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You can add another state to the growing list of jurisdictions offering legal sports betting in the United States. On Thursday, June 22, the first legal sports bets were placed in the Cornhusker State. Despite initial concerns regarding the sports betting infrastructure in Nebraska, residents can now place a legal sports wager. It has been a long and sometimes painful process for sports bettor...

Florida has the unique honor of being the only state in the country to legalize sports betting and then having it taken back. On November 22, 2021, a federal judge struck down a sports betting compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe on the grounds of violating gaming laws on tribal lands1. The deal between the State of Florida and Seminole Tribe for exclusive sports betting rights ...

Sports bettors in North Carolina could be getting some good news soon. According to recent developments in the North Carolina Legislature, the state is slated to offer mobile sports betting later this year. In July 2019, North Carolina became the seventh state in the United States to legalize sports betting. However, the North Carolina sports betting bill did not include mobile betting apps. O...

In this article, I examine the latest cycling odds and make my Giro d’Italia predictions. Considered one of the most prestigious cycling races in the world, the Giro d’Italia takes place over 21 days across over 2,000 miles. The Giro d’Italia is the first Grand Tour of the cycling season and a solid precursor to the Tour de France in the summer. It’s a picturesque course that navigates through...

Regulated sports betting in the Sooner State is inching closer to becoming a reality following recent developments of the latest Oklahoma sports betting bill to work its way through the State Legislature1. Despite the failed efforts to legalize Oklahoma sports betting in 2022, there’s growing optimism that Oklahoma could join 36 other states with legal sports betting in the near future2. ...

As some states continue to debate about whether sports betting should be legal or not, others are reaping the benefits of legalized gambling. The latest Ohio State sports betting update paints a promising picture in the Buckeye State. In 2022, the U.S. set a gambling record with more than $61.43 billion in revenue generated. 31 of the 33 commercial gambling jurisdictions in the country reporte...

As the gambling industry has evolved in Illinois, there is one thing that has not changed – paying taxes on your winnings. Fortunately, the Land of Lincoln has a straightforward process when it comes to paying gambling taxes. If you are a resident of the Prairie State, and won money at in-person casinos or via online gambling in Illinois, then it’s important to brush up on Illinois gambling ta...

Nebraska sports bettors eagerly await the day that they can physically place a sports wager in the state. Following the legalization of sports betting in Nebraska, many residents believed it would be a short wait. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. In a classic example of putting the cart before the horse, sports betting is legal in Nebraska but there isn’t an infrastructure in place to accep...

Some states breezed through the sports betting legalization process shortly after the Supreme Court ruling in 2018. Then there are states that are seemingly in an endless circle of debate among government officials and stakeholders. The Minnesota sports betting situation is the latter as the state is still sorting out how to move forward with passing a bill. This is not the first time that ...

The status of sports betting in Florida remains in limbo. After a brief rollout in late 2021, the sports gambling market was quickly shut down by a federal judge following a legal battle where the opposition argued that the initial sports betting agreement violated the Florida constitution.   More specifically, rival Florida casinos and gambling institutions did not like the monopoly that...

World’s Strongest Man is underway! The heats are ending and the finals happen over the weekend, crowning 2022’s World’s Strongest Man. Betting options for the finals haven’t been posted, but could open up through the weekend at our favorite Online sports betting sites. If you’re looking to bet on the World’s Strongest Man, we’re highlighting our top competitors going into the finals, including sta...

Building a sports betting model that produces profits is one of the most challenging things you’re ever going to do in gambling. It’s not always hard, but it takes a lot of effort and time. But the effort and time you invest in building a good model will pay off for years to come. In this post, you will learn the exact method I used to build my successful sports gambling models...

There’s some confusion over the concept of high vs. low odds. In the world of betting, high odds mean something different than in the regular world. When something has high odds outside of a sportsbook, that means it’s likely to happen. The same goes for low odds – usually when something has low odds of occurring, which means it isn’t likely to happen. Those meanings are complet...

It’s a little bit morbid, it’s a little sardonic, it’s the Celebrity Death Pool. An informal betting game based around picking the death dates of famous people, Celebrity Death Pool is the latest pop-culture incarnation of the long-lived dead pool. Bets made on predictions of death have long been a dark way for humans to deal with suffering and mortality. You’ll fi...

You're looking to head into the sports betting realm, but first, you'd like to research all the different types of bets. That's smart of you. Because in sports betting, there are a few ways you can bet and hopefully win. Action reverse bets are one such type of many bets, and today's post explains them. We will cover all the basics, assuming you are a first-time sports bettor or...