Some time before July — perhaps as early as Tuesday — the Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling that could drastically alter sports gambling in the United States, possibly striking down the 25-year-old federal law that largely prohibits sports bets outside of Nevada or maybe allowing individual states to decide for themselves whether fans should be permitted to wager on games.
Read More . . .UMBC’s 20-point beatdown of No. 1 Virginia wasn’t just the biggest upset in college basketball history. It was also an all-time great gambling moment.
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Jay turns his attention back to the National Invitational Tournament, where selected teams still host games and LSU travels to the altitude in Salt Lake City to take on Utah in Round 2.
Read More . . .In a move which is sure to provoke controversy, web giant Google has announced that advertising of cryptocurrencies will be banned on its platforms from June 2018.
Read More . . .Jason Robins, chief executive and co-founder of DraftKings, has said the potential wider legalisation of sports betting in the US represents an “enormous” growth opportunity for the company.
Read More . . .The state of Maryland on Thursday became the latest to dip its foot into the legalizing sports betting pool. But different from many states that have been proposing and passing legislation to make sports betting legal ahead of the Supreme Court decision.
Read More . . .President Donald Trump’s personal assistant, John McEntee, lost his White House job this week because an investigation found he was a frequent gambler whose habit posed a security risk, according to two people familiar with his departure.
Read More . . .Free picks on NIT action as Western Kentucky heads to southern California to take on USC.
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So what can the UMBC Retrievers do for an encore? They beat the #1 team in the country on Friday, and they will face the Kansas State Wildcats on Sunday, with a ticket to the Sweet Sixteen in the balance.
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The Nevada Wolf Pack will try to gather themselves after in overtime victory on Friday, taking on Cincinnati Bearcats in the South regional action in the NCAA tournament on Sunday.
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