How Valuable Are Mock Drafts When Betting On The 2021 NFL Draft

Mel Kiper Jr and Todd McShay

Mock drafts tend to be less accurate as the first round goes on. Draft experts often predict right position, but wrong player. NFL Draft Odds have set Trevor Lawrence at -100000 to be the number 1 overall pick. CLEVELAND – The NFL Draft is one … Read more

Who Will The Connecticut Lottery Pick As Sportsbook Operator?

Connecticut Sportsbook

The Connecticut General Assembly has not yet passed House Bill 6451 to regulate sports betting in the state. Under the bill, the Connecticut Lottery will be able to participate in sports wagering and has received 15 applicants vying to be their official operator. It is … Read more

Tennessee May Change Sports Gaming Regulator Before Session’s End

Tennessee Titans Stadium

Two bills in the Tennessee General Assembly would like to name the Sports Wagering Advisory Committee as the regulator for the sports betting industry in the state. Senate Bill 588 has passed in the Senate and is seeking House approval while its companion bill, House … Read more

NFL Draft Odds Favor Jaguars to Select a Safety with Second Pick

Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars to select a safety with second pick is listed at +300 odds. Offensive lineman (+350), defensive lineman (+350), and wide receiver (+450) also amongst the shortest odds. CLEVELAND – The Jacksonville Jaguars own the first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and will … Read more

BetMGM Made Costly Mistake During The NFL Division Playoffs

BetMGM Fined!

BetMGM announced on Thursday that they paid $10,500 for a typo on a prop bet listed during the NFL’s AFC Divisional playoff game in January. Errors to betting lines for mobile sports betting platforms must be paid out to any gambler that placed money on … Read more

One Of Three Louisiana Sports Betting Bills Passes Committee

Louisiana Ways and Means Committee

House Bill 628 looks like the favored bill to become the landscape for the regulated sports betting industry of Louisiana. The measure passed in its first committee on Wednesday and will move forward in the legislative process toward becoming law. LA HB 628 would regulate … Read more

NC Mobile Sports Betting Bill In House And Senate Are Twins

North Carolina Legislature

North Carolina now has another mobile sports betting bill to consider in 2021 with House Bill 631 that is the mirror image to Senate Bill 688. This expansion to the North Carolina sports wagering market could bring in as much as $50 million in annual … Read more

DraftKings Launches New Sports Betting Channel On SLING TV

Sling - DraftKings

DraftKings has partnered with SLING TV to launch a new exclusive sports betting channel. The channel will cover real-time game scores and betting odds. DraftKings Basketball will be the first to launch, with DraftKings Baseball and DraftKings Hockey channels coming down the line. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. … Read more

Genius Sports Merges With dMY Technology Group, Goes Public

Genius sports - NYSE

Genius Sports and dMY Technology Group have completed a major merger. The company will now go public on the New York Stock Exchange. Genius Sports will be traded under the symbol $GENI. NEW YORK – Sports analysis data rights owner Genius Sports Group (GSG) has … Read more

Sports Betting Agreement Reached For Tulalip Tribes In Washington

Tulalip Casino

The Tulalip Tribes in Washington have become the first tribe in the state to agree on a Tribal Gaming Compact that includes sports betting. Over eleven tribes in Washington want to open retail sportsbooks at their gaming facilities in the state. Washington is expected to … Read more

Sports Betting Not Part Of Massachusetts FY 2022 Budget Proposal

Massachusetts Budget

The 2022 FY in Massachusetts begins on July 1. The Massachusetts Legislature is in session until the end of the year. There is still time to include a regulated sports betting industry within the budget proposal that has already been introduced to the Legislature. BOSTON … Read more

New Jersey Sports Betting Revenue Up In March

March Madness Sportsbook

The total sports betting handle in New Jersey for March was $859.6 million. New Jersey made $7.8 million in tax revenue from sports betting during March. The internet sports wagering handle for New Jersey was $780,145,392 fueled by March Madness betting. TRENTON, N.J. – The … Read more