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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Mortgage Lending Company Signs On As PokerGO Tour Sponsor

Guaranteed Rate has been announced as the presenting sponsor of the PokerGO Tour. Guaranteed Rate is one of the top five retail mortgage lenders in the Untied States. This is the inaugural season for the PokerGO Tour. While most of the recent news involving mainstream corporate sponsorship has been in the sports betting realm there […]

Mortgage Lending Company Signs On As PokerGO Tour Sponsor

Golf Canada Partners Up With theScore Bet As Official Gaming Partner

theScore Bet has been named the Official Gaming Partner of Golf Canada, the RBC Canadian Open and CP Women’s Open. Penn National Gaming recently announced their plans to acquire theScore The sports betting regulations in Canada were recently revised to facilitate single game betting. Over the past two years the US sports betting industry has […]

Golf Canada Partners Up With theScore Bet As Official Gaming Partner

BetMGM Named ‘Official Sportsbook Partner’ Of the National Football League in Canada

The National Football League (NFL) has announced BetMGM as an ‘Official Sportsbook Partner’ in Canada. In the US, BetMGM is one of the league’s ‘second tier’ sportsbook operators. The three top tier books are FanDuel, DraftKings and Caesars Sportsbook. BetMGM launched their sports betting and iGaming platform in the red hot Ontario market in early […]

BetMGM Named ‘Official Sportsbook Partner’ Of the National Football League in Canada

Smart Betting Is The Same Thing As Smart Shopping

In our daily lives, most of us are instinctively attuned to getting the best bang for our buck. For example, let’s look at a common consumer product: Diet Coke If Store A sells a six-pack of soda for $12.99 and Store B, right next door, prices it at $7.99, it’s quite evident where the savvy […]

Smart Betting Is The Same Thing As Smart Shopping

Le’Veon Bell Didn’t Enjoy Playing For Andy Reid

Le’Veon Bell said in an Instagram post that he’d retire before playing for Andy Reid again. Bell signed with the Chiefs midway through the 2020 NFL season. Bell later apologized for airing his opinion on social media but didn’t backtrack on his initial comment. It wouldn’t be the NFL offseason without a bumper crop of […]

Le’Veon Bell Didn’t Enjoy Playing For Andy Reid

Belmont Winner Tiz The Law Retired To Stud

2020 Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law has been retired due to severe bone bruising. He was the first New York bred horse to win the Belmont since Forester in 1882. He will stand at Ashford Stud for the 2021 season. Four time Grade 1 winning New York bred Tiz the Law has been retired […]

Belmont Winner Tiz The Law Retired To Stud

BattleBots Branded Slots Coming To Casino Floors Soon!

BattleBots branded slot machines will be coming to retail casinos across North America in the immediate future. BattleBots is ‘the world’s premier robot combat competition’ and are filming Season 7 in Las Vegas. The slots can be previewed at Caesars Entertainment Studios in Las Vegas through the end of the month. One of the major […]

BattleBots Branded Slots Coming To Casino Floors Soon!

Week 6 NFL Football Betting Update From Circa Sports

Las Vegas based Circa Sports has released lines for Week Six NFL football action. Buffalo is the biggest favorite on the board in Week Six, despite losing to Jacksonville last week. Buffalo is favored by 14 over New York for the match up on Sunday. Another double digit favorite favorite is Miami, who is currently […]

Week 6 NFL Football Betting Update From Circa Sports

BetRegal Inks Sponsorship Deal For PGA Championship Of Canada Tournament

The PGA of Canada and sports betting operator BetRegal have agreed to a three year title sponsorship deal for the PGA Championship of Canada tournament. BetRegal is based in Canada and expected to enter their native market once the single game sports betting regulatory framework is in place. BetRegal recently became the official sports gaming […]

BetRegal Inks Sponsorship Deal For PGA Championship Of Canada Tournament

World Series of Poker (WSOP) Launches In Michigan Powered By 888 Technology

Caesars Entertainment’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand has launched online in Michigan. It is the fourth US state for the WSOP platform joining Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Jersey. The WSOP poker platform is powered by technology from 888 Holdings. If you needed any more evidence as to the stagnation that is plaguing the US […]

World Series of Poker (WSOP) Launches In Michigan Powered By 888 Technology