One thing that you’ll notice about the National Football League is that point spreads normally do not get REALLY large. Usually, when you look at any line, it is going to be under a touchdown, if not under a field goal. The reason for this is that there is rarely a difference of more than… Read more »
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NFL Week Four Recap: Sometimes You Get What You Need…
After the debacle that was the third week of the season, we were able to turn things around a bit in the NFL Week Four results. But that is the way it works in any long-term activity, especially when it comes to sports betting. You’re not going to get everything you want, but sometimes you… Read more »
2023 NFL Week Four: The Word of the Day is…Parity
After the debacle last week that was the National Football League Week Three schedule, there’s one thing that all bettors must be reminded of. All these professional leagues, whether it is the NFL, the NBA, the Premier League, or even the Canadian Football League, would love it if their teams all finished with the same… Read more »
NFL Week Three Recap: Mama Said There Would Be Days Like This…
There are plenty of things you can say about Week Three for the 2023 National Football League season, and none of it would be good. It was an issue of up was down, left was right, cats and dogs living in sin…to say it was tumultuous would be a huge understatement. Just look at some… Read more »
2023 NFL Week Three: Who Do You Trust?
We may be only two weeks into the 2023 National Football League season, but there are a couple of things that are already evident. If you can pick out these “sure things” early in the season, then you can use that to ride some betting action when it comes to future games. Who is riding… Read more »
NFL Week Two Recap: Push it Real Good …
In the world of sports betting, sometimes your greatest friend can be something that both bettors and books hate – the push. This is something we saw in the NFL Week Two picks, where the line set by the book – say -3 or -7 as to the spread or the rare case when the… Read more »
MGM Claims All of Its Properties Are “Operating Normally”
Maybe not 100% More than a week after hackers crippled its computer systems, MGM Resorts International says that its “hotels and casinos are operating normally.” In a Tuesday morning statement, Nevada’s largest employer thanked customers for their patience and noted that there could still some “intermittent” issues. “Our resort services, dining, entertainment, pools and spas… Read more »
Phil Mickelson Talks About His Gambling Addiction, Urges Others to Bet Responsibly
A long-time struggle Poker pro Phil Mickelson, long known as a heavy gambler, has revealed that he has, in fact, fought gambling addiction for years. In a post on X, he advised people who are planning to bet this football season, whether via traditional wagers or fantasy sports, to do so in moderation. “I won’t… Read more »
2023 NFL Season Week Two: Don’t Overreact to the Week One Outcomes
In sports betting, one of the biggest mistakes that can be made is that of overreaction. Especially early in a season, what you see isn’t necessarily the type of team that you’re going to get for the entire season. Thus, you must make sure that you don’t have a “knee-jerk” reaction to things that you… Read more »
En Banc Hearing Denied in Florida Sports Betting Case, Supreme Court Next?
The journey to sports betting in the state of Florida has been a convoluted one. It was brought to life in 2021 for a month-long period before legal actions shut it down. Since then, it has remained in a legal limbo, one that is likely to continue following the decision by a federal court. En… Read more »
NFL Week One Recap: Breaking Even Isn’t Nice to Do
If you caught our first-ever National Football League predictions for Week One last Sunday, you learned a fact really quick about sports betting – breaking even isn’t nice to do. To be able to make a profit out of sports betting, you MUST be able to win, preferably around a 60/40 clip, if not better.… Read more »
It Only Took a 10-Minute Phone Call for Hackers to Access MGM’s Systems
Shockingly easy Many of MGM Resorts’ systems were crippled because of cyberattack this past Monday and now the group responsible for it has been unmasked. According to vx-underground, a group that curates what it calls the “largest collection of malware source code, samples, and papers on the internet,” it was the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group that… Read more »
MGM Resorts Crippled by Cyberattack
MGM Resorts properties appear to be fully operational once again, a day after the company experienced a significant disruption because of an alleged cyberattack. The company did not disclose specifics as to what exactly happened, calling it simply a “cybersecurity issue.” In a statement published to social media on Monday, MGM that once the problem… Read more »
2023 NFL Season Week One: Figure Out the Trends Quickly
We are on the doorstep of the official start of the National Football League season. Technically, it’s already started with the stunning win by the Detroit Lions on Thursday night over the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, but that leads directly to something you must figure out when wagering on pro football. A… Read more »
Patron of Hollywood Casino at Greektown Didn’t Ask for a Side of Protein With His Soda
Don’t gamble, kids It’s scary how long ago it was now, but almost 20 years ago, I visited Greektown Casino – now Hollywood Casino at Greektown – in Detroit. I was on a business trip for a horrible consulting job I quit after about four months, making the rounds in the Midwest to different car… Read more »
L.A. District Attorney Ends Prosecution Efforts of Sheriff’s Deputy Who Alleged Robbed Poker Player During Traffic Stop
Poker chips went missing Efforts to prosecute an East L.A. deputy over allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars from a professional poker player have ended after the victim stopped communicating with police out of fear of retaliation from “deputy gangs” within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. According to an August memo from the District Attorney’s… Read more »
En Banc Hearing Sought in Florida Sports Betting Case
The 2023 college football season is less than a week away and the 2023 National Football League season is set to be in just over two weeks. Sports bettors across the nation are taking advantage of their offerings in 38 states – well, make that 37. Florida’s convoluted sports betting path took another turn last… Read more »
Big Ten Is Looking Into Moving Football Championship Game to Las Vegas
Maps mean nothing In what would be yet another move to make college football less fun and more of just a minor league for the NFL, the Big Ten is considering moving its season-ending championship game to Las Vegas. The traditionally Midwest-centric league has held its championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis since… Read more »
“Big Bet Poker LIVE” Stream Is NOT How to Do a Poker Program
It seems that poker cannot exist unless it has some sort of controversy going on. The 2023 World Series of Poker was highlighted by the win in the $10,000 Championship Event by Daniel Weinman, but it also showed its seedy side. Admitted poker cheater Ali Imsirovic made a return to the tables at this year’s… Read more »
Canada’s Jason Clarke: The WSOP’s 30-Year Man
The 2023 World Series of Poker was certainly one for the record books. As a “thank you” to the 10,043 players who stepped to the tables for the WSOP Championship Event, Caesars Entertainment and the WSOP decided to do a couple of things out of the ordinary. First, everyone who participated in the tournament received… Read more »
Is This the “Second Poker Boom?”
One of the things that was spoken about regarding the 2023 World Series of Poker was the constant commentary regarding the number of players who were taking part. Yes, the $10,000 WSOP Championship Event drew in a record, 10,043 PLAYERS (not entries, folks…PLAYERS), and other events that traditionally had smaller numbers (RE: non-Texas Hold’em tournaments)… Read more »
Florida Sports Betting Tossed into Chaos with Court Reversal
Sports betting is one of the biggest gaming options that is sweeping the States of America. In the state of Florida, however, legislation regarding sports betting was put on hold due to a court’s decision. Now THAT situation has been further clouded as an appellate court has reversed that previous decision, leaving the future of… Read more »
National Football League Suspends Four More Players for Gambling Offenses
With the influx of sports betting across the States of America, it was perhaps inevitable that there would be a crackdown on both professional and collegiate athletics regarding players, coaches, and management taking part in the activity. Earlier this week, the National Football League (NFL) suspended three more players indefinitely for violations of The Shield’s… Read more »
Shaun Deeb in Pursuit of Second WSOP Player of the Year Award
Since roughly 2018, poker professional Shaun Deeb has etched his name in the hunt for the prestigious World Series of Poker Player of the Year award. 2018 would see Deeb take down the title and, in 2019, he barely missed out on repeating as the POY when Robert Campbell passed him. Last year, Deeb came… Read more »
Ali Imsirovic Admits to Multi-Accounting in Online Poker Tournaments
Coming clean Poker pro Ali Imsirovic has confirmed some, but not all, accusations that he has cheated in online poker. In a video he posted to YouTube on Sunday, Imsirovic said that he did, in fact, multi-table in tournaments on GGPoker in 2020. Imsirovic explained that he multi-tabled for a few months during the COVID… Read more »