NCAA President Charlie Baker stated that the NCAA aims to ban college prop betting across the country. Maryland, Ohio, and Vermont have already removed college prop bets from their regulated sportsbooks. The college prop bet bans don’t apply to internationally licensed sportsbooks like Bovada and … Read more
J.B. Bickerstaff said that he has been harassed by sports bettors to the point that gamblers have threatened his family. Bickerstaff is the third person in the NBA to speak out on the negative aspects sports betting has had on the game in the last … Read more
Internationally regulated sports betting sites like Bovada have no March Madness betting restrictions for players in any state. Maryland and Ohio are the most current states to ban college prop betting from locally regulated sportsbook apps. BALTIMORE – Maryland was the latest of 24 states … Read more
Maryland became the most recent state to prohibit college player prop betting. All college player prop markets are off the books as of Friday, Mar. 1 per the request of Maryland Lottery and Gaming Their intent is to protect athletes from harassment and keep wagering … Read more
Ohio earned $113.1 million from January’s $811.6 million in sports betting handle. The large drop off in handle and revenue from last year can be attributed to promotional betting and the state’s first month with legal sports betting. FanDuel and DraftKings received roughly 68% of … Read more
Zach Edey has -2500 odds to win the John R. Wooden Award. Only Ralph Sampson has won back to back Wooden Awards. Dalton Knecht and R.J. Davis are tied for the second shortest odds. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The regular season of college basketball is … Read more
Ohio banned player prop bets across all college sports effective immediately. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and NCAA President Charlie Baker requested the prohibition. Bovada legally offers college player props for Ohio players thanks to their international licensing. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Casino Control Commission’s … Read more
Sportsbooks in New Jersey kept over $1 billion from their near $12 billion handle. Parlays represented 25% of NJ’s sportsbook intake but over 50% of their revenue. Basketball ($2.68 billion) beat out football ($2.30 billion) as the sport with the most money bet on it … Read more
With over 30 reports still outstanding, the current US betting total for 2023 is $102.5 billion. Over $90 billion of that was won back by bettors across America. Tax contributions from sportsbooks closed in on $1.8 billion for the year. New York’s tax rate proves … Read more
Americans bet $79.76 billion on sports since January of 2023. Based on current pace and upcoming sporting events, the market expects to continue its growth and surpass the $100 billion mark before the year ends. The emergence of new online sportsbooks and more states with … Read more
DraftKings surpassed FanDuel in monthly handle for the first time since Ohio sports betting launched in January. July was the lowest monthly-handle in Ohio’s sports betting history. Ohio surpassed the $4 billion mark in seven months despite their worst month in July. CINCINNATI – Ohio’s … Read more
Fanatics and the Columbus Blue Jackets opened their retail sportsbook located in the downtown Columbus Arena District. The retail sportsbook offers legal sports betting and viewing of all major sports. Former Ohio professional athletes Ryan Shazier and RJ Umberger placed the ceremonial first bets. COLUMBUS, … Read more