Category: Sports

By Leila Ugincius Not long ago – 1992, in fact – Congress passed a bill that essentially blocked sports betting nationwide, save for a few states. The law was ruled unconstitutional in 2018, and the scene changed quickly: Last year, Americans legally wagered nearly $120 billion on sporting events. Brendan Dwyer, Ph.D., is director...

Despite the chaos of domestic club football now coming to an end across most of the world’s best leagues, football fans have a fantastic summer to look forward to with both the 2024 European Championships and 2024 Copa America being held across June and July. Across both tournaments, the best players in the world will...

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The handle increased 32.6 per cent year-over-year. US.- Louisiana’s sports betting handle was $256.7m in May, up 31.6 per cent higher than the same month last year. Some $238.3m was spent online and $18.4m at retail sportsbooks. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board reported that revenue reached $33.5m, up 18.8 per cent year-on-year and marginally ahead...

Bets were up 1 per cent year-on-year. US.- Bettors in Mississippi wagered $27m on sports in May, up 1 per cent compared to May 2023 but 21 per cent behind April of this year. Last month, Mississippi’s retail sports wagers set a nine-month low. Revenue was $2m, down 35 per cent from the previous month....

The company has reported $325m in bets throughout the NBA season. US.- Micro-betting products firm Simplebet has reported $325m in bets across its operator partner base during the NBA season through its in-play NBA markets. That’s approximately 75 per cent growth compared to the previous season. The number of bets has reached close to 13m....

With legislative sessions across the country winding down, 2024 has become the first since 2018 that no state has enacted new sports betting legislation. In recent years, legal sports betting has spread across the states. No longer restricted to Nevada and Atlantic City, the economic benefits of gambling have spread across the states, and attitudes...

TLDR Drake has lost over $1 million in Bitcoin through sports betting on recent NBA and NHL finals. He lost $500,000 in Bitcoin betting on the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA finals, and another $500,000 on the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals. These losses have reignited discussions about the “Drake Curse,” where...