DraftKings Reignmakers Explained

DraftKings Reignmakers Explained

Update: DraftKings announced the immediate closure of Reignmakers on 7/30/2024. The information below will remain published for historical purposes. DraftKings Reignmakers is a fantasy sports game based on athlete-inspired NFTs. An easy way to think of DraftKings Reignmakers is like daily fantasy sports but played with digital collectible playing cards instead of salary caps and…

Mattress Mack Wins Record $75 Million Betting on Astros World Series Win

Mattress Mack Wins Record $75 Million Betting on Astros World Series Win

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has done it again. Houston’s most famous mattress salesman has won the world’s biggest documented sports betting payout after backing the Houston Astros to win the 2022 World Series. He wagered roughly $10 million at legal sportsbooks in the run-up to the World Series and took home $75 million worth of…

Sports Bettors Prefer Parlays Heading Into NFL Season

Sports Bettors Prefer Parlays Heading Into NFL Season

A recent piece of analysis from VIXIO GamblingCompliance put together was telling in what it told us about where the market for online sports betting is heading. Gleaned from sports-betting GGR data from Illinois between March and May this year, the analysts showed that FanDuel made more than double the GGR from parlays than from…

Nicki Minaj Joins MaximBet As Global Ambassador

Nicki Minaj Joins MaximBet As Global Ambassador

Update: MaximBet has closed permanently, this post is outdated and won’t be updated. MaximBet has signed a sweeping partnership with the most successful female rapper of all time. In a press release, MaximBet Sportsbook announced an agreement with Nicki Minaj to make her Creative Director, special adviser to the board of directors, and global brand…

WSOP Winner Indicted Over Sports Betting Tout Scheme

WSOP Winner Indicted Over Sports Betting Tout Scheme

Update: Corzy Zeidman has plead guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, he faces up to 20 years in prison and will forfeit $3.6 million in ill-gotten gains. The US Department of Justice has indicted a professional poker player and WSOP bracelet winner for participating in an alleged $25 million sports…

Study Finds Women Are Joining Online Sportsbooks at Faster Rates Than Men

Study Finds Women Are Joining Online Sportsbooks at Faster Rates Than Men

More women than ever before are using sports betting apps. That’s according to a study from Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) that ran from November to December 2021. The survey found that US online sportsbooks are gaining female customers at a faster rate than male customers. Over 4.6 million new female users joined sports betting apps…

Soaring Eagle Casino Resort Launches Michigan Gambling App

Soaring Eagle Casino Resort Launches Michigan Gambling App

Soaring Eagle online casino and sports betting app has launched in Michigan. Eagle Casino & Sports (PlayEagle.com) became the latest addition to the Michigan online sports betting and gambling markets with its launch on April 18th. It’s a product of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, which operates the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort just west…

BetJACK Launches Free-Play Sports Betting App in Ohio

BetJACK Launches Free-Play Sports Betting App in Ohio

Legal Ohio sports betting may not launch until January 2023, but JACK Entertainment, the parent company of the JACK Thistledown and Cleveland casinos, is wasting no time gearing up and getting its name in front of bettors. On Tuesday, the company released betJACK, a freeplay sports betting app. BetJACK is available via mobile devices and…

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