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Advertising has become a hot-button issue in the sports betting world, with advertisements going from non-existent to inescapable since the Supreme Court overturned PASPA in May 2018. These marketing blitzes have caught the eye of responsible gambling advocates, anti-gambling groups, regulators, and lawmakers who fear the expansion will lead to an increase in problem gambling.…

Legal gambling is widely available in the U.S., from casinos to mobile sports betting. At the same time, illegal gambling options are still readily available. And despite a lot of (justified) handwringing, that is unlikely to change. The American Gaming Association is leading the charge, recently asking the Department of Justice to crack down on…

It’s official, there will be two California sports betting initiatives on the upcoming November 2022 ballot. The first, backed by California’s tribes, legalizes retail sportsbooks at tribal casinos and horse racing facilities. The second, supported by commercial sportsbooks, would bring mobile wagering to California via tribal partnerships with national operators like BetMGM, DraftKings, and FanDuel.…

Calvin Kattar will headline a free UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Austin, TX. Wait, are we sure this isn’t a pay-per-view? It’s not? What a treat! Kattar serves as the headliner, taking on a tough-as-nails featherweight in Josh Emmett. Looking through the rest of the card, longtime UFC fans will recognize names like Donald Cerrone…

The last time a team was on the brink of three straight Stanley Cups, the country was losing its mind over a Star Wars sequel, Tom Cruise had a Top-10 blockbuster, and rising interest rates whipsawed the economy into a recession. Wait, what?  Anyway, the Lightning have the opportunity to do what no team has…

The UFC returns to Singapore this Saturday night, reinstating what was an annual tradition before the COVID-19 pandemic. That is a welcome sign for fight fans and anyone looking forward to a normal summer with global travel open for business. It’s also a welcome sign for bettors. We are looking to help on that front,…

Around this time each year, South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews posts his College Football Games of the Year odds. It’s always a revealing experiment, drawing plenty of sharp minds to Andrews’ shop on the south end of Las Vegas Boulevard. The 2022 release — 99 games in all — happened Friday, June 4. For…

Admit it: Every year the Kentucky Derby odds come out and you make an obligatory bet, but you’ve thought about doing more. You’ve always been a little horse racing-curious. When you walk into the sportsbook and you see the old guys camped out in their cubbies clocking Keeneland at 11 a.m. on a Las Vegas…

Welcome back to the NBA Betting Dime. If you’re new here, welcome! This is a safe space that combines some of the things that make basketball and NBA betting so special. You can expect to find some analytical deep dives into NBA betting, social media clips, gambling information, and maybe some pop culture references sprinkled…

Some of the best NFL Draft odds are long gone, such as Georgia’s Travon Walker to go first overall at plus-money. Walker is now a -300 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook. At this point, the market reflects stronger information from teams and draft experts about where certain players will be selected starting Thursday on the Las…

Wide receivers dominated the offseason NFL chatter and likely will be a major part of first-round NFL Draft action. As for running backs and tight ends … not so much. Miami’s Tyreek Hill and Las Vegas’ Davante Adams signed megadeals after the receivers left their former teams, and now Tennessee’s A.J. Brown, Washington’s Terry McLaurin…

The NBA play-in tournament has been fun. But come Saturday, we get down to the serious business of series play. In fact, three games on the Saturday NBA playoffs odds board have been set since before the play-in tournament, so those matchups have been percolating all week. And the fourth matchup, the No. 7 Minnesota…