Gaming Articles

Flutter and Stars Group combine to become world’s largest online gambling operator

• Oct 2, 2019

Dominic Smith’s walk-off caps unpredictable MLB betting year

• Oct 2, 2019

It would be an exaggeration to call it the “Shot Heard ‘Round the Betting World,” but Dominic Smith’s three-run homer in the Mets’ season finale put an exclamation point on the most dramatic win-total decision in memory.

NFL Underdogs Bark Loud for Sportsbooks in Week 4

• Oct 1, 2019

It was a horrible day for bettors who backed the favorites in Week 4, and watched as NFL underdogs won 10 of the 14 games against the spread on Thursday and Sunday. The underdogs also won eight of those 10 games straight up.

Vince Van Patten's Prop-Bet Gambling Movie 7 Days To Vegas Now Available

• Oct 1, 2019

Chicago Sun-Times Critic Richard Roeper Gives Prop Bet Gambling Film Three Stars

Battle Lines Being Drawn Over Live Sports Data

• Sep 30, 2019

Many businesses see the advent of sports gambling as a potential moneymaker. However, sports gambling has raised some challenges as well. Sports franchises, sports teams, and gambling companies are all interested in sports gambling, but they also compete against each other.

Fake Apps Sneak Gambling Into iOS and Android App Stores

• Sep 30, 2019

Gambling apps double-crossed the review systems in Google Play and the App Store by posing as a policy-abiding app. After bypassing the verification, the infringing functionality became available to users.

Negreanu and Koppelman stir rounders sequel hope

• Sep 27, 2019

It’s been the question on many poker fans’ lips for 20 years. Will there ever be a sequel to Rounders?

NFL partners with DraftKings for daily fantasy sports

• Sep 27, 2019

DraftKings began as a fantasy sports platform but now operates as a full-service sportsbook. The deal announced Thursday makes DraftKings the NFL’s “official daily fantasy partner.”

ESPN elevates content with Facebook deal

• Sep 27, 2019

The agreement brings exclusive digital shows and content to Facebook Watch. At launch, this includes The People’s MMA Show, additional segments from Always Late with Katie Nolan, and exclusive versions of Countdown to GameDay and Fantasy Focus Live.

Texas Gangster’s Gambling Den Selling for $12 Million

• Sep 27, 2019

The 1,360-plus-acre hideaway outside of Dallas once belonged to Ivy Miller, a close associate of famed gambler Benny Binion

Someone lost half a million dollars betting on the Browns against the Rams

• Sep 26, 2019

One bold gambler put a whopping $506,000 on the Browns to cover as 3.5-point home underdogs at a William Hill book at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, according to The Action Network’s Darren Rovell.

G2E: Sports Betting Symposium to feature NHL commissioner, gaming industry executives

• Sep 25, 2019

National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman will take part in a wide-ranging discussion concerning the expansion of legal sports betting and the convergence of the activity within the sports industry during next month’s Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.