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Sports books prepared as baseball season draws fewer bettors By Buzz Daly With all due respect to bears and their genetically programmed behavior—which causes them to abandon normal activity and withdraw for several months into a slumber-like state, hibernation—they do bear (pun intended) a close resemblance to some sports bettors. The crucial difference is […]
New Jersey seeks legal sports wagering, but faces an uphill battle against U.S. government By Sean Chaffin As Atlantic City suffers through the bankruptcy of four casinos and renewed casino competition from other states, the state of New Jersey has been seeking to allow sports wagering at its casinos and racetracks and is battling […]
Baseball draws smaller crowds to sports books, but savvy bettors buck shorter house advantage By Buzz Daly Every year it seems the Vegas bet barons do a little shuffling of their baseball lines, so visitors should check out the book at their hotel, as well as others within walking distance. But if you are […]
William Hill’s mobile sports wagering app let’s Nevada bettors do their thing—from anywhere Throughout much of America, Sunday afternoons are synonymous with sitting on the couch or at a local bar, cheering on a full day’s worth of NFL action. For many sports fans in Nevada, the only state with legal, full scale sports […]
March Madness betting volume now tops that of Super Bowl by Buzz Daly Whether “bigger is better” may be a matter of debate, but if we’re using financial measurements, being Number 1 stands for more tangible benefits than just bragging rights. And so, after years of playing bridesmaid to the Super Bowl in terms […]
Cantor Gaming’s aggressive, innovative style is changing the face of Las Vegas sports books By Buzz Daly Since launching in Nevada in March 2009, when it began operating the race and sports book at the newly built M Resort and Casino, Cantor has been sailing past older, bigger and well-established competitors. The Art of War […]
Some say the game is “too slow,” but there’s nothing boring about cashing winning tickets By Buzz Daly As the days grow longer and the countdown to deal with the IRS grows shorter, it’s that time of year when you can fire a cannon in a Las Vegas sports book and not hit anyone. […]
Inside the most exciting month of sports betting in Vegas By Buzz Daly When you mix hordes of college basketball aficionados with high-limit gamblers, stir in comp brewskis and frazzled bookmakers, and shake it all up (not gently), the resulting concoction is the three-week betting marathon in Las Vegas known as March Madness. Officially, it’s […]
Leroy’s Sportsbook, the largest independent sportsbook operator in Nevada, and Computerized Bookmaking Systems, Inc., a leading provider of race and sports technology, recently announced that Leroy’s has received approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to start offering its own app for smartphones. This represents a milestone in sports betting history, and marks the first […]
Rivalries, revenge and Turkey Day upsets add emotion to the equation by Jim Feist November football presents some unique situations for sports bettors. It’s the middle of the NFL campaign, where a lack of depth or road travel can begin to wear teams down, and in college football it’s a time for revenge and […]