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NFL Final Preseason Week Overview 2023

NFL Final Preseason Week Overview 2023

The final week of the NFL preseason is here, and while there have not been a ton of major storylines developing to this point, that’s subject to change. 

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/23/2023

Mike Perry vs. Logan Paul Fight Odds Posted Should Dillon Danis Back Out

Mike Perry vs. Logan Paul Fight Odds Posted Should Dillon Danis Back Out

UFC vet and current BKFC bruiser Mike Perry is ready to fight if/when Dillon Danis backs out of October's bout against Logan Paul.  This is a fight that bookmakers see as a potential massive pay day regardless of who takes on Paul. 

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/23/2023

Free MLB Picks - August 23, 2023

We are now live at the G911 Sports Hub.  We're taking a bit of a hit of late. Last night we had the UNDER 8 heading into OT with the Blue Jays-Orioles game tied 3-3 only to have a bunch of runs scored in extra innings.   Let's look at Wednesday's plays.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/23/2023

Teacher at Center of BetMGM Cancelled $214K Bet Controversy Says He Saw Nothing Wrong With Odds

Also tells Gambling911 he received star treatment first day back to school, including congratulations from the principal.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Aug/23/2023

Free MLB Picks - August 22, 2023

We are now live at the G911 Sports Hub.  We skipped Monday with nothing that piqued our interest.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/22/2023

Logan Paul Faces Off Against Backup Fighter Mike Perry Following Press Conference Meltdown

Paul is the -600 favorite versus Danis, who this week claimed his opponent uses steroids.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Aug/22/2023

Jonathan Taylor Traded to the Miami Dolphins Betting Odds

Jonathan Taylor Traded to the Miami Dolphins Betting Odds

Jonathan Taylor has decided to take the “James Harden road” ahead of the 2023 NFL season.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/22/2023

Circa Sportsbook CEO Challenges DraftKings CEO to Cage Fight

Circa Sportsbook CEO Challenges DraftKings CEO to Cage Fight

Circa Sportsbook and the soon-to-launch Prime Sports look to conquer the US regulated sports betting market by offering the highest limits whereas DraftKings continues to reduce some customers down to practically nothing.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/22/2023

Free MLB Picks - August 21, 2023

We are now live at the G911 Sports Hub.  We thought we had a win yesterday on the OVER with plenty of scoring early then nothing until the final inning, just not enough to get us over the hump.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Aug/21/2023

Teacher Finally Paid $214K Bet After BetMGM Cancelled it Vows He Will Never Play There Again

Teacher tells Gambling911 he didn't notice anything unusual about the odds.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/21/2023

Michigan Wolverines Total Wins Odds 2023: Still Favored to Win Over 10.5 Despite Harbaugh Suspension

Michigan Wolverines Total Wins Odds 2023

What effect will the Harbaugh suspension have on the first three games?  Probably very little based on who they are set to play....all at home.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Aug/21/2023

Koepka Heavily Favored to Make Ryder Cup - 2023

Brooks Koepka was bumped out of the Ryder Cup automatic points qualifying after Xander Schauffele and Max Homa finished in the Top 10 at last week's BMW Championship.

Submitted by Press Release on, Aug/21/2023

Updated LLWS Champion Betting Odds - 2023

A big day in sports as California (El Segundo) is set to face off against Curacao in the LLWS Championship game.  California comes in at -225, Curacao +185.

Submitted by Press Release on, Aug/21/2023

Draconian Kentucky Gambling Law Likely to Spook Regulated Sports Betting Operators

A class action suit against Bovada relies on an old draconian (1800's) law that dates back prior to other laws on the book, one forbidding dogs from molesting automobiles and another prohibiting a woman from buying a fancy hat without her husband's permission.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/21/2023

PrizePicks Named to Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies for Second Straight Year

The three-year growth rate of PrizePicks was 3,712 percent.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/20/2023

Free MLB Picks - August 20, 2023

Free MLB Picks - August 20, 2023

We are now live at the G911 Sports Hub.  The Houston Astros continue to disappoint as far as our picks go as the Mariners cruised to an easy victory on the road against Houston Saturday night.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/20/2023

Billy Walters Tells ESPN: Phil Mickelson Sent Me to Prison!

Billy Walters Tells ESPN: Phil Mickelson Sent Me to Prison!

Sports betting icon Billy Walters threw pro golfer Phil Mickelson under a bus Thursday night on national television, but only because, Walters said, Mickelson threw him under one first.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Aug/20/2023

Free MLB Picks - August 19, 2023

Another solid pick yesterday with the Marlins-Dodgers OVER 8.5.  That won in the 3rd inning and the game finished 11-3. 

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/19/2023

Pro Sports Bettor Spanky Agrees BetMGM Should Never Have Cancelled Teacher's $214K Bet

One of the world’s most famous professional sports bettors has spoken out on the ongoing controversy involving sportsbook BetMGM refusing to pay out over $200,000 in winning wagers to a Virginia high school special education teacher and agrees with the decision to finally pay him.  Here's his take.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Aug/19/2023

BetMGM Pays Teacher His $214K After Cancelling Bet

An attorney at BetMGM called Kris Benton apologizing for the inconvenience and reiterating that there was "an error with the odds." That being said, the attorney said they're going to give Benton the entire amount he won.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/19/2023

UFC 292 Betting Preview, Sterling vs O'Malley

In this edition of The Fiight Guys, Mystic Zach Hirsch and UFC Hall of Famer 'Suga' Rashad Evans discuss the vicious KO Anthony Joshua delivered during the weekend.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Aug/18/2023

Free MLB Picks - August 18, 2023

We are now live at the G911 Sports Hub.  Yesterday may have been one of our best picks of the season: The Brewers at Dodgers UNDER.  Only a single run was scored when all was said and done.  We could have had the Under 2 and still have won it.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/18/2023

CT AG Reiterates 'Only Three Legal Sportsbooks in the State', Sports Bettors Call These Books 'Crap'

One sports bettor asks American Gaming Association President Bill Miller "Are you thanking the AG for actively acquiring and creating gambling addicts?" through some of the practices employed by the regulated sportsbooks.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/18/2023

Where to Bet the Little League World Series Winner Online for 2023: Latest Payout Odds

Where to Bet the Little League World Series Winner Online for 2023: Latest Payout Odds

We've seen some great action so far with this year's Little League World Series and we're only getting started.  BetOnline is one of the only websites to offer the LLWS bracket tournament odds in addition to betting on the future outright winner.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Aug/18/2023

MGM Resorts Kicks US Partner Entain to the Curb as BetMGM Mobile Comes to UK

Calls to boycott BetMGM mobile site intensify in US amidst "betting scandal of the century".

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/17/2023

Gamblers Lash Out at BetMGM via Homemade Videos After Cancelling Special Ed Teacher's $215K Bet

"Imagine winning $200,000 on parlays and not getting paid out," tweeted Trent Attyah to his more than 185.5K followers.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/17/2023

Free MLB Picks - August 17, 2023

Corbin Burnes has been solid against LA, allowing just 16 hits in 66 at bats with only one home run.  But the Dodgers are not losing games of late.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Aug/17/2023

NYRABets No Power to Cancel Bets Without Commission Approval: BetMGM Plays God

NYRABets No Power to Cancel Bets Without Commission Approval: BetMGM Plays God

A Pick-5 debacle during Whitney Weekend has gamblers wishing BetMGM would have taken their bets perhaps

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/17/2023

Boone Fired By the Yankees Betting Odds

Boone Fired By the Yankees Betting Odds

The Yankees are under .500 (60-61) following Wednesday's loss to the Braves.

Submitted by Press Release on, Aug/17/2023

Gambling World Overwhelmingly Sides With Teacher After BetMGM Cancels $215,000 Bet

Gambling World Overwhelmingly Sides With Teacher After BetMGM Cancels $215,000 Bet

By early Wednesday morning, Somach's article had gone viral.  By Wednesday night it had become the most trafficked news article on the Gambling911 website ever.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/16/2023

Breaking News

Diddy Arrest Video Released: Latest Wagering Markets

Diddy was arrested on federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.  BetUS currently offers  Diddy wagering markets for a release on bail prior to his next court appearance October 9