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VEGAS SPORTS REPORT: MLS Whitecaps relocation fight, Raiders progress, Aces title chase
A new owner has reportedly come forward to buy Major League Soccer’s (MLS’s) Vancouver Whitecaps, competing with a Las Vegas-based group looking to purchase the club and move it to Nevada. Tyler Linderbaum of the...
New York Mets, Novig Announce First Prediction Market Deal for an MLB Franchise
The New York Mets have announced a partnership with Novig, the first such deal involving a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and a prediction market platform. The Tom Seaver statue outside Citi Field prior to...
Ontario iGaming June Results: World Cup Drives Sports Betting Handle Past $1 Billion
The 2026 FIFA World Cup gave Ontario’s sports betting market a major summer lift in June, pushing sports betting handle past $1 billion as bettors poured into the tournament. Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after...
VEGAS BETTING REPORT: Why Tarik Skubal Could Trigger the Biggest World Series Odds Shift
Major League Baseball’s (MLB) trade deadline is reaching a fever pitch—a time when Las Vegas sportsbooks are forced to price events that haven’t happened yet, and may not happen at all. Detroit Tigers' starting pitcher...
Great Canadian Sells Elements Casino Chilliwack to Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe
Great Canadian Entertainment has completed the sale of Elements Casino Chilliwack to the Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe, marking the latest British Columbia gaming property to transition to Indigenous ownership. Elements Casino Chilliwack, located in the Fraser Valley...
Betty Canada Q2 Revenue Soars 113% as Ontario Growth Fuels Alberta Expansion
Betty Canada reported Q2 2026 net gaming revenue of US$90.2 million (CA$125.1 million)—a 113% year-over-year surge—according to the company's latest financial results. Betty CEO Chavdar Dimitrov, second from the left, and Joseph Hillier, president of...
NFL Urges CFTC to Strengthen Prediction Market Rules to Protect Game Integrity
The National Football League (NFL) is urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to further tighten its proposed rules governing sports prediction markets, arguing stronger safeguards are needed to protect the integrity of the game....
Can the Gordie Howe Bridge Drive a Cross-Border Boom for Caesars Windsor?
The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor could unlock a fresh wave of cross-border traffic for Caesars Windsor Hotel & Casino. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which links Michigan and...
LeBron James’ 76ers Move Triggers Historic $273M Prediction Market Shift
LeBron James’ sudden free-agent move to the Philadelphia 76ers triggered a massive, near-instant shift across prediction markets on Friday, driving $273 million in re-priced contracts in one of the fastest recalibrations in history. LeBron James,...
VEGAS BETTING REPORT: LeBron James to 76ers Shakes Up NBA Futures
LeBron James finally made it official midday today (July 24) – he was signing with the Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent on a two-year, $8 million contract with a player option, ESPN reported. LeBron...
