States Keeping Ball In Bounds For Passing NIL With Sports Betting

College Football

Student-athletes are finding more states passing NIL regulations that would allow them to be compensated through outside opportunities. Ohio has just added a NIL clause to their sports betting legislation so that it will be available should the bill find passage. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, … Read more

The Chicago Bears Partner With Sportsbook Rush Street Interactive

Soldier Field

The Chicago Bears have entered their first sportsbook partnership with Rush Street Interactive (RSI). Rush Street Interactive is an operator with BetRivers.com and Rivers Casino, giving all three access to promote the Chicago Bears with branding, promotions, and up-to-date team data. The Chicago Bears’ first … Read more

Esports Streaming Could Get Betting Component With Patent

E Sports Technologies

Esports Technologies wants to incorporate betting odds via streaming sites for esports competitions. The company has applied for a patent to be able to put live prop bets on the events through multiple channels used to stream esports. Trillions of hours of esports streaming have … Read more

A New Age In Sports Betting Is Coming With Sporttrade This Summer

SportTrade

Sporttrade is a hybrid of the stock market and sports betting. The platform will allow users to buy and sell their stake in a team or player at any point during a sporting event rather than having to hang on to a bet like they … Read more

The Mack Is Back – Mattress Mack Puts $2M On Astros World Series Odds

Mattress Mack

William Hill took a $2 million wager on the Houston Astros to win the 2021 MLB World Series in October. Odds for the team were at (+1000) when famous sports bettor Mattress Mack placed his bet on Tuesday. Should the Astros win the World Series, … Read more

Canada Has Finally Passed Regulated Sports Betting

Canadian Sports Betting

Canada has amended their Criminal Code with the passage of Bill C-218 on Tuesday that will allow provinces to open sportsbooks in both retail and mobile platforms. The handle from sports wagering in a regulated Canadian market is expected to be at least $500 million … Read more

LSB Brief: Regulatory Sports Betting Making Headway 06/22/2021

Sports Betting

The Arizona Department of Gaming closed its public opinion window for sports betting rules and regulations on Monday. The Maine State Legislature passed sports gaming measure LD 1352 on Friday to regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in the state but it still requires the signature … Read more

The Match 4 – Koepka To Caddy For Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady?

Brooks Koepka

Sportsbooks are asking sports bettors if pro golfer Brooks Koepka will caddy for Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson during The Match 4 tournament next month. The heavily favored answer to the wager is that Koepka will not be caddying for the duo. The Match 4 … Read more

Rhode Island’s Road To Sports Betting Three Years Later

Rhode Island Sportsbooks

Rhode Island has had a regulated sports wagering market for three years. Within three years’ time, the Ocean State has collected $623,050,600 in bets. Rhode Island has one mobile sportsbook application with William Hill and two sportsbook venues. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island has had … Read more

Are 12 Team College Football Playoffs The Future Of The Sport?

CFB Playoff

College football could be seeing a playoff schedule that jumps from a four-team format to a 12-team format as early as 2023. The CFP management committee has cooked up this new structure over a two-year time span and will now present it to the authority … Read more

Canada Could Pass Sports Betting Legislation On Monday

Canadian Sports Betting

The Senate of Canada will vote on sports betting on Monday. Bill C-218 is expected to be approved by a majority vote. Sports wagering in the country will be seen on a province-to-province level for both retail and mobile sportsbooks should this legislation pass. OTTAWA … Read more