NFL Saturday Bets: Mahomes Props + AFC North Hedging

Patrick Mahomes

The Kansas City Chiefs are 3.5 point favorites over the Houston Texans for the 1 p.m. NFL game on Saturday. Afterward, the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers face off with inverse odds compared to the AFC North wagers. KANSAS CITY – The Houston Texans and … Read more

Legislators Start Filing South Carolina Sports Betting Bills For 2025

South Carolina Legislature

Three gambling measures were prefiled in the South Carolina legislature, as lawmakers attempt to modernize SC sports betting. One focuses on a constitutional amendment while the other would create a commission to regulate sports betting sooner. COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina lawmakers have taken significant … Read more

CFPB Sounds Alarm on Legal Sports Betting Credit Card Fees

CFPB Sounds Alarm on Legal Sports Betting Credit Card Fees

A new CFPB report reveals that credit card issuers often categorize sportsbook transactions as cash advances, leading to surprise fees of up to $10 per transaction and interest rates of 30% starting immediately. Bettors are urged to consider alternative payment methods, as the CFPB calls … Read more

Lions Bills Bets Impact NFL Futures: Super Bowl 59 Odds, MVP

Lions Bills Bets Impact NFL Futures: Super Bowl 59 Odds, MVP

The Detroit Lions are 2.5-point favorites at home against the Buffalo Bills this week. Though the Lions Super Bowl odds lead the NFL, Josh Allen’s MVP odds also make him the favorite. Big flips could be possible toward the Bills futures odds, or Jared Goff’s … Read more

FTC Eyes DraftKings and FanDuel for Collusion

FTC Eyes DraftKings and FanDuel for Collusion

As a bipartisan issue, Senators Mike Lee and Peter Welch wrote to the Federal Trade Commission asking for an investigation into DraftKings and FanDuel – two sportsbook operators who control over three-fourths of the US betting market. The sportsbooks faced a similar request a decade … Read more

Parlay Advertisements Boosting Sportsbooks Win Rates to ~10%

Legal Sportsbooks Nearing a Record 10% Hold Rate in 2024

The average hold rate in Nevada averaged 5-7% before 2018. Since nationwide regulation, sportsbooks now keep 9.7% of every dollar bet. This increase easily links to parlay promotions and advertising. Some states are seeing nearly 70% of their monthly revenue come from parlays. PHOENIX – … Read more

7 Legal Sports Betting News Topics You May Have Missed

7 Legal Sports Betting News You May Have Missed This Week - Robinhood

Robinhood has shown an interest to begin legal sports betting, especially after the success seen from political betting. Celebrations are in order in Ohio, as sportsbooks took in the second most bets this past month in their history. Georgia legislators are writing letters in publications … Read more

NHL Betting Preview: Wild vs Ducks | Will the Wild Dominate?

NHL Betting Preview: Wild vs Ducks | Will the Wild Dominate?

The Wild are 15-2 in their last 17 games against the Ducks and enter as -200 betting favorites. Minnesota has won 11 of their last 13 games at Honda Center, outscoring Anaheim 43-20 in that span. Anaheim is 2-16 since the start of the 2023 … Read more