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Sportsbooks Should Have An Ombudsman To Handle Disagreements

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[ad_1] I first came across the word “ombudsman” — which is an objectively hilarious word — while reading the best comic strip of all time, Bloom County. (Quick aside: If you’ve never read Bloom County, you’re not living your best life. Go buy all the books on eBay right now.) I must’ve been in 7th

Despite Surging Virus Variant, WSOP Announces Schedule For Fall Events

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[ad_1] After much anticipation and clamoring from poker players, the World Series of Poker on Tuesday announced more details about its upcoming in-person tournaments in Las Vegas. The WSOP said that the poker festival will kick off Sept. 30 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, a property long home to the annual event. The

The Most Valuable iGaming Customers Are Doing All Forms Of Gambling

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[ad_1] The term “omnichannel strategy” came up so often in a panel discussion of top iGaming industry leaders Thursday that they acknowledged that, as a buzzword, it’s become overdone. At the same time, online casino operators are clearly consumed by that omnichannel philosophy, wrapped around stirring crossover among land-based casino customers, sports bettors, and online

NY’s Total Sports Betting Handle Is Just $231.1 Million

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[ad_1] One of the mysteries of the nascent sports betting industry in the United States has been the handle originating from New York. The Empire State launched retail sports wagering in July 2019, and it is currently available at four non-tribal casinos north of Manhattan. The New York State Gaming Commission does not publicly disclose

More In-Game Betting Coming, But It Needs Better Speed, Streamlining

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[ad_1] It’s no secret within the sports betting industry that American consumers have lagged far behind their European peers in embracing in-game betting. It’s also widely known, however, that live wagering has been increasing as states legalize online sports betting and it will only keep growing, as was emphasized during an SBC Digital North America

U.S. Sportsbooks Got It Right

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[ad_1] Floyd Mayweather came to the ring at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday wearing a face mask promoting an offshore sportsbook. Other than the fact that nobody in Florida wears facial coverings anymore, it felt about right. It very much captured the spirit of the all-time great professional boxer’s exhibition bout against social

France Solid Favorite Entering 2020(1) European Championship

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[ad_1] When describing France in terms of its national soccer team, two words are constantly used in tandem: Talented and temperamental. Few countries possess the other-worldly talent of Les Bleus, something which has been commonplace for more than a generation dating back to winning the 1998 World Cup on their home soil and the most

Sportsbooks Are Doing More Harm Than Good In Paying Out Losers

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[ad_1] Knowing what we know about COVID-19, it would’ve been a lot better if the PGA just sent Jon Rahm out by himself to play in round four of the Memorial Tournament on Sunday. Not to diminish the disease — believe me, I’m Chicken Little in Charge when it comes to the coronavirus — but

Live Betting May Be The Big Boost Major League Baseball Needs

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[ad_1] As of this writing, the cumulative batting average across Major League Baseball sits at .236. If the season ended today, that would be the lowest batting average in the history of the game. Currently, the 1968 season holds the record, with a .237 batting average. That was the year of Bob Gibson and his

Analyzing The Early Sports Betting Returns In Virginia

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[ad_1] Virginia, which took its first regulated sports wagers on Jan. 21, is poised when May figures are released to set the record for the fastest state to reach $1 billion in betting handle. There are an assortment of asterisks making this possible, including when Virginia launched (in 2021, when legal sports betting awareness was