The University of Colorado has entered into a five-year partnership with online sports betting operator PointsBet, marking one of the first deals between a major college athletics department and a gambling firm. Under the agreement, PointsBet will display signage at Colorado’s football stadium and basketball arena, and will place ads […]
Del Mar’s 2020 summer meet ran with 25% fewer racing days than there were in 2019, and without spectators. Even so, the seaside San Diego-area track increased its betting handle 8% from last year. Race-starved Californians combined with action-hungry bettors outside the state to boost the track’s handle to $466.68 […]
Bettors proved they could handle the magic of Saratoga’s racing season without being at Saratoga, passing the $700 million mark in all-sources handle for the second consecutive year. The numbers for the 40-day 2020 Saratoga meet remained surprisingly strong, despite the lack of fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Saratoga […]
Costa Rica-based online sportsbooks 5Dimes told its American customers it will stop taking bets from the United States on Sept. 21, part of a change in strategy for the longstanding bookmaker. Customers can withdraw funds from their accounts up until Sept. 25, after which the money will be turned over […]
The Tour de France continued with another punishing mountain stage in the Pyrenees. Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won his first-ever Tour de France stage with a victory in Stage 9 by a half-wheel at Le Runs. Fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) finished second and seized the yellow jersey […]
Chicago Cubs fans may get to bet on their team at Wrigley Field whenever patrons are allowed back into games. DraftKings Plans Wrigley Field Sportsbook The Cubs announced a partnership with DraftKings to make the Boston-based company its official DFS and sports betting partner. It’s the latest in a series […]
Picking a Kentucky Derby winner this year may seem easy on paper. Or chalk, as Tiz the Law and his generational-low 3/5 morning line odds illustrate. But while there’s plenty of value underneath, there are also plenty of minefields – horses you want to avoid stuffing underneath in those trifectas […]
This weekend’s Kentucky Derby/Oaks cards provide bettors with a veritable wagering smorgasbord, one giving you betting options covering the entire risk/reward spectrum. There are, of course, your regular standbys: the win-place-show, exactas, trifectas, and superfectas. But because of the spectator-free nature of this year’s Derby and Oaks weekend, Churchill Downs […]
During a flat, but punchy 183 km ride from Gap to Privas, Wout Van Aert sprinted to victory in Stage 5 of the Tour de France to secure consecutive stage victories for Team Jumbo-Visma. After the first five stages, Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) moved into the overall lead in the general […]
NBA icon Michael Jordan will receive an equity stake in the sports betting company DraftKings. In exchange, Jordan will become a special advisor to the company’s board of directors. News of the deal, announced Wednesday, sent DraftKings’ stock soaring. This isn’t Jordan’s first investment in the sports betting sector. In […]
Expected to be a single-digit second favorite and the chief challenger to favorite Tiz the Law, Art Collector withdrew from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby due to a slight injury to his left front hoof. Trainer Tommy Drury, who was making his first career Kentucky Derby appearance with Art Collector, said that […]
The fact nobody has ever won the Kentucky Derby from post 17 didn’t dissuade Churchill Downs morning line oddsmaker, Mike Battaglia, from making Tiz the Law a 3/5 favorite for Saturday’s 146th Kentucky Derby. The Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes champion drew post 17 in the 18-horse field, the smallest […]
Now that the Jacksonville Jaguars have waived running back Leonard Fournette, the question becomes, who will his new team be? The former No. 4 overall 2017 draft pick apparently wore out his welcome with the organization, who cut him loose on Monday. Bovada quickly put out a prop bet on […]
Fighting a brutal head wind, Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) waited until the last possible second to accelerate and make his move to win Stage 3 (Nice > Sisteron) of the Tour de France. Julian Alaphilippe (DQS) retained the yellow jersey and overall lead during the third day of the […]
When it comes to handicapping the Kentucky Derby, the speedy rule of thumb used to be simple. Bring your thumb down to the horses who ran at least a 95 Beyer Speed Figure, and begin your handicapping from there. That’s an easy place to start, considering 25 of the last […]
An impasse between Nevada casinos and Churchill Downs Inc. sent the state’s casinos back to booking the Kentucky Derby in-house, rather than partaking in the national pari-mutuel pools. In an agreement signed last week, the Nevada Gaming Commission approved a resolution that allows the state’s casinos to book action on […]
There might be light at the end of the tunnel for NY Mets fans. On Friday, the beleaguered team won a double-header against the Yankees. On Saturday, fans discovered that billionaire Steve Cohen is in exclusive talks — again — to buy the Mets. In a subway series for the […]
On the cusp of the 2020 Kentucky Derby, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a lower court decision validating Maximum Security’s disqualification in the 2019 Derby. In a unanimous 14-page decision handed down Friday, the three-judge appeals court upheld a November 2019 decision by a lower […]
NBC Universal became the latest major American media organization to partner with a sports betting operator on Thursday, announcing a multiyear partnership with Australian firm PointsBet. The deal makes PointsBet the official sports betting partner of NBC Sports. NBC Seeks Engagement, PointsBet Looks for Credibility PointsBet launched its US operations […]
Illustrating in vivid detail the Road to the Kentucky Derby remains perilous, connections for Caracaro scratched the horse from the Sept. 5 Derby after a Friday workout at Saratoga. Exercise rider J.J. Delgado sent the Travers Stakes runner-up on a 1:12.26 six-furlong workout Friday morning. Afterwards, Delgado told trainer Gustavo […]
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