By now, you have read enough columns and listened to enough podcasts about ESPN licensing Inside the NBA from TNT Sports that nothing I could say or write would rise above the noise. How it works for ESPN and what it means for the network’s future are dead horses I’ll leave to others to beat....
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8 to plead guilty in multi-million dollar sports betting tax evasion scheme
From Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–Eight of the men who were indicted in a multi-million dollar excise tax evasion and money laundering scheme have reportedly agreed to plead guilty to federal charges. Last year, a 114-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charged 11 people in connection to the scheme, which involved an illegal sports...
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Sports betting: Running backs Harris, Robinson and Hunt favored to score TDs in Week 12
Week 12 of the NFL season has arrived and prop bets are available. One prop bet is the anytime touchdown scorer, and another is first-time touchdown scorer. Here are some players who likely will find the end zone this week, with odds from the BetMGM online sportsbook: Running back Najee Harris, Steelers, +105 While Najee...
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DraftKings Analyst Sees Sports Betting Sector Growth, Positive Outcome From Paul Vs. Tyson Fight – DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG)
A DraftKings Inc DKNG analyst says the sports betting company could benefit from the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight and the growing total addressable market for the sector. The DraftKings Analyst: Goldman Sachs’ Ben Miller reiterated a Buy rating on DraftKings with a $57 price target. The Analyst Takeaways: Management commentary on DraftKings shows...
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CFP betting reaction: Does the uncertainty around the Big 12 offer betting opportunity?
Pamela Maldonado, Sports Betting AnalystNov 20, 2024, 06:13 PM Close Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN. The latest College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings have made things interesting entering Week 13. As teams jockey for position in the final weeks of the season, we’ve seen dramatic swings in both rankings and odds. From...
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Michigan sets $220.7 million gross igaming revenue record in October
Igaming revenue in Michigan reached a record $220.7 million (£174.1 million/€209.0 million) in October, though the Great Lakes State reported a decline within its online sports betting market. Gross internet gaming and sports betting receipts from commercial and tribal operators in Michigan hit $253.7 million in October. This comfortably surpasses $205.3 million from last year by...
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Steelers vs. Browns betting guide, Thursday Night Football odds: Top AI, model, expert, DFS fantasy picks
Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers will continue their gauntlet of AFC North showdowns when they visit Jameis Winston and the Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football. The two teams have split their regular-season matchups in four of the last five years, with the home team going 9-1 over those meetings. The Steelers (8-2) will hope...
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iGaming, sports betting operators report $253.7M in October revenue
NEWS RELEASE MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL BOARD ************************* DETROIT — Michigan commercial and tribal operators reported a combined $253.7 million total internet gaming (iGaming) gross receipts and gross sports betting receipts in October. Gross receipts decreased 2.8 per cent compared to last month. Monthly Gross Receipts October iGaming gross receipts totaled $220.7 million, the highest to date....
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Jove Espanyol v Real Sociedad Expert Prediction, Betting Tips & Cheat Sheet
Jove Espanyol v Real Sociedad Kick Off: Thursday 21st November at 20:00 Competition: Copa del Rey Watch Live: Viaplay Sports 2 Real Sociedad enter this season’s Copa del Rey with hopes of emulating their historic 2019/20 campaign, where they defeated rivals Athletic Bilbao to claim the title for the third time in their history. In...
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Legal Missouri sports betting might not be a done deal after all
On 5 November and the days since, it appeared that Missouri voters had approved Amendment 2, which allows for statewide retail and digital sports betting. But with vote tallies still trickling in, it’s possible that the measure didn’t pass, or at least that a recount could be demanded. Multiple media outlets and the Sports Betting...
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Betting has become an abused luxury
When people bet money on things like dares, it is usually just for fun. Usually. But for a lot of people, it is a thrill to let fate decide the most obscure things when they have money on the line. This thrill is a luxury. Very quickly, betting has become a pastime exclusive for privileged...
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Arsenal vs Juventus prediction: Gunners should prove too strong for Juve
Arsenal vs Juventus betting tips Arsenal host Italian side Juventus at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday (8pm, DAZN), knowing that a win could be enough to send them through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League with two games still to play. The Gunners currently sit second in Group C, three points behind the...