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Roxy Roxborough Named in Sports Betting Hall of Fame Class of 2020
- Jan 22, 2020
Legendary Las Vegas oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough is to be honored for his outstanding contribution to the gambling industry by being inducted into the Sports Betting Hall of Fame. Organizer SBC has revealed that Roxborough will be one of five members of the Class of 2020 to join the Hall of Fame at a glittering ceremony during the second edition of the Betting on Sports America trade show in New Jersey this April.
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Pennsylvania Online Poker Generates $2.5 Million Worth Of Revenue In First Month
- Jan 22, 2020
Pennsylvania’s lone legal online poker operator, PokerStars, generated $2.5 million in revenue in December, according to statistics released by the state’s Gaming Control Board.
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Why investors should pick the underdogs in sports gambling
- Jan 22, 2020
Investors who believed this wagering wave would lift the stocks of big casinos and gaming companies have wound up on the wrong side of the spread. Since the Murphy decision, the VanEck Vectors Gaming ETF, which tracks the global gaming industry, is down almost 10%, while the S&P 500 has returned 22.5%.
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Developments from the last decade that will likely change U.S. gambling forever
- Jan 21, 2020
Harltey reviews the last decade in gambling in America and gives his views on the top 5 gambling stories of the 2010s.
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Astros superfan 'Mattress Mack' loses $2 million betting against Chiefs
- Jan 21, 2020
Houston-area furniture chain owner Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” lost nearly $12 million last year betting on the Astros to win the World Series,McIngvale kicked off a new year of sports betting by turning his attention to a new sport, according to The Action Network.
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Scott Ferrall to talk sports wagering with two new shows on SportsGrid
- Jan 21, 2020
Long-serving CBS sports radio talk show host Scott Ferrall has been signed up by SportsGrid to launch two new live video streaming programs. Titled Scott Ferrall: Coast to Coast and In-Game LIVE, both will be produced from the firm’s Meadowlands Studio from January 29.
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Colorado Gambling Commission Sets Stage For Licences
- Jan 21, 2020
Colorado’s gaming commission solidified the sports betting licencing rules Thursday, setting the stage for the first group of applicants to be accepted next month as the state moves toward legalised sports gambling this spring.
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NFL Betting Recap: Bettors Get Revenge from Sportsbooks on AFC, NFC Championship Games
- Jan 21, 2020
A week after sportsbook operators boasted about the biggest win of the season, the public struck back on Sunday in the AFC and NFC Championship games. Both favorites –Kansas City and San Francisco – covered the spread, and the over hit in both games. The public was on all of it.
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Where does Astros cheating rank in scandals? Ask Pete Rose
- Jan 20, 2020
There's one former baseball player uniquely qualified to answer a question about cheating in baseball. That would be Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hit king who was banned indefinitely from baseball three decades...
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Maverick Gaming CEO: Success for Washington State sports betting legislation ‘may not happen’ this year
- Jan 20, 2020
Maverick Gaming CEO Eric Persson said the Las Vegas company’s efforts to bring sports betting to the state of Washington this year may not be successful. But he’s not overly worried.
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