Tuesday NHL + HOOPS and BASES
- May 11, 2021
If Alabama voters are in favor of Alabama sports betting come 2022, the launch of all gaming industries approved would likely happen in the last quarter of 2023. Senate Bill 310, which was passed in the Senate on April 13, also has one day left to pass in the House. This proposal names the Alabama Gaming Commission as the regulator of the sports gaming industry and allots its revenue to the Gaming Trust Fund.
Read More . . .Michigan and Pennsylvania are two states that went all the way when it came to legalizing online gambling. They not only legalized online sports betting, but added online casino and poker to the mix. However, while operators jumped in quickly to the online sports betting market, online poker has followed on at a more sedate pace.
Read More . . .According to the numbers released Monday by the Illinois Gaming Board, the state’s total sports betting handle came out to $633.6 million, up 24.3% from February’s $509.8 million. March’s total eclipsed the previous high of $581.5 million which was reported in January 2021
Read More . . .In October 2020, it was announced Wynn Resorts had signed a deal with GAN Limited, a company who provide internet gambling software-as-a-service solutions to the US land-based casino industry. There is a 10-year agreement on the table, and this is the clearest sign yet that Wynn Resorts are serious about taking on the US iGaming market.
Read More . . .Even though baseball spent decades seeming to abhor the very idea that anyone would bet on games, current MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has been inching toward an association between baseball and betting for years. In 2015, Manfred said of sports betting that it was “important for there to be a conversation between me and the owners about what our institutional position will be.” More recently, he called sports betting “a massive opportunity for fan engagement.”
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Free basketball picks from Doug Upstone for May 10.
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FairwayJay chips in a late season NBA betting situation that is contrary to bettors feelings and interests, but a proven and profitable profile.
Read More . . .In a statement last Thursday, Caesars said it would develop a sportsbook and sports bar concept on the plaza adjacent to Chase Field, the Diamondback home stadium in downtown Phoenix.
Read More . . .Sportsbooks in Iowa have documented an April slowdown from the March Madness inspired highs of just one month earlier, recording its lowest handle since December ahead of an anticipated slower summer period.
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