betting Football Reading a Season Preview Magazine Akin to Believing in Unicorns Says Pro

Today's question for sports bettors: Does reading a season preview book or magazine really offer useful betting info?  One popular pro bettor says that, those who do "might as well believe in unicorns".

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/07/2022

Bet on These Potential First Time Playoff Teams - 2023 College Football

Bet on These Potential First Time Playoff Teams - 2023 College Football

Texas A&M appears early on to have the best shot of making the 2023 College Football Playoffs as a team that has never been there before.  They are favored to win OVER 8.5 regular season games and have the 5th best odds (24-1) of winning College Football Playoff Championship.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/06/2022

Man Arrested for Killing in Mirage Hotel and Casino on Vegas Strip

Man Arrested for Killing in Mirage Hotel and Casino on Vegas Strip

Billy Deray Hemsley, 54, has been arrested following the killing of one person and wounding of two others in a Las Vegas Strip hotel.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/06/2022

Sharps Kill it With NFL Preseason HOF Game

Sharps Kill it With NFL Preseason HOF Game

Plus NY could take in $400M if internet casinos legalized and should affiliate managers be required to take a course on being an affiliate manager?

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/05/2022

Bloodbath Continues for BetMGM, Entain

Bloodbath Continues for BetMGM, Entain

MGM, one of the biggest players in the world's gambling industry, has lost $71 million courtesy of its US-based sports betting app BetMGM between the months of April and June of this year.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/05/2022

DraftKings Beats Both its Consensus EPS and Revenue Estimates for Q2

DraftKings Beats Both its Consensus EPS and Revenue Estimates for Q2

The U.S. sports betting company shined in Friday's released earnings report with its share price up 16.56% on the news.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/05/2022

DraftKings to Report Earnings on Friday

DraftKings to Report Earnings on Friday

Estimates calling for an adjusted loss of $0.82 per share on revenue of $438.3 million.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/04/2022

SBC Barcelona Summit 2022: Conflicts, Contrasts & New Opportunities

SBC Barcelona Summit 2022: Conflicts, Contrasts & New Opportunities

Plus: $30K standard app limit on the preseason Hall of Fame game at Circa Sports, and Washington Commanders apply for sports betting license.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/04/2022

What Will Be the Tax for Massachusetts Sports Betting?

What Will Be the Tax for Massachusetts Sports Betting?

Massachusetts gamblers will be taxed on sports bet winnings the same way they are on other gambling income. This means a 24% federal tax and 5% state tax.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/04/2022

Learn How to Optimise the Payment Journey and Navigate Compliance Standards in Online Gambling

The "Payments and Compliance Zone"  is the perfect space to engage with operator Heads of Payments, Responsible Gambling Managers and Compliance Directors, connect with financial institutions and meet safer-gambling specialists.

The "Payments and Compliance Zone"  is the perfect space to engage with operator Heads of Payments, Responsible Gambling Managers and Compliance Directors, connect with financial institutions and meet safer-gambling specialists.

Submitted by Press Release on, Aug/04/2022

How Crypto and Esports Are Fueling Each Other’s Growth

Plus drawing parallels between Bitcoin and the New Internet.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/04/2022

Bettor Collective Loses Out to Catena Media in Lucrative NJ Media Space

Bettor Collective Loses Out to Catena Media in Lucrative NJ Media Space

Online sports betting super affiliate Catena Media announced a new parternship deal with Advance Local in the state of New Jersey.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/03/2022

NFL to Appeal Browns QB Deshaun Watson's Six-Game Suspension

NFL to Appeal Browns QB Deshaun Watson's Six-Game Suspension

"The NFL notified the NFLPA that it will appeal Judge Robinson's disciplinary decision and filed its brief this afternoon. Commissioner Roger Goodell will determine who will hear the appeal."

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Aug/03/2022

What Are the Regular Season Wins Total Odds for the Wisconsin Badgers - 2022?

What Are the Regular Season Wins Total Odds for the Wisconsin Badgers - 2022?

The total on the Wisconsin Badgers for regular season wins in 2022 was coming in at 8.5 and favoring the OVER at -140.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/03/2022

What Are the Regular Season Wins Total Odds for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons - 2022?

What Are the Regular Season Wins Total Odds for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons - 2022?

This year's Demon Deacons should be quite good with the oddsmakers posting a regular wins total at 8.5 and the OVER is priced at -150.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/03/2022

Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler Fight Odds Released

Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler Fight Odds Released

Poirier opened at -150, Chandler +130 but that line shifted within minutes.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Aug/03/2022

Bovada.lv Down: When Will the Website Be Back Up? (Back Up)

The Bovada.lv website was down as of Wednesday morning heading into the afternoon hours.  The site claims it is undergoing "routine maintenance".   Its sister casino site, Ignition, was also down.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/03/2022

Ignition Casino Down

The popular Ignition Casino went down Wednesday morning with o estimated time when the site would be back up again. 

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/03/2022

NFC West Spreads and Futures for 2022

NFC West Spreads and Futures for 2022

The reigning Super Bowl champs reside in the NFC West, and the division looks to be a formidable one, at least outside of a rebuilding Seattle squad.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/03/2022

Browns Super Bowl, AFC North Odds Slashed Following News of Deshaun Watson's 6-Game Suspension

Browns Super Bowl, AFC North Odds Slashed Following News of Deshaun Watson's 6-Game Suspension

The Browns Super Bowl odds moved from 33-1 to 18-1, their AFC Championship odds from 18-1 to 10-1 and their AFC North odds from 4-1 to 2-1.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/03/2022

Advertising Standards Authority Continues its Crackdown With Two Sportsbooks Ads Banned

 Advertising Standards Authority Continues its Crackdown With Two Sportsbooks Ads Banned

A Coral ad featuring "excited spectators at a horse race accompanied by a dramatic soundtrack" has been pulled from the airwaves.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/02/2022

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