Only one of Wednesday’s six WNBA games is close, with Phoenix +105 at the Sparks -125. Bovada’s margin runs about 4.6% on the three blowout-priced games and 3.8% on Aces-Mystics. Five of six totals sit between 173 and 179.5, with Aces-Mystics the outlier at 162.5. … Read more
The commission’s lead recommendation would compel operators to surrender anonymized player-level wagering data for independent analysis. An in-game betting ban appears in the report as two hedged sentences under its lesser, more immediate measures. Pennsylvania booked a record $6.39 billion in gaming revenue in fiscal … Read more
NEW YORK – The 2026 World Cup officially comes to an end with Spain winning its second Copa Mundial in history, and are already out in front looking at the 2030 board. Spain are #FIFAWorldCup Champions. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/mWLw5iis2C — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 19, … Read more
WASHINGTON – Prediction markets offering sports event contracts could soon be over. During tomorrow’s Congressional hearing on sports prediction markets, the Indian Gaming Association (IGA) and American Gaming Association (AGA) will pursue an outright ban of these “sports event contracts”, according to their written testimonies … Read more
BOSTON – Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear, and that phrase is true in the race for the AL East. The Boston Red Sox have won 13 games in a row and now are just 6.0 games behind the division-leading New York … Read more
Ohtani leaves the Dodgers rotation indefinitely, pausing a run of 95 strikeouts and a 1.79 ERA. He stays the everyday designated hitter because the sore left knee is his back leg when batting. His .413 xwOBA sits above his .397 wOBA, meaning the contact has … Read more
Manfred said Harper’s activity was not a violation of the basic agreement, which permits players to appear in sportsbook ads. The clip reached Terry Thompson, a FanDuel VIP customer who says he lost nearly $2 million to online sportsbooks. Harper posted that he never consented … Read more
New York’s mobile sportsbooks took a record $2.25 billion in June, up 36.6% from a year earlier. Gross revenue fell 43.5% to $117 million as the hold rate hit an all-time low of 5.18%. The World Cup and the Knicks’ championship run drove the volume … Read more
NEW YORK – Highlighting the board of anytime goal scorers in the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is none other than Lionel Messi (+145), and he will undoubtedly have the most action on his anytime goal odds. Legal sports betting sites are favoring … Read more
Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduced the Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act on July 15 with eight bipartisan cosponsors. The measure would force sportsbooks and prediction markets to scan a user’s face to estimate age before a wager. Despite its name, the bill relies on facial … Read more
DENVER – Baseball is back and one of the most exciting bets from Friday night’s slate is the over between the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. There are -115 legal sports betting favoring a 12.0-run total to go over. Reds vs Rockies … Read more
MIAMI – The stage is set for the third-place World Cup match between France and England, where there is plenty more at stake than just the third-place bragging rights. Legal sports betting sites are leaning on France to finish its run on a strong note … Read more