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Caesars Entertainment properties like The Linq in Las Vegas offer plenty of sports betting options, but the company’s new deal with the NFL doesn’t include sportsbooks. (Image: Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Caesars Entertainment Becomes NFL’s First Official Casino Sponsor

The NFL is joining the bandwagon of professional sports leagues that are partnering with major gaming firms, announcing Thursday that Caesars Entertainment would become the league’s first official casino sponsor. According to the Associated Press, sources say that the deal is worth $30 million per year over three years. Sports […]

Jarrett Allen of the Brooklyn Nets blocks an attempted dunk by LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. (Image: AFP)

NBA Expands Existing Partnership with FanDuel to Include Sports Betting

The NBA and FanDuel announced on Tuesday that they would expand their existing partnership to include sports betting services, making FanDuel the third authorized gaming operator of the NBA. FanDuel was already the official daily fantasy partner of the NBA, a role it has held since 2014. Innovation Key to […]

Quarterback Jalen Hurts celebrates after scoring against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday. (Image: AJ Reynolds/Athens Banner-Herald/AP)

FanDuel Sportsbook Pays Out Early on Alabama to Win National Championship

Heading into the College Football Playoff, many fans across the country feel that it is all but inevitable that the Alabama Crimson Tide will win their second straight national championship. Apparently, the FanDuel Sportsbook agrees, as the bookmaker has decided to mark bets made on Alabama to win the title […]

Twin River Casino will take the first legal sports bets in Rhode Island on Monday, beginning with an opening ceremony at 3 pm. (Image: NECN.com)

Twin River Casino Taking First Sports Bets in Rhode Island on Monday

Sports betting is officially ready to begin in Rhode Island, as the Twin River Casino will begin accepting wagers at one of its two locations in the state on Monday. Twin River Casino announced that a sportsbook is ready to open at its location in Lincoln today, while sports betting […]

NFL bettors had a field day on Sunday, socking sportbooks like the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook for a big loss. (Image: Westgate)

NFL Bettors Sack Sportsbooks with Big Loss on NFL Week 9

Sunday was the type of day in the NFL bettors dream of, and though it doesn’t happen very often, gamblers were able to clean up and give the sportsbooks a rare loss. It was the second consecutive week facilities took a hit, but this week was much worse. Several lines […]

California horse racing authorities contend the technology at Santa Anita Park was good enough to determine the winner of this  TK (Image: Santa Anita)

Is It Time for Horse Racing to Upgrade Photo Finish Technology?

In horse racing, a picture is worth only four words – win, lose, or dead heat – not the thousand as the bromide goes. But now, at least one prominent trainer is calling for the racing community to reconsider the technology that determines the difference, saying that his horse got […]