On Wednesday, a Missouri sports betting bill received preliminary approval from lawmakers in the state’s lower legislative chamber. The House will likely fully approve the measure on Thursday after a third reading, sending it across the Capitol to the state’s Senate. But getting the measure through the Senate is not a sure bet. Though the Missouri sports betting measure has support from the state’s professional sports teams, it does not address the legality of video lottery terminals. Previous attempts to regulate sportsbooks were tied to banning or reform the law around gray-market VLTs, whic ..read more

There have been no upsets in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region. While the NCAA Tournament is known as March Madness because of all the unpredictability and upsets, there usually is one region per year that ends up chalk entering the Sweet 16, meaning all four top seeds make it to the second week. One region accomplished that this year, and it was the West with No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Texas Tech, and No. 4 Arkansas still standing. In part because the Pac-12 hasn’t won a national title since 1997 and because for all of its success Gonzaga has yet to win a title, either, no West Region t ..read more

On Wednesday, lawmakers approved a new 30-year Florida casino and sportsbook deal with the Seminole Native American Tribe. During a special legislative session, Florida politicians moved to put aside ten-years of legal wrangling. The deal will see the Seminole Tribe retain a monopoly on a new Florida sportsbook industry. The Tribe’s casinos will also be able to offer certain table games for the first time. In return, the Seminole Tribe will resume payments to Florida’s coffers. The renegotiated compact calls for $2.5 billion in transfers over just the first five years. However, any Florida cas ..read more

Swedish superstar Niklas Astedt is widely renowned as one of the best poker players in the world. It should come as no surprise, then, that having only just won his first Super MILLION$ title a few short weeks ago, he has bagged a second to keep it company. Despite a tough final table that included Sam Greenwood, Elio Fox and Mikita Badziakowski, Astedt triumphed as he made the $10,000-buy-in event his own personal playground again. Let’s look back at how the prodigious poker talent did it. The Favourite Kicks off the Final in Style Before the final table began, 90 bettors saw the value in bac ..read more

Yes, the NBA still has divisions and bettors can wager on which the 2021 champion hails from. NBA commissioner Adam Silver has long said he would like to do away with the league’s divisions. Winning one really isn’t worth anything these days with the new playoff seeding other than a possible but unlikely tiebreaker. However, the COVID pandemic certainly put eliminating divisions on the back-burner for the time being. The star-studded Brooklyn Nets of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden are the +240 favorites to win their first-ever NBA title this July. Here’s how much divisions don’t m ..read more

Macau was the first gambling hub in the world to see a serious impact from COVID-19. Now they’re seeing a huge gain in business. That’s the first story we’ll eye in our review of the news of the week. Macau Casino Revenue Jump Big In April As gaming hubs get back to normal in the West, the same appears to be true for the East. The month of April was fantastic for Macau Casinos as The Gaming Inspection & Coordination released some numbers that showed Macau won $1.1 billion from gamblers during the month of April. That now goes down as a ridiculous 1,054 percent year-over-year increase in re ..read more

It’s been a phenomenally busy time in poker, with so many battles ongoing that every poker fan in the world seems to have picked a side in the latest skirmishes. Whether you’re a Daniel Negreanu fan or fully behind The Poker Brat himself, Phil Hellmuth, poker is demanding that you pick a flag and wave it. With clashes off the felt, as well as certain restrictions being taken down at the tables themselves, we’d rounded up what you need to know from the last seven days or so. Hellmuth Doubles Down on Negreanu If the first fight was a surprise, then the second can’t have been. After returning fro ..read more

Golf’s second major of the year is ready to tee off at Kiawah Island in South Carolina. The best of the best will battle each other and most importantly, the golf course, in an attempt to take the Wanamaker Trophy home, so let’s take a look at our PGA Championship odds for this event. The PGA Championship betting picks will come tomorrow in our blog. You can watch the PGA Championship on Thursday and Friday on ESPN+ from 7:00 AM ET to 1:00 PM ET, then ESPN until 7:00 PM ET. On Saturday and Sunday, ESPN+ has the action from 8:00 AM ET to 10:00 AM ET, then switches to ESPN until 1:00 PM ET. CBS ..read more

The Canadian player Daniel Dvoress bagged his first GGPoker Super MILLION$ title as he beat a final table featuring poker legends such as Mike ‘SirWatts’ Watson, Ami Barer and Guillaume Nolet to claim the crown. Let’s look back at another dramatic conclusion to our favourite online weekly tournament with a $10,000 buy-in and a whole lot of excitement every time it takes place. Two Canadian Legends Bust Early It was Ami Barer who became the first player to leave the action in 9th place when his decent starting position of sixth on the grid saw him overtaken by three others before his engines re ..read more

If Nebraska passes a comprehensive gambling reform including regulated sportsbooks, the beloved Huskers may be absent from the board. A recent legislative amendment will prevent regulated Nebraska sportsbooks from taking action on in-state college competitions. The amendment is a compromise aimed at securing support for sportsbooks and new casinos in the state. The state’s unicameral legislature will now proceed knowing in-state bets are off the table. Why Ban In-State Bets at Nebraska Sportsbooks? Nebraska voters voiced their support for casino gaming during the November 2020 elections. It th ..read more