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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Bally’s Corporation To Acquire DFS Startup Monkey Knife Fight

Bally’s Corporation will acquire daily fantasy sports (DFS) provider Monkey Knife Fight. Monkey Knife Fight (MKF) is the fast growing DFS site in North America . In November, Caesars Entertainment sold Bally’s Atlantic City to Twin River Worldwide which rebranded as Bally’s Corporation. Just another crazy day in the sports betting world. I had a […]

Bally’s Corporation To Acquire DFS Startup Monkey Knife Fight

PokerStars Ends Sponsorship Deal With Chris Moneymaker After Seventeen Years

PokerStars has announced that they’ve ended a 17 year old promotional relationship with 2003 WSOP Main Event winner Chris Moneymaker. Moneymaker’s WSOP victory played a big part in kicking off the poker boom of the early 2000s. PokerStars has ended a number of traditional promotional deals with top pros as live poker streaming on Twitch […]

PokerStars Ends Sponsorship Deal With Chris Moneymaker After Seventeen Years

Virginia Sports Betting Already A Mess But Not For FanDuel

Sports betting in Virginia went live on Friday–at least for FanDuel. FanDuel somehow gained preferential treatment via a partnership with the Washington Football Team. Virginia made the big mistake of letting the state lottery run sports betting instead of establishing a gaming commission. A few years back when the Supreme Court struck down PASPA I […]

Virginia Sports Betting Already A Mess But Not For FanDuel

BetRivers Announces Partnership With Detroit Pistons As Mobile Betting Goes Live In Michigan

BetRivers.com is now the fourth betting partner of the Detroit Pistons joining PointsBet, DraftKings and FanDuel. Mobile sports betting and gaming went live in Michigan on Friday, January 22. Ten operators have been authorized to offer wagering at the outset. Michigan legalized retail sports betting in 2019. Michigan has now entered the 21st Century as […]

BetRivers Announces Partnership With Detroit Pistons As Mobile Betting Goes Live In Michigan

WynnBET Gains Market Acess In Ohio

WynnBET has gained market access in Ohio. WynnBET now has access in eight states and is currently available in two (Colorado and New Jersey). WynnBET is set to launch in Michigan ASAP. WynnBET, the online gaming division of Wynn Resorts is starting to gain some moment. In late October, they announced a partnership deal with […]

WynnBET Gains Market Acess In Ohio

WynnBET, BetRivers, TwinSpires Among Sportsbooks Set For Launch In Michigan

Mobile sports betting and gaming will go live in Michigan on Friday, January 22. Nine operators have been authorized to offer wagering at the outset. Michigan legalized retail sports betting in 2019. It’s always great news when a new US state launches sports betting and they actually have a chance to do it right. Unfortunately, […]

WynnBET, BetRivers, TwinSpires Among Sportsbooks Set For Launch In Michigan

Mobile Sports Betting To Launch In Michigan On Friday

Mobile sports betting and gaming will go live in Michigan on Friday, January 22. Nine operators have been authorized to offer wagering at the outset. Michigan legalized retail sports betting in 2019. The United States sports betting rollout has been a decidedly mixed bag so far. For every state that has done a credible job […]

Mobile Sports Betting To Launch In Michigan On Friday

MGM Resorts Won’t Continue Pursuit Of Ladbrokes Owner Entain PLC

Early this month, MGM Resorts announced that they had made a rejected offer for British gaming firm Entain PLC, owners of Ladbrokes. MGM has now indicated that they will not continue pursuit of a purchase of Entain PLC and continue their working agreement with the company. The UK business media is indicating that a significant […]

MGM Resorts Won’t Continue Pursuit Of Ladbrokes Owner Entain PLC

New York Mets Fire GM Jared Porter For Being A Sexually Harassing Creep

The New York Mets have fired GM Jared Porter after he admitted sending explicit, unsolicited texts and images to a female reporter in 2016. Porter sent over 60 unanswered texts including several sexually explicit photos. New York Mets owners Steven Cohen fired Porter in a matter of hours after the report of his sexual harassment […]

New York Mets Fire GM Jared Porter For Being A Sexually Harassing Creep

GAN Announces First Client For Coolbet Sportsbook Platform

NASDAQ listed GAN is a gaming technology provider that has worked on the ‘plumbing’ for US sportsbook clients for several years. They recently completed the purchase of European based sports betting platform ‘Coolbet’. The first integration of the Coolbet platform in the US is slated for Virginia. GAN is a company that might not immediately […]

GAN Announces First Client For Coolbet Sportsbook Platform