sports betting

As the number of states offering legalized sports betting continues to rise, so does the number of people who say they plan to bet on football games.

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys kick off the NFL season Thursday night, people in more than half the states in America will be able to bet on football legally.

DraftKings will acquire Golden Nugget Online in an all-stock deal worth $1.56 billion.

Fewer Americans expect to fill out brackets for the NCAA’s college basketball tournament this year, but the overall number of people making bets on March Madness is likely to remain about the same as the last time the tournament was held, in 2019.

A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays.

For the first time, Illinois residents were able to bet legally on the Super Bowl, and the state raked in more than $1 million in tax revenue thanks to the game. According to information from the state Gaming Board, the state pulled in $1,148,890 in tax revenue as a result of wagering on the game, which saw the Tampa Bay…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated Kansas City 31-9 in Super Bowl 55.

Huge holes in state budgets due to the coronavirus pandemic and the demonstrated eagerness of fans to bet on sports are likely to spur a further expansion of sports betting and online casino gambling

The latest numbers released by the Illinois Gaming Board show bettors in the state wagered more than $285 million on sports contests in September. Gamblers can place bets on sporting events at seven of Illinois’ casinos and one horse racing track. The state’s most lucrative casino and its first to start taking sports bets, Rivers in Des Plaines, accepted about…

The U.S. gambling industry has won big at the polls as three states authorized legal sports betting and three others either approved or expanded casino gambling.

It wasn’t that long ago that the NFL didn’t want to have anything to do with gambling operations at all because they feared it would lead to a lack of integrity with their games

For those who haven’t mastered the odds of Belarussian soccer or Russian table tennis, this week’s NFL draft gives U.S. gamblers their first opportunity in weeks to bet on an event about which they actually know something.

The first legal sports bet in Illinois was placed Monday, just in time for March Madness. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

Sports betting in Illinois started Monday – just in time for March Madness. Rivers Casino in northwest suburban Des Plaines became the first to open its sportsbook at 10 a.m. CST. Blackhawks great Eddie Olczyk placed the state’s first wager, putting $100 on the White Sox to win the American League pennant at 16-to-1 odds. Sports betting was legalized in…

Sports betting in Illinois started Monday – just in time for March Madness. Sandra Torres reports.

With legal sports betting spreading throughout the U.S., this year’s Super Bowl could be among the most bet-on championship games ever.

Three Illinois casinos have so far applied for sports betting licenses in the state, including two in Chicago suburbs, according to the Illinois Gaming Board. The applications were submitted last week, the gambling board’s website reports. They include the Elgin Riverboat Resort, the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and the Argosy Casino in Alton. Sports wagering was legalized by...