Having Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the league owner is exciting, but sports betting should carry the new version of the XFL football league to its first victory.
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Horseplayers wagered more than $1 billion on U.S. races in July as handle for the month spiked 16.6% compared with the same month in 2019.
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After the Massachusetts Senate passed an economic development bill without a sports betting provision, lawmakers in support of legalization are looking to revisit the issue in the fall, according to people familiar with Beacon Hill negotiations.
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NBABet Stream will feature overlays displaying point spreads and odds, as well as betting analysis, beginning with the Oklahoma City Thunder-Denver Nuggets game Monday. The NBABet Stream broadcast is available on NBA League Pass, NBA TV via the NBA App and NBA.com through the league's direct-to-consumer subscription product.
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NBA’s Indiana Pacers and global sportsbook operator PointsBet have inked a new multi-year partnership, making PointsBet an official sports gaming partner of the team. Under the auspices of the agreement, PointsBet branding will be displayed along what is known as the “apron,” the out-of-bounds space between the baseline and the team bench. This represents the first time a sports betting operator will occupy that space.
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The University of Buffalo in New York State has been dedicating efforts to better understanding the nature of problem gambling and how it affects individuals. Its latest research conducted by a sociologist associated with the university comes to show that there is a link between the background characteristics of people associated with crime and problem gambling.
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After looking at the successes and failures of the other major sports leagues' seasons so far, it may be time for the NFL to look towards playing in a bubble.
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Free basketball picks from Doug Upstone for August 6th.
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Free pick for Europa League action.
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The team posted a video on Twitter yesterday, unveiling the new helmets as it announced “exciting news.” The individual affixing numbers to the helmet, which will use the same color scheme the team has used for decades, can’t be seen, but he’s applying “20,” which is the number worn by safety Landon Collins. Notably absent from the helmet is any type of logo, moniker, drawing or even shadow, giving the helmet the appearance of being something one would see out of a low-budget rural community college.
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