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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Station Casinos Developing New Property At Intersection Of Durango Drive And 215 Beltway

Station Casinos is in the planning process for a new property near the intersection of Durango Drive and the 215 Beltway in Southwest Las Vegas. Four of Station Casinos’ properties in Southern Nevada have not reopened following the March shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The permanent closing of these four properties is looking more […]

Station Casinos Developing New Property At Intersection Of Durango Drive And 215 Beltway

Sportsbooks Say 2020 Masters Was Biggest Ever Golf Betting Event

Feedback from sportsbooks suggest that the 2020 Masters was the biggest golf betting event in history. Most books were pleased that Dustin Johnson won the event as their biggest liabilities were on Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau. BetMGM took a big hit on Dustin Johnson’s win including a $120,000 payout. Golf has been a very […]

Sportsbooks Say 2020 Masters Was Biggest Ever Golf Betting Event

PointsBet Mobile Sports Betting App Goes Live In Colorado

PointsBet has launched their mobile sports betting app in Colorado The Australian based company has inked sponsorship deals with several Denver pro sports teams and the University of Colorado. PointsBet has opened a second US office in Denver. Australia’s PointsBet was one of the first entrants into the Colorado betting market and they’ve been extremely […]

PointsBet Mobile Sports Betting App Goes Live In Colorado

Sports Betting Facing Another COVID-19 Shutdown As Second Wave Hits Hard

A second wave of COVID-19 is hitting hard throughout the world including the United States and most of Europe. A growing number of local, state and federal governments have implemented new restrictions and ‘stay at home’ orders. Sports betting is in good shape to not only survive but thrive during a second wave shutdown. When […]

Sports Betting Facing Another COVID-19 Shutdown As Second Wave Hits Hard

Bad Beats Abound In Sunday NFL Action

Two NFL games produced big betting swings on their final play. Both last play decisions went in favor of ‘the house’ Failure to account for situations like these is one reason that the public struggles with NFL betting. I’ll preface this by saying that I really don’t like the term ‘bad beat’. Most situations that […]

Bad Beats Abound In Sunday NFL Action

Week 10 NFL Schedule Revised To Accommodate Masters Golf Action

CBS has been the network TV broadcast partner of The Masters for the past 64 years. The Week 10 NFL schedule has been rearranged to allow CBS to broadcast pro football and The final round of The Masters. There will be no 10 AM Pacific start games on CBS for the first time since 1998. […]

Week 10 NFL Schedule Revised To Accommodate Masters Golf Action

theScore Bet Upgrades Sports Betting App With Personalized Features

theScore Bet has upgraded its mobile app with an assortment of highly personalized and integrated new features. The package called Bet Section is available for all users of the US theScore app with Bet Mode activated. The app is currently available only on iOS. Toronto based theScore has arguably done more than any other media […]

theScore Bet Upgrades Sports Betting App With Personalized Features

Sportsbooks Have A Big Liability On Tiger Woods To Win The Masters

Public betting on Tiger Woods to win The Masters has created a good sized liability at most sportsbooks. Woods has been a perennial betting favorite throughout his career regardless of his current form. Pre-tournament favorite Bryson DeChambeau has struggled through the first two rounds. The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National is being held this […]

Sportsbooks Have A Big Liability On Tiger Woods To Win The Masters

Nevada Governor Sisolak Tests Positive For COVID-19

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has tested positive for COVID-19. Like most US states, Nevada is experiencing a significant resurgence of coronavirus cases. At this time the 66 year old Sisolak says he is asymptomatic. The state of Nevada now has a high profile face to associate with the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday afternoon, Governor […]

Nevada Governor Sisolak Tests Positive For COVID-19

Rio Las Vegas Will Reopen On December 22

Caesars Entertainment has announced that the Rio Las Vegas All-Suite Hotel and Casino will reopen on December 22. The Rio is the last of Caesars properties in Southern Nevada to reopen. The hotel will only be open on weekends until further notice though the gaming floor will be open 24/7. With COVID-19 ‘spreading like wildfire‘ […]

Rio Las Vegas Will Reopen On December 22