It’s bottom of the ninth with two outs, and it’s not looking good for MLB baseball. Players and owners simply cannot come to an agreement on how a return to action should proceed, with each proposal presented to date rejected by the other side. The league’s most recent suggestion was for 60 games, which was rejected by the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) as it countered with 70.
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DFS and sports betting operator FanDuel Group and Sportradar, the global provider of sports data and content, have announced this week that their current partnership has been extended.
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Previously slated for a December 2020 launch, the 1.25 million-square-foot integrated casino-resort will open with its first five floors of amenities and state-of-the-art parking hub – Garage Mahal – ahead of schedule. Upon completion, the resort will have approximately 1,000 employees.
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The Virginia Lottery will begin offering online games beginning July 1. It comes at a most critical time, as the lottery has seen its revenue decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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While 22 states have legalized sports gambling since the Supreme Court's ruling in 2018, California has lagged behind due to a number of roadblocks. But state Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Assemblymember Adam Gray (D-Merced) have been working on an amendment to the state's constitution that will go on the ballot in November if it can get through both houses.
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While Coronoavirus spikes in some U.S. states, the NHL, NBA and possibly MLB are set to resume play.
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino released health and safety protocols for reopening Wednesday, even as the city’s gambling parlors continue to wait for the green light to resume business.
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MyBookie.com is offering lines on nine great whites that have been geotagged, according to Forbes. The sportsbook is working in conjunction with OCEARCH, a non-profit that offers the tracking tool for the tags, and allows shark fans, or gambling fans, to follow the sharks’ travel escapades in real-time. For gamblers, MyBookie has set up a number of straight and prop bets to keep them interested.
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The new Circa Resort & Casino in downtown Las Vegas is expected to be open in time for Halloween. The first five floors of the 35-story resort — basically, everything except the hotel tower — will debut Oct. 28, casino owner Derek Stevens said in a news release
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It's not looking good, folks. Major League Baseball, led by Rob Manfred, and players' union chief, Tony Clark, have been unable to agree on much of anything. And with days for even as much as a 70-game season dwindling down to a precious few, no sit-down sessions are planned. Compromise is a dirty word, apparently.
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