Despite his extensive knowledge and fanbase, the NFL Network has decided it can no longer afford to keep Sanders around, and the two are parting ways after being unable to agree on terms for a new contract.
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A more than $1 billion investment into MGM Resorts International by billionaire media mogul Barry Diller’s IAC/Interactive Corp. is not about the gaming giant’s casinos, nor his view that Las Vegas – the company’s primary market – will come roaring back in a post-pandemic environment. Diller told shareholders of IAC Monday that the potential for MGM’s online gaming business – “a portion of its revenue so small that it rounds down to zero” – drove his investment thesis.
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The result was record revenues as customers looked for whatever entertainment options they could find. The Ohio Casino Control Commission reported a record total of $86 million in revenue for the month of July, the highest monthly total for casino revenues since all four properties became operational.
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NASCAR and BetMGM announced on August 11 that they have entered a multi-year sports betting partnership arrangement. The two parties will be working together to create engaging experiences for US sports bettors, including offering extensive in-race betting options
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Gambling in the Hoosier State is roaring back following an unprecedented three-month casino shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, Indiana not only topped $1 billion in total sports wagers since betting on many professional and college sporting events was legalized last September.
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Zion Williamson is out for the New Orleans Pelicans, with Giannis likely sitting out for the Milwaukee Bucks, as the NBA moves forward with Tuesday night action.
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Free basketball picks from Doug Upstone for August 11
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Online sports and gambling media firm The Props Network has announced a new partnership with PGA DFS podcasters The Tour Junkies to service the “under served niche” of golf sports betting media content.
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Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute have suggested that public policymakers considering legalized sports betting need to take a step back from the process and consider the long-term strategies and implications of the activity that has grown at an accelerated pace in the last 27 months.
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Dapper Labs, the developer behind blockchain game NBA Top Shot, has secured $11.4m in new funding from investors which includes the likes of Miami Heat’s Andre Iguodala and Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie among others.
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