Gaming Articles

Q&A: William Hill’s Joe Asher Focused On ‘Deeply Ingrained Black Market’

• Jun 14, 2019

Asher talks in-game betting, DFS operators turned sportsbooks, year one post-PASPA and more

Fifty years after its birth, the World Series of Poker retains its restless spirit

• Jun 14, 2019

The 50th-annual World Series of Poker began in late May at the Rio with the set of 89 championship tournaments running through mid-July. The Main Event—the $10,000 buy-in that annually determines the overall champion to follow in Moss’ footsteps—begins on July 3 and lasts 10 days, with the final table airing live on ESPN.

$215 million D.C. sports gambling contract includes politically connected subcontractors

• Jun 13, 2019

The D.C. Council and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) authorized city officials to suspend procurement rules while awarding a lucrative contract to the Greek gaming company Intralot. They said it was necessary to launch a sports-betting mobile app quickly to maximize tax revenue.

As Illinois Expands Gambling, It Will Also Try to Determine How Many Gambling Addicts It Has

• Jun 12, 2019

Illinois will finally conduct a thorough study of the gambling problem in the state — the first such survey in nearly 30 years. It said it will spend more money to treat addiction, too.

Overseas, Internet Best Place for US Open Prop Bets

• Jun 12, 2019

Apple App Store HTML5 Policy Change Scrambles Mobile Sportsbooks

• Jun 12, 2019

Apple App Store HTML5 Policy Change Scrambles Mobile Sportsbooks. Real money gaming providers can ill afford to ignore Apple’s new app policy.

PointsBet calls Karma Kommittee into action in Stanley Cup Final game 5

• Jun 11, 2019

The uncalled infraction had a direct impact on the result of the game with the Blues scoring on the same sequence. PointsBet’s Good Karma Payout has refunded all Bruins pregame moneyline bets in the form of bonus bets as part of the payout.

NBA forces Shaq to ditch BetOnline as podcast sponsor

• Jun 11, 2019

Since 2015, Shaq has produced an extremely popular podcast titled The BIG Podcast with Shaq, which is distributed by podcast network PodcastOne. One of the BIG show’s top sponsors is Antigua-based online sportsbook BetOnline, but that relationship is set to end now that the NBA has finally clued in to the deal.

DraftKings’ Johnny Avello on the state of play in the NBA Finals

• Jun 10, 2019

SBCAmericas spoke to DraftKings Head of Sportsbook Johnny Avello, who gave his thoughts on the possibility of game seven, the injuries that have plagued the Warriors and even whether ‘the Drake curse’ has had an impact on odds.

NBA, MLB using data to chase better deals with sportsbooks

• Jun 10, 2019

While neither league nor several sportsbooks would discuss the financial specifics of the agreements with The Associated Press, the NBA is pursuing deals that require sportsbooks to pay either a percentage of handle to the league or a fixed fee.

Final Jeopardy Category - Professional Gamblers

• Jun 9, 2019

Big headlines honored "professional gambler” James Holzhauer, who this week ended his historic run on the popular game show Jeopardy. Much publicity was given to what he attributed his skills . . . maybe too much.

Belmont Stakes odds: War of Will, Tacitus lead field

• Jun 7, 2019

All eyes will be on War of Will, who is trying to become just the 13th horse to complete the Preakness/Belmont sweep in the same year after not winning the Kentucky Derby. War of Will is +225 to do so Saturday. War of Will earned a personal-best 99 Beyer Speed Figure in winning at Pimlico.