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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Century Casinos To Acquire Nugget Casino Resort In Northern Nevada

Century Casinos is acquiring the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada for $195 million USD. Century Casinos is based in Colorado and best known for their eponymously named gaming properties in Central City and Cripple Creek. The sale comes less than a year from the death of the property’s longtime namesake, John Ascuaga. Colorado Springs, […]

Century Casinos To Acquire Nugget Casino Resort In Northern Nevada

College Football Betting: Colorado State at Colorado

Late last week, we discussed how the University of Colorado has become the biggest story of the college football season and in the process has become one of the biggest ‘public’ teams on the betting board. That shows no signs of abating as the Buffaloes win and cover once again this past weekend. Reports from […]

College Football Betting: Colorado State at Colorado

NHL Western Conference Future Odds Update

Yesterday, we looked at the Eastern Conference futures odds where the Carolina Hurricanes (+500) and New Jersey Devils (+525) are the top choices. They are followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs (+700), New York Rangers (+750), Boston Bruins (+800) and Florida Panthers (+900). At the other extreme, there are two teams priced at +8000–the Philadelphia […]

NHL Western Conference Future Odds Update

BetMGM Signs Former US National Soccer Team Goaltender Tim Howard As Brand Ambassador

The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar will begin on Sunday as the host team meets Ecuador in the traditional opening format. The action will seriously get underway on Monday with the start of Group B play with legit contenders England and Netherlands beginning play along with the USA. The World Cup is a massive betting […]

BetMGM Signs Former US National Soccer Team Goaltender Tim Howard As Brand Ambassador

Betting Public Jumps All Over University of Colorado Football Bandwagon

Well, that didn’t take long. Heading into the 2023 college football season, the University of Colorado was definitely one of the most intriguing storylines in the sport. Following a dismal 1-11 season in 2022, the decision was made to hire NFL legend Deion Sanders as the new head coach replacing Karl Dorrell who had been […]

Betting Public Jumps All Over University of Colorado Football Bandwagon

Canadian Elite Basketball League Taps Synergy Sports To Monetize Betting Rights

Synergy Sports and the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) have signed a multiyear deal for analytic services and commercialization of league betting rights. Synergy Sports specializes in high end data analytics for a variety of sports. The Canadian Elite Basketball League was founded in 2017 and began play in 2019. The Canadian Elite Basketball League […]

Canadian Elite Basketball League Taps Synergy Sports To Monetize Betting Rights

NBA Will Open Office In Singapore

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced plans to open a new office in Singapore. The Singapore office will be the league’s 15th office worldwide. NBA basketball has grown significantly more popular in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years. Ever since James Naismith invented basketball in the late 1800s it has primarily been an ‘American […]

NBA Will Open Office In Singapore

Bally’s Now An Authorized Gaming Operator Of Major League Baseball

Bally’s is now an authorized sports betting operator of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Bally’s is the rebranded company formerly known as Twin River Worldwide Holdings. The company has been hard at work building a business portfolio to leverage the continued growth of sports betting in the United States. Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY)continues to be […]

Bally’s Now An Authorized Gaming Operator Of Major League Baseball

FOX Bet Down For The Count As Flutter, Fox Corporation Pull The Plug

The US sports betting industry is a dumpster fire, thanks primarily to clueless and incompetent state regulators. That’s why you’re seeing companies running for the exits. Even successful operators see the ‘writing on the wall’ that the US market will be parceled out to a few large players along with the legacy gaming industry and […]

FOX Bet Down For The Count As Flutter, Fox Corporation Pull The Plug

Trey Lance To Continue Career With Dallas Cowboys

No matter how good a player you might be, success in professional sports has a lot to do with luck and opportunity. It’s the reason that Tom Brady is considered among the greatest to ever play the game and not just a one time backup for Drew Bledsoe. Most recently, a chain reaction of events […]

Trey Lance To Continue Career With Dallas Cowboys