Two monstrous New York Giants-related bets led to $1 million in gambling losses in Week 3
- Oct 2, 2020
A look at Week 4 of the NFL, with some betting tips and top picks for the week.
Read More . . .A court on Wednesday approved a settlement totaling $800 million from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the Las Vegas Strip shooting that was the deadliest in recent U.S. history.
Read More . . .The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) said this week that, as of the first of last month, there were 22,352 employees now back in action at Atlantic City’s nine casinos. However, that is a drop of 21.8% from the 6,233 seen a year earlier, and things aren’t likely to improve as the city enters the last quarter of the year.
Read More . . .After passionate pleas for support of the bill from U.S. Reps. Paul Tonko, a New York Democrat, and Andy Barr, a Kentucky Republican, the bipartisan legislation that would see formation of the Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority to oversee the sport's equine medication and anti-doping policies and its drug testing was passed by a resounding voice vote (no opposition votes were audible).
Read More . . .NJ Online Gambling asked Penn National Gaming Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations Eric Schippers that question, and he replied, “We don’t have a timeline for you yet on our planned New Jersey launch.” For what it’s worth, that response further confirms that NJ bettors will have the Barstool option eventually.
Read More . . .The news on Friday was that Caesars and private equity firm Apollo have both submitted cash offers to acquire William Hill. The gambling company has a $2.9 billion market cap, so this is a big offer by any measure. But it's not that big when compared to the market cap gains DraftKings and Penn National have made, two of the companies that have benefited the most from online gambling hype, so it's understandable why Caesars wants in on the action.
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After weeks of speculation, 5Dimes closure to American customers is part of an agreement reached with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to avoid continued investigation and prosecution.
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Free baseball picks from Doug Upstone for September 30
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The Miami Heat are something of a surprise to get to the NBA Finals. They can finish the job as they take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1.
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