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…
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…
The Department of Justice is under increasing pressure to crack down on offshore sportsbooks and casinos. A campaign began by the American Gaming Association (AGA) in April has culminated in a Congressional letter to the Department of Justice requesting action against illegal online gambling operators.
FanDuel DFS is home to the best free-to-play PGA game online, and it’s open to fans in all 50 states. FanDuel Swing for the Green contests are free to play, but FanDuel guarantees $5,000 in prizes for every PGA golf tournament shown on CBS this season.
Update: MaximBet has closed permanently, this post is outdated and won’t be updated.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…
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…
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 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…
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…
Investors are no longer enthusiastic about DraftKings’ free-spending strategy. Following the company’s Q4 earnings call, share prices, which were already on a downward trajectory, plunged some 20% following the call.
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