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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Five Important Changes to the NFL Upon New CBA

The NFL and NFL Players Association recently settled on a new collective bargaining agreement this past weekend, giving the sports world some type of reassurance during the shutdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The new CBA, which barely passed, as NFL players for the new deal won by a slight margin of 1,019 to 959, […]

Five Important Changes to the NFL Upon New CBA

Presidential Betting Update: Trump Bounces Back

The Presidential race remains tight though Trump’s position has improved over the past 24 hours. The financial markets shot upwards as he spoke to the nation on Friday re: coronavirus. Biden and the Democrats made a tactical blunder by trying advantage of the situation for political gain. At least until the coronavirus pandemic begins to […]

Presidential Betting Update: Trump Bounces Back

Biden, Democrats Just Can’t Help Themselves As They Politicize Coronavirus Crisis

Donald Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus crisis has been very weak. Joe Biden and the Democratic Party had a perfect opportunity to demonstrate true leadership. Instead,the Democratic Party has shamelessly tried to exploit the situation for political gain. “Donald Trump is the most tone deaf politician in the US”–Me, yesterday “Hold my beer….”–Joe Biden, Bernie […]

Biden, Democrats Just Can’t Help Themselves As They Politicize Coronavirus Crisis

Oddsmakers See A Tightening Presidential Race As Trump’s Coronavirus Leadership Disappoints

The Presidential race is much tighter today than it was a week ago. Donald Trump’s weak response to the Coronavirus crisis has caused his edge in the 2020 election to disappear. The caveat is that Biden and the Democrats have to avoid looking like they’re taking advantage of the situation for political gain. It was […]

Oddsmakers See A Tightening Presidential Race As Trump’s Coronavirus Leadership Disappoints

2020 Big Ten Championship Predictions

Indianapolis will host the highly-anticipated 2020 Big 10 Conference Championship Tournament this week at Bankers Life Fieldhouse! A conference that has already had its fair share of March Madness over the last week, with Wisconsin emerging as the No. 1 seed after winning their last 8 games, to Maryland finishing the season with best overall […]

2020 Big Ten Championship Predictions

2020 Big East Championship Predictions

The Big East Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden tips off Wednesday, March 11th! Highly regarded as one of the most exciting conference tournaments in the country, the Big East Championship always seems to come through in the clutch and gives us college basketball fans that first real taste of March Madness. Being one of […]

2020 Big East Championship Predictions

Sanders Campaign Swirling Down The Drain Heading Into Michigan Primary

According to many published reports, Bernie Sanders has put his hopes of winning the Democratic Presidential nomination on the outcome of Tuesday’s Michigan primary. Sanders beat Hillary Clinton in 2016 overcoming a double digit polling deficit. That result said as much about Hillary as it did about Bernie, however, and served as a harbinger of […]

Sanders Campaign Swirling Down The Drain Heading Into Michigan Primary

2020 ACC Championship Predictions

The 2020 ACC men’s basketball tournament tips off Tuesday afternoon at Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina! Florida State earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament for the first time since joining the ACC by impressively winning the league’s regular-season with a 16-4 record in conference play. The Virginia Cavaliers earned the No. 2 seed, […]

2020 ACC Championship Predictions

Market Turmoil Is A Buying Opportunity For These Sports Betting Stocks

The current state of the financial markets present some attractive opportunities for long term investors. Sports betting is the biggest growth catalyst in the casino gaming industry. Many otherwise solid gaming stocks are selling at 52 week lows due to the COVID-19 panic. It’s definitely an ugly time in the world financial markets as they’ve […]

Market Turmoil Is A Buying Opportunity For These Sports Betting Stocks

4 ‘Wise Guy’ Tips For March Madness Bracket Success

‘March Madness’ is now the biggest betting event in the US in terms of amount wagered. The Super Bowl is still the biggest single day event but the first four days of the NCAA basketball tournament attracts more betting action. In addition, it might be the most heavily bet event among casual sports fans. Even […]

4 ‘Wise Guy’ Tips For March Madness Bracket Success