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NFL announces partnerships with 3 sportsbooks
The NFL has renewed deals with DraftKings and FanDuel and added a third sports betting partner in Fanatics ahead of the 2026 season.,The league announced multi-year agreements Thursday with DraftKings and FanDuel, partners since 2021. The new deal with Fanatics expands an existing relationship for c...
Wrigley Field: DraftKings closes betting window, keeps sports bar
DraftKings plans to cease in-person betting operations at Wrigley Field but maintain its entertainment space and sports bar adjacent to the legendary home of the Chicago Cubs.,Two years after opening, DraftKings said Monday the final day to make in-person bets will be May 31.,The venue was a prime l...
NCAA sues DraftKings, claims March Madness trademark infringement
The NCAA is suing DraftKings for trademark infringement over the use of the terms March Madness and Final Four.,A lawsuit filed on Friday in federal court in the Southern District of Indiana seeks an emergency restraining order to stop the sportsbook operator from its "egregious" use of those tradem...
ESPN Bet splits with Penn, announces DraftKings partnership
ESPN announced an exclusive multi-year deal with online sports betting company DraftKings Inc. on Thursday to become the network's sole official sportsbook and odds provider.,DraftKings will be integrated into ESPN's platforms starting in December.,ESPN and casino operator Penn Entertainment also an...
ESPN Bet going away amid new DraftKings partnership
ESPN announced an exclusive multi-year deal with online sports betting company DraftKings Inc. on Thursday to become the network's sole official sportsbook and odds provider.,DraftKings will be integrated into ESPN's platforms starting in December.,ESPN and casino operator Penn Entertainment also an...
DraftKings acquires predictions platform Railbird
DraftKings announced Tuesday that it has acquired the prediction platform Railbird while confirming upcoming plans to launch DraftKings Predictions to go along with its betting and fantasy sports products.,No financial terms were disclosed.,The moves put DraftKings in the predictions market that ope...
Legal NFL wagering expected to reach $30B this season
Legal wagering on the NFL continues to expand, with the American Gaming Organization estimating that the handle during the upcoming season is expected to reach $30 billion for the first time.,That total would represent an 8.5 percent increase over the $27.6 billion wagered on the NFL in the 2024 sea...
Caitlin Clark's injury woes could score win for sportsbooks
Caitlin Clark's ongoing injury issues are weighing on the Indiana Fever star's MVP odds -- and the WNBA's television ratings -- but could contribute to a big win for sportsbooks.,Clark, who was among the preseason MVP favorites, will miss her 12th game of the season as the Fever return from the leag...
Lions are Super Bowl favorites for first time ever
The Kansas City Chiefs finally took their first loss of the season on Sunday, and while 9-1 is still a strong record to have, it caused a noteworthy shift in the NFL landscape.,The Detroit Lions surpassed the Chiefs to become the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl at several sportsbooks -- for ...
DraftKings sportsbook back online after 12-hour outage
DraftKings was back online Thursday afternoon after a widespread outage that impacted its sports betting platform for several hours.,Beginning around 2 a.m. Thursday morning, odds across all sports in each of the states in which DraftKings operates were unavailable and replaced by an error message.,...
Fever have sportsbooks sweating entering WNBA playoffs
The Indiana Fever limped into the playoffs by losing three of their final four games, and are underdogs entering their first-round series against the third-seeded Connecticut Sun.,While networks would love nothing more than an extended postseason run for the Caitlin Clark-led Fever, Indiana (20-20) ...
MLBPA files NIL suit against DraftKings, FanDuel, other sports betting companies
The Major League Baseball Players Association filed a lawsuit against four sportsbooks on Monday, claiming that the companies were not authorized to utilize the names and likenesses of players for their brands. ,DraftKings and FanDuel are at the center of the suit, and players are also hoping to rec...
DraftKings won't pass on additional taxes to winning wagers
DraftKings was not willing to bet on a surcharge for successful wagers, abandoning a plan to put an extra fee on winning customers who reside in states with higher taxes.,DraftKings' decision follows a similar one made by competitor FanDuel, which also elected to not pass on higher fees required of ...
This week in the NBA & WNBA March 09, 2024
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining basketball with their sweet outside strokes is all hot air? I’ll give you one: Josh Giddey. Now that his legal woes appear to be in the rearview mirror, the whispers about his liabilities in the Oklahoma C...
Latest problem with Josh Giddey; Dame Lillard finally steps up; Dalton Knecht and Reed Sheppard on verge of history
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining basketball with their sweet outside strokes is all hot air? I’ll give you one: Josh Giddey. Now that his legal woes appear to be in the rearview mirror, the whispers about his liabilities in the Oklahoma C...
If you can’t trust Anthony Edwards, you can’t trust the Timberwolves
I’m not anti-analytics, because data matters, but there’s no way to factor in things like your best player missing tipoff because he was a late arrival, or a coach pulling his second-best player when he’s on pace for a 70 burger. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a very good basketball team, by record,...
Super Bowl LVIII: Forget the moneyline, make these prop bets instead
This is the Super Bowl made for gambling. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans will wager a combined $23.1 billion on the Big Game this year, up from $16 billion year-over-year. Whether it’s your first time betting on the big game or you’re a seasoned vet, you don’t want to be pl...
The most outlandish Super Bowl LVIII prop bets
This is going to be the biggest Super Bowl for gambling in recent memory. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans will wager a combined $23.1 billion on the Big Game this year, up from $16 billion year-over-year. ...
Dude, it's only second-grade basketball . . .
There has been a lot said and written about horrible youth sports parents. Just recently, former NBA player Matt Barnes allegedly told a high school student announcing a game between Harvard-Westlake and Crespi Carmelite High School — where the small forward’s son plays — that he’d slap the sh*t out...
Jaguars want FanDuel to reimburse stolen $20M: report
The Jacksonville Jaguars want FanDuel to reimburse them for some or all of the roughly $20 million that former employee Amit Patel stole and used on the site, but the gambling company is refusing, according to ESPN. ...