Wynn Resorts announced Friday it will cease operations of its online sports betting and iGaming platform WynnBET in eight states.
Betting
Before Michael “Roxy” Roxborough became America’s preeminent oddsmaker in the 1980s and 1990s, he was a sharp bettor who beat up Nevada sportsbooks on baseball totals.
The inaugural class of the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame will be inducted Friday at Circa. Here’s a quick glance at the 10 inductees.
According to an excerpt from Billy Walters’ upcoming book, Phil Mickelson called him in 2012 from the site of the Ryder Cup and asked Walters to place a $400,000 wager for him on the U.S. to win.
The deal, announced Tuesday, could take Walt Disney Co.-owned ESPN into uncharted waters.
Daniel Negreanu, one of the winningest poker players of all time, showed up at a local home game after meeting one of the participants earlier in the day.
James Holzhauer hosted a Game Show Boot Camp on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fundraising event featured 45 campers and eight former “Jeopardy!” champions, including Holzhauer.
After three years on Wall Street, Gadoon “Spanky” Kyrollos left the world of high finance for the world of high-stakes sports betting, and he hasn’t looked back.
The South Point sportsbook put up lines on 76 college football games of the year, and bettors were permitted to place two wagers up to $2,000 each.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., recently wrote to the leadership of the major professional sports leagues and the NCAA after a series of sports betting violations.
The favorite flipped and the line moved four points in the NFL preseason opener Thursday in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at Canton, Ohio.
Quarterbacks are one of the biggest keys to winning wagers in the NFL preseason. In general, it’s wise to back teams with QB competitions and/or strong rotations.
Along with crowning the overall SuperContest champion, the NFL handicapping contest will feature six three-week contests, three six-week contests and two nine-week contests.
The Golden Knights were 20-1 at Circa Sports to win the Stanley Cup when the season started and 10-1 at the Westgate SuperBook when the NHL playoffs started.
The Golden Knights beat Florida in five games to win their first Stanley Cup championship, costing Las Vegas sportsbooks a whopping $6.6 million in June.
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