Articles by James Foglio (537)
The Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA championship on Monday night — the franchise’s first since 2008 — and sportsbook odds are already showing the C’s with the best odds to win next season’s title. ESPN BET shows the Boston Celtics with the shortest preseason title odds since the 2017-18 Warriors Caesars has the Celtics (+300) […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up a challenge to an agreement that provided the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to operate online sports betting in Florida. U.S. Supreme Court will allow Seminole Trible to continue providing online sports betting in Florida The rejection was announced after the justices discussed the case during a […]
Massachusetts commissioners unanimously voted to add Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Ladies European Tour (LET) to the MA Sports Wagering Catalog at the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) on June 6 for sports betting. Massachusetts’ six online sports betting operators, three retail sportsbooks can offer betting markets for all LPGA, LET events In other words, […]
During the first round of the US Open 2024 at Pinhurst, a gambler placed a live $80,000 first-round-leader bet on Patrick Cantlay — with 22-to-1 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook — to win his first major championship. Gambler won $1.2 million on Patrick Cantlay first-round bet at the US Open 2024 after cashing out Cantlay had […]
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Hernandez has been placed on administrative leave following a report the player violated the league’s gambling policies, Major League Soccer (MLS) said in a statement Friday. Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Hernandez was suspended in 2021 for betting on two MLS matches This would mark the second time Hernandez has […]
Casino and sports betting revenue in New Jersey reached nearly $510 million in May 2024, an 8.5% increase over May 2023, according to figures released Friday by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). New Jersey casino operators won nearly $223 million from in-person gamblers, a 5.2% increase from a year earlier Online wagering continued […]
Vermont hit a new low with its sports betting handle in May 2024, with operators accepting $12.6 million in wagers. That’s a 26% decline from April, according to the state’s Department of Liquor and Lottery’s (DLL) summary report. Vermont sportsbooks ended May with an adjusted revenue of $1.2 million, down 25% from April’s $1.6 million […]
The Dallas Mavericks’ 122-84 Game 4 blowout victory against the Boston Celtics on Friday night was the third-largest win in NBA Finals history, ranking below the Chicago Bulls’ 96-54 thrashing of the Utah Jazz in 1998 and the Celtics’ 131-92 rout over the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008. Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving […]
The Detroit Lions have signed United Football League (UFL) kicker Jake Bates to a two-year contract, his agent, Marty Magid, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates made a UFL-record 64-yard game-winning field goal in the 2024 season opener Bates, 24, signed with the Houston Texans on July 31, 2023, after going […]
The Los Angeles Chargers signed safety Tony Jefferson on Friday, the team announced. Jefferson, 32, spent last season as a scouting intern with the Baltimore Ravens after announcing his retirement in May 2023. As an intern, he worked under current Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz, who was then the Ravens’ director of player personnel. Los Angeles Chargers safety […]