Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute have suggested that public policymakers considering legalized sports betting need to take a step back from the process and consider the long-term strategies and implications of the activity that has grown at an accelerated pace in the last 27 months.
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Dapper Labs, the developer behind blockchain game NBA Top Shot, has secured $11.4m in new funding from investors which includes the likes of Miami Heat’s Andre Iguodala and Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie among others.
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With the installation of a temporary sports book in the ticket lobby and new renovations for a larger sports-book space for Capital One Arena gambling, Monumental Sports and Entertainment is rapidly turning to betting as a major offering for Wizards, Capitals and Mystics games.
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Despite all the action, and several states seeing a nice turnout, Washington, DC remains at the back of the pack. Perhaps it’s because of Intralot’s jaded past, and Karma’s catching up to it. Regardless of the reason, the sports gambling money is not yet flowing in the national’s capital.
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Trump chided the Las Vegas mogul — a financial linchpin of his reelection effort — for not spending more. And now, he might not.
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MichiganSharp projects that the state could bring in as much as $400m in total first-year sports betting revenue, producing $33.6m in tax revenue for the state.
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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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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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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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The state could see $94 million in tax revenue from sports betting and online casinos.
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