85 stories by Lucas Thomas
Philadelphia Phillies Prepared To Spend Big This Offseason, Bovada Says
Major League Baseball’s free agent period officially began on Saturday. Experts have billed this year’s class of free agents as the most talented pool of players ever and the Philadelphia Phillies are expected to be major players in the market. Some teams...
NHL Makes FanDuel Exclusive DFS Partner and Official Sports Betting Partner, Devils Also Get In On Deal
There now seems to be a daily competition between the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) over which major American professional sports league can stockpile the most partnerships with the gaming world. If that’s the case, chalk one...
NBA Superstar Blake Griffin Signs Promo Deal With In-Game Sports Play Company WinView
The National Basketball Association has fully embraced the gaming world since sports betting thrust itself upon the mainstream following a Supreme Court decision to strike down a federal ban on gambling in May. In August the league struck a deal for MGM...
Blockbuster LA Rams vs. Saints Showdown Could Deliver NFL’s Highest Over/Under in 15 Years
When the Los Angeles Rams travel to New Orleans on Sunday to take on the Saints it will be the first time in NFL history that two teams averaging at least 33 points per game met in Week 9 or later. The...
Caesars Entertainment Non-Gaming Dubai Properties to Open Right After WWE Crown Jewel Saudi Match and as Khashoggi Murder Details Emerge
Without the help of a bet, Caesars Entertainment is ready to put the “Entertainment” part of its name to the test in Dubai with a beach club, two resorts, and a residential tower all slated to open within the next month on...
Alabama No.1 in College Football Playoff Rankings as Tua Tagovailoa Leads Heisman Trophy Race
The College Football Playoff selection committee unveiled their initial Top 25 rankings for the 2018 college football season and once again the top two teams – the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers – are the two overwhelming favorites to win...
Penn National Goes Hollywood with Second Satellite Submission to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Penn National Gaming’s search to find a home for its second satellite casino in Pennsylvania is over. The company submitted an application with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to build Hollywood Casino Morgantown near Reading, the state's fifth most-populated metropolis. The...
Los Angeles Rams Running Back Todd Gurley Shows No Love for Sportsbooks with Unexpected Move
What Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley did late in Sunday’s much-anticipated showdown with the Green Bay Packers was, objectively, the right thing to do. But for Las Vegas -- and several states' newly legalized sportsbooks as well -- it was...
Philadelphia 76ers, Caesars Become First NBA-Casino Operator Branding Partnership
On Tuesday, Caesars Entertainment and the Philadelphia 76ers announced a first-of-its-kind branding partnership, in a relationship that will be a novel alliance between an NBA team and a casino operator. The deal means that Caesars becomes the first casino operator to secure...
Boston Red Sox Win Ninth World Series Title, Fourth in 15 Seasons
The Boston Red Sox capped off a wire-to-wire season as baseball’s best team, winning the franchise’s ninth World Series Sunday night and its fourth in 15 years. The Red Sox cashed in on 10/1 odds to win the World Series before the...
