#sports-betting

#sports-betting

If a Nevada licensee chooses to offer sports and other event contracts in Nevada or decides to partner with other entities offering sports and other event contracts in the state, the board will consider these developments as it evaluates the suitability of the entity to maintain a Nevada gaming license.

Technically, the post-draft win projections have free agency, the draft, coaching changes, and anything else that happened since the end of the previous season priced in. But much more importantly, the oddsmakers are trying to provide odds where the action from the betting public will remain even on both sides of the bet. And the betting public, by and large, believes that the most likely outcome this year is going to be largely the same as the outcome last year.

Sens. Katie Britt and Richard Blumenthal rolled out bipartisan legislation Monday (May 18) aimed at stopping online platforms from directing sports betting advertisements toward minors. The proposal, called the Gaming Advertisement to Minors Enforcement Act, or GAME Act, would apply to social media companies and digital advertising networks that promote sportsbooks and prediction markets.

The NCAA says former Abilene Christian basketball player Airion Simmons broke the association's gambling rules after investigators determined he shared confidential team information with bettors and agreed to influence his play during a 2024 game against Tarleton State. The ruling, released Friday (May 15) by the Division I Committee on Infractions, centered on a March 20, 2024, matchup between Abilene Christian University and Tarleton State University. NCAA officials said Simmons accepted $3,500 after agreeing to "play[ing] bad" during the game as part of a betting scheme tied to outside gamblers.

The good news is, yes, quite a bit actually. FanDuel does a solid job of keeping existing users engaged with a rotating calendar of promotions that refresh regularly throughout the sports calendar. Here is a full breakdown of what is available and how to access it.

Against the spread, the Valkyries were 27-19-0 last year. Against the spread, the Sky were 21-23-0 last year. The Valkyries went 4-3 as 5.5-point favorites or greater last year. As 5.5-point underdogs or greater, the Sky went 15-18 against the spread last year.

In a pari-mutuel system, bettors wager against each other, not the house. Every dollar bet on a horse goes into a communal pool. The track skims a percentage—the 'takeout'—for operations, purses, and regulatory fees. Whatever remains is divided among winners proportionally.

Barcelona has been a moneyline favorite 32 times this season, and has gone 28-1-3 in those games. They have a record of 23-1-3 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter.