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NBA Returns Thursday for First Regular Season Games Since March
The New Orleans Pelicans will come into the first game of the NBA restart Thursday as a two-point favorite over the Utah Jazz. The league resumes its regular season from its bubble campus in Orlando, Fla. The Lakers and the Clippers will...
UFC on ESPN 14 Odds: Whittaker Narrowly Favored vs. Till in Middleweight Showdown
Robert Whittaker faces a difficult challenge if he wants to bounce back from losing his middleweight title, as he takes on No. 5 contender Darren Till in the main event of UFC on ESPN 14 this Saturday. When Whittaker last stepped into...
BetMGM Wins Ruling, Can Void Late Bets on International Baseball Games
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) ruled in favor of BetMGM earlier this week, allowing the sportsbook operator to void more than $200,000 in past-post bets placed on Korean and Taiwanese baseball games on June 28. Bettors at the Bellagio took advantage...
UFC Fight Night Odds: Figueiredo Favored to Win Again in Rematch vs. Benavidez
Deiveson Figueiredo comes in as the favorite to win the UFC flyweight championship on Saturday, as he takes on Joseph Benavidez on Fight Island for the title vacated by Henry Cejudo earlier this year. Figueiredo defeated Benavidez in their first matchup in...
Study: Gambling in Video Games Goes Way Beyond Loot Boxes
The debate over gambling content in video games intensified in the UK this week, as a study released Wednesday argued that the practice goes far beyond loot boxes and into other gaming activities, including problem gambling. University of York professor David Zendle...
Virginia Lottery Issues Initial Casino Approvals, Sports Betting Regulations
The Virginia Lottery has given initial approval to four developers who want to build casinos in the state, though that’s only the first step in a long journey towards building the resorts. The preliminary approvals will give cities the ability to hold...
UFC 251 Odds: Usman, Volkanovski Favored in Fight Island Title Bouts
A welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Jorge Masvidal headlines UFC 251 on Saturday night, the first card to be held on the company’s “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. Usman enters the fight as a -240 favorite to beat...
Vegas Bettors Pounce on Starting Time Error, Hit Home Runs on International Baseball Parlays
Some Las Vegas bettors found a way to lock in a huge edge on their baseball parlays earlier this week by taking advantage when BetMGM posted incorrect start times for Korean and Chinese games. On Sunday morning, bettors could put money down...
UK House of Lords Calls for Immediate Regulation of Loot Boxes as Gambling
The House of Lords Gambling Committee has called for video game loot boxes to be classified as games of chance and regulated as gambling in the United Kingdom. The recommendation came as part of a wide-ranging report in which the committee suggested...
Gambling Acceptance At All-Time High, Americans Say in Gallup Poll
Americans are broadly supportive of gambling, though there are still many who see the activity as morally dubious, according to the latest Values and Beliefs poll from Gallup. A total of 71 percent of Americans said gambling is morally acceptable, while 27...
