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Horror on the field When a tragedy occurs, the reaction of most people is to be sad or scared, to wonder what they can do to help, to seek the comfort of loved ones, or at least sit and ponder. Last night, though, BetOnline’s move was to try to profit in the moment, an act… Read more »
Closed for four days Harrington Raceway & Casino in Delaware reopened Saturday after mysterious “technical difficulties” caused the venue to be closed for much of last week, just in time for long-planned New Year’s Eve festivities. According to Delaware Online, Harrington Raceway CEO Patti Key contacted Delaware Lottery Director Helene Keeley around noon on Tuesday,… Read more »
Coaching and marketing for sportsbooks don’t mix The college football bowl season and end of the NFL regular season, heading into the playoffs, is a busy time for sportsbooks. With all of the wagering activity, state regulators, industry watchdogs, and the books themselves must also be on the lookout for anything that might run afoul… Read more »
Whales aren’t always the primary target As competition for one of three New York City casino licenses heats up, The New York Times published a story this week detailing the often sad scenario that is New York casinos’ big target demographic: elderly Asian immigrants. While casinos send buses to Asian communities in New York City… Read more »
Bettors must be prepared for the worst When you bet on sports, you are taking on risk. No matter how much studying and preparation you made before you placed your bet, unexpected things happen in games that can throw everything off (and sometimes you just get it wrong). An unlucky bounce, a tremendous performance by… Read more »
Didn’t bet on NFL, but it’s still against the rules The New York Jets are battling for a playoff spot with two games to go in the regular season, but regardless of whether they make it or not, wide receivers coach Miles Austin will not be part of the journey. On Friday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter… Read more »
End of a three-decade era As of yesterday morning, the operations of the Mirage in Las Vegas is owned by Hard Rock International. On Monday, MGM Resorts International that its sale of the renowned casino-hotel to Hard Rock for $1.075 billion in cash was completed. The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which owns Hard Rock International,… Read more »
Trainwreck is mad In wake of Twitch’s recent ban of streams featuring unregulated online casinos, Tyler “Trainwreck” Niknam, one of the most popular streamers on the platform, moving to a new site, Kick. Angry about the ban when sports betting, daily fantasy sports, and poker streams are still allowed, as well as supposedly upset about… Read more »
Magic City Casino in Miami is the subject of an odd and perhaps petty lawsuit filed by one of its patrons. Nicolas Manzini of Florida filed the lawsuit in 11th Circuit Court against West Flagler Associates, Magic City’s owner, saying the company is essentially stealing money from customers by “manipulating the cash-out system” and not… Read more »
The era of mobile sports betting in Maryland has begun…finally. At 9:00am Wednesday, seven licensed companies were permitted to launch their apps and start taking wagers. The launch comes just in time for the Thanksgiving NFL games and the majority of the World Cup, among plenty of other sports. The seven operators and their casino… Read more »
The 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar this past weekend and while there have been some highly-anticipated contests over the last few days, one of those was not Saudi Arabia versus Argentina. Sure, soccer fans in both countries certainly looked forward to it, but it was a huge mismatch, so it didn’t receive as… Read more »
Company plans to reimburse customers A number of DraftKings customers found out this weekend that their sportsbooks accounts were hacked and just that, but money was drained either from those accounts or the bank accounts connected to them. On Monday, the company said that customers lost about $300,000 in total, but DraftKings intends to make… Read more »
Puig’s betting did not go well Former Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Yasiel Puig lost hundreds of thousands of dollars placing bets with an illegal gambling site in 2019. On Monday, he agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of lying to law enforcement regarding those bets. According to a statement put out by… Read more »
The public kept pumping up the favorite When there is no apparent reason for bettors to flood sportsbooks with wagers on one side of an event, there is often reason to raise an eyebrow. This is exactly what is happening with Saturday night’s UFC between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, as it is under investigation… Read more »
Economy has changed The United States casino industry has gone through changes in the last few years, as companies have bought and sold casinos, shut some down, and renamed others. On Tuesday, we found out that one thing will stay the same in the immediate future: Caesars Entertainment is not going to sell any of… Read more »
Casinos tend to be pretty good at keeping underage people away from gaming tables and machines. They don’t have a 100% hit rate, but overall, they do a solid job. Non-casino venues that have gaming machines like pubs generally have a more difficult time with it, as they are not trained gambling security professionals. In… Read more »
Not how I would have handled things Last night during trick-or-treating, I let kids select two pieces of candy from a big bowl. In one group, a girl picked her candy and, as she watched her friends/siblings take theirs, she said to me, “I’m going to take three,” and she did just that. I did… Read more »
Sportsbooks have been dominating the betting public this NFL season, thanks largely in part to the multitude of upsets during the first half of the season, or at least games we all thought were upsets at the time. As it turns out, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers are not good, and teams… Read more »
Mixed message In a political campaign, candidates will often say anything to get votes. Who knows if that is the case in the Texas gubernatorial race, but Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who has historically been staunchly against gambling, has indicated that he would be open gambling expansion should he win his bid for re-election. “We… Read more »
Putting his money where his fandom is The 2022 Major League Baseball World Series kicks off on Friday, as the Houston Astros take on the Philadelphia Phillies. In terms of baseball history, it is pretty significant. Houston is aiming to cement itself as the dynasty nobody notices (aside from the cheating scandal from a few… Read more »
More limits on gambling streams Twitch’s ban of unregulated gambling streams only took effect about a week ago, but already some streamers believe they have found a loophole in the rules that will allow them to keep broadcasting their online slot play. Twitch announced the decision to get stricter with gambling streams in September and… Read more »
Make way for another huge casino on the Strip The Las Vegas Strip’s skyline is about to get more crowded. On Wednesday, the Clark County Commission approved entertainment and dining mogul Tillman Fertitta’s plans for a 43-story, 2,420-room (!) casino resort on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. The property would… Read more »
Are they really upsets at this point? It feels like almost every NFL team is awful this season. Even some of the ones with good records feel like impostors and I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop on their seasons (though six games into the season, maybe they are what they have… Read more »
Micro-betting sports wagering company Betr has taken an unprecedented step in the US sports betting industry. This week at the Global Gaming Expo, Betr co-founder Joey Levy announced that his app will not allow customers to deposit with a credit card, making it the first sports betting app in the United States to install this… Read more »
Concerning figures, but imperfect study A study conducted by researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Bowling Green State University found that active US military personnel have problem gambling rates 3.5 times higher than the general population. Commissioned by the Kindbridge Research Institute (which drew donations from Playtech and DraftKings), the study… Read more »
