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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Baylor-Gonzaga Game Cancelled As COVID-19’s Onslaught Hits College Hoops

Saturday’s game between #1 ranked Gonzaga and #2 Baylor was called off due to a positive COVID-19 test. Several other games were also postponed or cancelled including Connecticut vs. North Carolina State. Earlier this week, the University of Louisville ‘paused’ their basketball program due to a positive COVID-19 test. The college basketball season is underway […]

Baylor-Gonzaga Game Cancelled As COVID-19’s Onslaught Hits College Hoops

South Carolina Likely To Hire Oklahoma Assistant Shane Beamer As New Head Coach

The University of South Carolina is expected to hire Oklahoma assistant Shane Beamer as the Gamecocks head football coach. South Carolina fired former head coach Will Muschamp on November 15. Beamer is the son of longtime Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer. With many of the top candidates for the vacant head coaching job at […]

South Carolina Likely To Hire Oklahoma Assistant Shane Beamer As New Head Coach

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Will Delay Opening Due To COVID-19

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has announced that they will delay their property opening due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Virgin Hotels Las Vegas had previously set an opening date of January 15, 2021 . The Virgin Hotels Las Vegas casino will be run by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment with Betfred USA operating the sportsbook. The COVID-19 […]

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Will Delay Opening Due To COVID-19

888Sport Expanding To Colorado, Indiana and Iowa

888Sport is expanding outside of New Jersey into Colorado, Indiana and Iowa. 888 Holdings offers sports betting and casino gaming in New Jersey along with casino gaming in Delaware and Pennsylvania. They offer poker in all three states. 888 Holdings is based in Gibraltar and listed on the London Stock Exchange. If you want to […]

888Sport Expanding To Colorado, Indiana and Iowa

Las Vegas Bowl Cancelled As COVID-19 Ravages College Football Postseason Play

The 2020 Las Vegas Bowl has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The game was to have moved from Sam Boyd Stadium to the brand new Allegiant Stadium for 2020. Ten bowl games have already been cancelled and several more will play without fans in attendance. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely altered the 2020 […]

Las Vegas Bowl Cancelled As COVID-19 Ravages College Football Postseason Play

Scrappy Ravens Bail Out Sportsbooks With Pointspread Cover Against Steelers

The repeatedly delayed game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens was finally completed on Wednesday afternoon. The Steelers won outright to remain undefeated but the Ravens covered the number as a +10.5 point underdog. Sportsbooks had a financial liability on the Steelers with a fair amount of money bet at the original opening line […]

Scrappy Ravens Bail Out Sportsbooks With Pointspread Cover Against Steelers

Macau Gaming Revenue Showing Gradual Rebound

Macau has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, they’ve been hurt by travel restrictions from mainland China. Macau’s gaming revenues have shown a slow but steady rebound since an all time low in June. With several companies preparing COVID-19 vaccines for market there is finally some ‘light at the end of the […]

Macau Gaming Revenue Showing Gradual Rebound

Baltimore-Pittsburgh NFL Game Still Scheduled For Wednesday Despite More Positive Tests

The Week 12 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is still set for Wednesday afternoon. The Ravens have left for Pittsburgh despite two more positive COVID-19 tests. There are rumors that the Ravens players refused to play if the game wasn’t rescheduled. There was finally some normalcy in the Tuesday news reports on […]

Baltimore-Pittsburgh NFL Game Still Scheduled For Wednesday Despite More Positive Tests

Squares Bet Seahawks Big At Bad Prices And Pay For It

The Seattle Seahawks controlled Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles throughout but lost the pointspread cover on a meaningless late touchdown. The loss is no doubt a hard lesson for at least two players who bet six figures on Seattle -6.5 over Philadelphia. It is inexplicable for someone to bet six figures on a bad […]

Squares Bet Seahawks Big At Bad Prices And Pay For It

Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers Game Postponed To Wednesday

The Week 12 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens has been postponed again, this time to Wednesday. The Ravens lineup has been decimated due to positive COVID-19 tests and players quarantined as a high-risk contact. At least a dozen players have tested positive. If nothing else, you can’t say that the NFL lacks […]

Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers Game Postponed To Wednesday