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Bourbon War Sees Odds Improving, Was AP Pick

Bourbon War Sees Odds Improving, Was AP Pick

Bourbon War odds were slashed from 10-1 overnight to 6-1 just hours ahead of the 2019 Preakness Stakes race.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, May/18/2019

Brooks Koepka 1-7 Odds of Winning Ahead of Final Day PGA Championship

Current PGA Championship chances: Koepka 83.6%, DJ 4.7%, Scott 2%, Spieth 1.5%, Rose 1.4%, Fowler 1%, Berger 0.7%, List 0.7%, Wallace 0.7%, Fleetwood 0.6%, everyone else 3.1%.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, May/18/2019

How Do Bookies Pay Their Customers?

How Do Bookies Pay Their Customers?

Do bookmakers in the United States pay their customers by meeting them in person and slipping cash into their hands in some dark alley?  Today's technology makes it easy for bookies to pay clients utilizing other methods.  It's to a point where they hardly even have to meet face-to-face.

Submitted by Frank Doyle on, May/18/2019

Sports Betting News Updates: No Sports Betting in Washington Any Time Soon, Team Liquid Pulls Off Biggest Upset in LoL

While other states are moving full speed ahead with their plans to allow sports betting, Washington State doesn't appear to have any appetite for it.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/17/2019

Updated Odds to Win 2019 PGA Championship After Day 2

Updated Odds to Win 2019 PGA Championship After Day 2

You can continue to place bets on the 2019 PGA Championship overnight heading into Day 3 with updated odds that have Brooks Koepka as the -400 favorite.  He opened as the favorite to win at most of the European books.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, May/17/2019

Sports Betting News Updates: FanDuel Not Offering Eurovision Odds? Borgata Launches Sportsbook

Sports Betting News Updates: FanDuel Not Offering Eurovision Odds? Borgata Launches Sportsbook

FanDuel, arguably the biggest online sports betting site in the United States that only operates in one state, New Jersey, had not yet posted future bets on one of the world's largest competitions, Eurovision 2019.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, May/17/2019

Eurovision Final 2019 Odds to Win: Where Can I Bet From The US?

Eurovision Final 2019 Odds to Win: Where Can I Bet From The US?

The Dutch are this year's favorite to win the Eurovision Contest, one of the most wagered on events of the year worldwide and now celebrating its 64th year.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, May/17/2019

Updated 2019 PGA Championship Odds After Day 1

Brooks Koepka was at 6/4 odds, Dustin Johnson 3/1, Tommy Fleetwood 11/1, Rickie Fowler 20/1, Patrick Cantlay 20/1, Justin Rose 33/1, Jordan Spieth 33/1 and Tiger Woods (my how the mighty have fallen in just one day) at 50/1 odds.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, May/17/2019

Hard Knocks Odds Have Redskins Favored

Hard Knocks Odds Have Redskins Favored

SportsBetting.ag has set odds on which team will be featured in the upcoming season of HBO's Hard Knocks. 

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2019

MGM May Pay $800 Million in Shooting Settlement

MGM May Pay $800 Million in Shooting Settlement

Casino giant MGM Resorts told federal regulators Thursday it might pay up to $800 million to settle liability lawsuits stemming from the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas — the deadliest in modern U.S. history.

Submitted by Associated Press on, May/17/2019

Sports Betting News Updates: $2.64 Billion Bet in NJ First Year ...BetMania Back to Normal? AZ and the Over

$2.64 Billion Bet in NJ First Year

Plus an easy win on the Arizona Cardinals OVER 5.5 NFL regular season wins in 2019?

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/16/2019

Consensus Plays, Betting Volume May 16 12:45 pm EST

Consensus plays/bet volume: Phillies 66% with most bets, Indians most lopsided consensus 71%, Mets 66%, St. Louis Blues (Friday) 65%, One of the most dangerous picks yet for G911 OVER in the Brewers-Phillies game, and this one went OVER.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/16/2019

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

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/16/2019

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.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/16/2019

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.

Submitted by Guest on, May/16/2019

PGA Championship Odds - Best Payouts

Updated Live Until Noon EST

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, May/16/2019

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.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, May/16/2019

7 of the Last 10 Games Between Brewers and Phillies Have Gone Over Current Total

7 of the Last 10 Games Between Brewers and Phillies Have Gone Over Currrent Total

The total on the Brewers-Phillies game was coming in at 9.  Seven of the last ten games have gone OVER that total.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, May/15/2019

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

Submitted by Associated Press on, May/15/2019

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.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, May/15/2019

Where Can I Bet the PGA Championship Online From Indiana, Illinois

Where Can I Bet the PGA Championship Online From Indiana, Illinois

You can bet the PGA Championship online from Illinois and Indiana at any number of top websites accessible from either state.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, May/15/2019

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.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, May/15/2019

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.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, May/15/2019

Where Can I Bet the PGA Championship From Ohio?

Most offshore sportsbooks are accessible to Ohio residents for betting on this year's PGA Championship online.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, May/14/2019

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

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, May/14/2019

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.   

Submitted by steve cooper on, May/14/2019

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.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, May/14/2019

How Much Will Laughing Fox Pay to Win the 2019 Preakness Stakes?

How Much Will Laughing Fox Pay to Win the 2019 Preakness Stakes?

Laughing Fox will pay out $250 for every $10 bet if he goes onto win the 2019 Preakness Stakes race.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, May/14/2019

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.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, May/14/2019

PGA Championship 2019 Betting Preview

PGA Championship 2019 Betting Preview

Major number two is this week, as the PGA Championship tees off on Thursday in Farmingdale, New York. The best golfers on the Tour will battle at Bethpage Black, which is hosting its first PGA Championship and first major since the U.S. Open in 2009.

Submitted by Guest on, May/14/2019

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