The Green Bay Packers moneyline (ML) was terrible for the books, losing to the 37-8. But not as bad as the Seattle Seahawks ML and spread (closed -1.5), which Morrow comments “was our biggest loss of the day. But they made up for it with “a rare surprise the Patriots ML over the Cowboys was one of our biggest win of the day according to a few noted bookmakers.
Read More . . .The line between trading and gambling has always been fuzzy. So now that 13 U.S. states have live legal sports betting and several more have approved it, following a 2018 Supreme Court ruling, it’s natural to wonder if Wall Street will start looking for a piece of the action.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia’s alternative sports betting-focused 76ers broadcast returned this week with a 10-game slate for the 2019-20 season.
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Today marks 10 years since the online poker world witnessed what is still a record hand, a $1.3 mm pot in pot-limit Omaha on the now defunct Full Tilt Poker. “Fasten [your] seatbelts,” one table observer in the chat box said as the money started flying in the record hand.
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The odds of the squad making it to the playoffs have fallen from +1200 to +1500 across the winless streak before dropping even further to +2000, and the team has done the only thing it believes will bolster the freefall.
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The state Lottery Commission approved several license applications for suppliers at its regular monthly meeting Wednesday in Charleston.
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This decade, either the Indianapolis Colts or Houston Texans have won the AFC South every season except 2017 when the Jacksonville Jaguars did. With all due respect to the Jaguars and Tennessee Titans (last won division in 2008), the winner of Thursday night’s Colts at Texans matchup is likely to be crowned South champion again in 2019. Houston is a 4-point favorite but has failed to cover the past seven at home in the series.
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All things considered, Indiana is rapidly becoming a major star among fully legalized sports betting markets in the states
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William Hill books wrote 16 tickets at 100/1 odds on Jackson, who’s now the second choice (+220) to win. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is the +180 favorite.
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The Baltimore Ravens have turned up the heat on their NFL performance this year and are quickly moving into position to make a run on the Super Bowl. It’s an idea that may not have had much support at the beginning of the year, but sportsbooks and oddsmakers have taken notice, even putting their odds higher than the San Francisco 49ers
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Just when you think you might have picked a winner, something crazy can happen that reminds you that gambling on games is bad for your bottom line and for your heart.
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Embattled former casino magnate Steve Wynn is pushing back against state regulators who are trying to fine him and bar him from the gaming industry after reports that he sexually harassed employees, saying the board is overstepping its statutory authority by trying to punish him even after he has left the company he founded and divested himself of ownership.
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