Major League Eating announced today that DraftKings has become an official partner of the 2020 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The annual contest, typically held at the Nathan’s Famous flagship restaurant in Coney Island, NY, will be conducted this year, albeit in a private location with proper health and safety guidelines in place.
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Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) stock rallied Wednesday, getting a spark from reopening three casinos in Illinois and a deal with Sportradar for NFL in-game betting.
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With different areas across the US, and even the league, now witnessing a resurgence in the coronavirus, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is keeping his thumb on the big red button that would bring everything to a grinding halt once again
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Recent figures revealed only 2% of sports betting handle happened in retail sports betting windows. In the past two weeks alone, 98% of West Virginia sports betting took place on mobile sports betting apps.
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Bettors are once again seeing NBA point spreads in the wild as several sportsbooks have posted odds for the league’s return to play at the end of July.
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Online gambling stocks have been on fire, but there's reason to be skeptical about the industry long term
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It appears that match-fixing in tennis may be even more widespread than previously imagined. It has been known for a while that there was an issue and, a year ago, seven more individuals were added to a list of fraudsters that already included over 130 names.
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The Swedish sports betting operator Betsson is set to launch sports betting in Colorado after inking a market access deal with Colorado’s Dostal Alley Casino. Betsson is the latest European sports betting brand to secure entry into the US sports betting market.
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To help them out, the Pats have recruited a new quarterback and, while it may seem like good news, only time will tell. The former QB of the Carolina Panthers, Cam Newton, has signed a one-year contract with the Pats worth $7.5 million.
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U.S. sports betting operators such as DraftKings and FanDuel are banking on a much-needed surge in demand next month when top leagues return to play during the coronavirus pandemic.
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All in-person gambling operations have been shuttered since March 16, the first time the casinos had closed for a sustained period since the state’s first riverboat hit the water three decades ago.
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A new Gallup poll found that 71% of Americans view gambling as ‘morally acceptable’ while just 27% viewed gambling as ‘morally wrong.’ The ‘acceptable’ score is three points higher than the 2019 survey and the highest on record since Gallup began conducting the survey in 2003.
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