James Murphy
James Murphy

James Murphy is a preeminent authority on the international gambling industry and has made frequent appearances in the mainstream media including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, CNBC and NPR. He has previously worked as a radio and podcasting host where he broadcast to an international audience that depended on his expertise and advice. Murphy also serves as an odds making consultant for sports and ‘non-sport novelty bets’ covering the entertainment industry, politics, technology, financial markets and just about everything else.

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CF Montreal Hopes That Start Of MLS Season Brings An End To Drama

Major League Soccer (MLS) team CF Montreal has experienced a very tumultuous offseason. Head coach Thierry Henry announced his resignation on February 25. Assistant Wilfried Nancy has been hired as his replacement. The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on everyone and that includes professional athletes. Some teams and players have had it tougher than others, […]

CF Montreal Hopes That Start Of MLS Season Brings An End To Drama

PlayUp, Bet Maverick Apps Go Live In Colorado

Maverick Gaming and PlayUp have both launched their mobile sports betting apps in Colorado. Australia’s PlayUp is also headed for the New Jersey market. Maverick launched a retail sportsbook at the Grand Z Casino in Central City in January 2020. While incompetent lottery run sports betting in states like Oregon and Tennessee continues to foul […]

PlayUp, Bet Maverick Apps Go Live In Colorado

Betfred USA Sports Inks Deal With Colorado Rockies

Betfred USA Sports has signed a multiyear marketing/sponsorship deal with the MLB Colorado Rockies. Betfred’s retail sportsbook at the Saratoga Casino in Blackhawk took Colorado’s first ‘in person’ sports bet. Betfred’s mobile app launched in Colorado in September 2020. Betfred is well known internationally as the world’s largest independent bookmaker. They own and operate over […]

Betfred USA Sports Inks Deal With Colorado Rockies

Circa Sportsbook Opening At Tuscany Suites & Casino Later This Month

Circa Sports is taking over operation of the sportsbook at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas later this month. The Tuscany sportsbook will be Circa’s first retail presence outside of downtown Las Vegas. Circa launched a mobile betting app in Colorado in mid-2020. Last September, Las Vegas based Circa Sports announced that they […]

Circa Sportsbook Opening At Tuscany Suites & Casino Later This Month

DraftKings Announces Sports Betting Integration With DISH Network

DraftKings and DISH Network are partnering on integrating sports betting and DFS on a variety of DISH platforms. The initial implementation will be a DraftKings app integration on the DISH TV Hopper platform. The DraftKings app will interface with DISH program scheduling and voice remote. In the early development of the US sports betting market […]

DraftKings Announces Sports Betting Integration With DISH Network

Ladbrokes, William Hill Not Expecting More UK Retail Shop Closures

William Hill and Ladbrokes owner Entain both indicate that they plan no further closures of high street betting shops. The retail operations of UK facing bookmakers have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic along with a cyclical move toward online betting. Both companies stress that the retail sports betting experience is ‘unique’ and difficult to […]

Ladbrokes, William Hill Not Expecting More UK Retail Shop Closures

WynnBET Receives Sportsbook Licensing In Virginia

WynnBET has received online sports betting licensing in Virginia. The WynnBET mobile app should launch soon for Virginia players. WynnBET is currently live in New Jersey, Colorado and Michigan with market access deals in place for a number of other states. WynnBET—the online gaming and sports betting division of Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN)–continues their active […]

WynnBET Receives Sportsbook Licensing In Virginia

Bally’s Corporation Now An Authorized Sports Betting Operator Of the NBA

Bally’s is now an authorized sports betting operator of the NBA. Bally’s is the rebranded company formerly known as Twin River Worldwide Holdings. The company has been hard at work building a portfolio to leverage the continued growth of sports betting in the United States. Of all of the US based gaming corporations angling for […]

Bally’s Corporation Now An Authorized Sports Betting Operator Of the NBA

UFC In Partnership Deal With DraftKings

The UFC is partnering with sports betting/DFS powerhouse DraftKings. The deal is reportedly valued at $350 million USD in marketing and cash. This is the first sports betting partnership for the UFC. You know it’s a big deal when Dana White describes it as ‘massive’. That’s the adjective he used to describe the UFC’s first […]

UFC In Partnership Deal With DraftKings

fuboTV Gains Sportsbook Market Access In New Jersey And Indiana

Sports based live TV streaming platform fuboTV has secured market access in New Jersey and Indiana. The market access agreement was made with Caesars Entertainment. fuboTV’s sportsbook is expected to launch in Q4 2021 Earlier this year we reported that sports streaming TV platform fuboTV is planning to launch a sportsbook by the end of […]

fuboTV Gains Sportsbook Market Access In New Jersey And Indiana