Customers Not Thrilled With the BetRivers New Loyalty Points Program
- Lin Yu-Ting from Taiwan (featherweight, 57kg) and Imane Khelif from Algeria (welterweight, 66kg) odds continue rising.
- Kamala Harris closes the gap on Donald Trump in polls and in the odds.
- DraftKings to impose surcharge on winnings.
- Trout out for the season.
MLB
Trout Out for Season
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining another meniscus tear, general manager Perry Minasian told reporters Thursday.
Earlier this week, the Angels shut down the rehab for Trout after his recent setback in his recovery from meniscus surgery.
Trout had surgery May 3 to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Gambling News
Customers Hating on BetRivers New Loyalty Points Program
After we published a story on how BetRivers will be ending its affiliate program at the conclusion of this month, customers reached out to inform Gambling911.com that the company switched over to a new loyalty program that same day. Not everyone is on board.
Richard tweeted out to us:
"@betrivers introduced terrible new loyalty program today. They said it’s easier to get points and simpler but it’s twice as hard to get points and twice as confusing. I now need to bet $1M a month to get same benefits I got betting $30k a month."
He added:
Klutch writes: "The points from your level still expire, despite what they suggested! It’s only the three silly tiers that don’t. I went from level 7 to level four and I’d need 250k points in two months to get to level 9, which has the same benefits level 7 used to lol."
"I honestly don’t get it. I used to hate that points expired every day so I guess that’s the only positive that they don’t have that anymore but the new system looks so much more confusing. And I went from “platinum” level 10 this morning to now level 6. Makes no sense."
Gambling News
DraftKings to Impose Surcharge on Winnings
Online sports betting operator DraftKings will be charging a surcharge it intends to pass down to customers.
This surcharge will be issued in the four states that impose a 20% or greater tax onto DraftKings. This will be on Net Winnings.
These states include: Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
Olympics
Controversial Olympic Boxers Once Banned for Being Male Being Bet Heavily
Two boxers who were banned from the Women's World Championship last year for being deemed biologically male are fighting at the Paris Olympics.
The controversy has attracted the attention of the media, as well as the betting community.
The IOC said in a statement regarding both of them competing in Paris: “All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations in accordance with rules 1.4 and 3.1 of the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit [PBU].
“The PBU endeavoured to restrict amendments to minimise the impact on athletes’ preparation and guaranteeing consistency between Olympic Games.”
BetOnline.ag is reporting a seismic shift in its Gold Medal odds toward Lin Yu-Ting from Taiwan (featherweight, 57kg) and Imane Khelif from Algeria (welterweight, 66kg).
Wow that fight did not go schlong.
— Dave Mason (@DaveMasonBOL) August 1, 2024
Congrats to those who bet Ms Khelif at -2500 https://t.co/gfLHoXhmPX
"We've seen non-stop bets come in on these two boxers since this story caught fire," Sportsbook Manager Adam Burns said. "Customers who have never bet on boxing ever before with us are unloading on these markets to back Khelif and Lin, and the one-sided wagering has forced us to drastically move the numbers."
BetOnline initially gave Khelif 7/2 odds (+350) to capture the gold in Paris, but over the past 72 hours she has moved to the overwhelming, odds-on favorite.
Lin was always favored for the gold in her division, but her odds have been cut in half since opening at 2/1.
Algeria‘s biological man Imane Khelif has beat Italy’s Angela Carini after only 45 sec in 66 kg boxing preliminaries at the Olympics Thursday. BetOnline had Khelif as a massive favorite.
Here are the current Gold Medal odds:
Women's 57kg Gold Medal Champion
Lin Yu-Ting (TPE) 1/1
Svetlana Staneva (BUL) 7/2
Nasthy Petecio (PHI) 6/1
Amina Zidani (FRA) 8/1
Karina Ibragimova (KAZ) 8/1
Alyssa Mendoza (USA) 14/1
Xu Zichun (CHN) 16/1
Jucielen Romeu (BRA) 25/1
Esra Yildiz (TUR) 33/1
Julia Szeremeta (POL) 33/1
Michaela Walsh (IRE) 33/1
Ashleyann Lozada (PUR) 40/1
Tina Rahimi (AUS) 66/1
Sitora Turdibekova (UZB) 80/1
Khouloud Hlimi (TUN) 100/1
Valeria Arboleda (COL) 100/1
Women's 57kg Gold Medal Champion
Imane Khelif (ALG) 1/3
Busenaz Sumerneli (TUR) 2/1
Yang Liu (CHN) 12/1
Morelle McCane (USA) 20/1
Janjaem Suwannapheng (THA) 28/1
Barbara Maria Dos Santos (BRA) 33/1
Chen Nien-Chin (TPE) 33/1
Navbakhor Khamidova (UZB) 33/1
Oshin Derieuw (BEL) 33/1
Angela Carini (ITA) 40/1
Aneta Rygielska (POL) 50/1
Alcinda Panguana (MOZ) 66/1
Brigitte Mbabi (COD) 66/1
Luca Hamori (HUN) 66/1
Marissa Williamson (AUS) 150/1
Ivanusa Moreira (CPV) 200/1
Current odds can be found on this page.
Female boxing icon Claressa Shields, who was a gold medalist at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, also reacted angrily to the news.
Shields posted on X: 'So they got men fighting against women in the Olympics @Olympics boxing! I wouldn't have stood for no stuff like that! That is so heartbreaking to the women who have to have their dreams ruined by a man. Sad asf!'
Khelif is scheduled to face Italy's Angela Carini on Thursday, while Lin is set to compete against either Marcelat Sakobi or Sitora Turdibekova on Friday.
Politics
Harris Odds Drop to +105: Lowest Price Yet for VP
We are being advised by BetOnline that Vice President Kamala Harris could move into favorite territory in the odds by this coming weekend as heavy wagers are coming in on the presumptive Democratic nominee. She was now listed at +100 while GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump was coming in at -115.
On Wednesday, Dave Mason of BetOnline tweeted out that heavy action was pouring in on Harris.
|
|
