We take a look at how the NFL and sportsbooks dealt with the Bill-Bengals game (4:22). Ohio went live with online sports betting a minute after New Year's Eve (12:39)... and after Ohio State lost in the college football national semifinal. Barstool Sportsbook is officially coming to Massachusetts (21:23).
Apple launches a native sports app on its devices featuring odds integration from DraftKings, so what does it mean for the global sports betting industry? Also, Florida and New York take major action on fantasy sports pick'em games and Nevada does better than you think it did on Super Bowl betting with the big game played in Las Vegas
One of the wildest stories of the legal US sports betting era explodes into the news, as DraftKings accuses its former head of VIP of stealing secrets to bring to Fanatics. Also, the NFL commissioner talks about employees fired for gambling and the unique setup for Super Bowl betting in Las Vegas
LSR analyst Eric Ramsey rejoins the podcast to discuss his Super Bowl revenue and handle projections throughout the legal US sports betting market. Also, a promising step forward in Georgia and one of the most notable partnerships to date, between LeBron James and DraftKings
The new app on the block made waves with unusually generous limits and boosts for the NFL Divisional Playoffs and the crew speculates about why. Plus, the latest California sports betting effort quietly dies, a wild story about the Iowa sports betting investigation, the official launch date arrives in North Carolina, and Nevada takes another step into the present
A new bill to address problem gambling drops in Congress, as well as iGaming legislation in New York and sports betting license applications in Arizona. Plus, Pat Evans joins the crew to preview 2024 state-by-state legislation efforts throughout the country.
An olive branch from sportsbooks to California tribes (3:46). When MLB-affiliated reporting indicated Shohei Ohtani was joining the Blue Jays, baseball odds shifted dramatically - and it turned out incorrectly, when he landed with the Dodgers.
Sports betting earnings calls are filled with talk of profitability and efficiency, but what has it taken for some sportsbooks to get closer to being in the black? The crew also looks at the return of official league data talk (12:58), positive signs for a Minnesota bill (18:33), and a throwback to the days of DFS (20:14).
What are the prospects for a new House bill that would end sportsbook advertising as we know it? Also, FanDuel stock might become available in the US (15:40) and the lessons to be learned from the Caesars/William Hill app crashes on Super Bowl Sunday in Nevada (21:35).
Houston's favorite bedding salesman gives one of the most ridiculous takes of the legal US sports betting era, so the crew finally must speak his name. Also, LSR projections for Super Bowl handle and a shift in strategy for Barstool Sportsbook.
A hearing in New York featured sportsbook executives pleading for a lower tax rate and hinting at consequences if they don't get their wish (0:49). The crew also looks at the revamped PointsBet-NBC deal and Intralot's latest struggles with sports betting, this time in Ohio (8:28).
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