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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Is Pro Pickleball Betting Coming To A Sportsbook Near You?

The Professional Pickleball Association (PPA)–the pro tour for pickleball–has signed a longterm deal with Genius Sports to help promote the sport worldwide. The partnership means that some sportsbooks will begin to offer pickleball wagering. The fast growing sport of pickleball is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. Pro pickleball is very likely coming to […]

Is Pro Pickleball Betting Coming To A Sportsbook Near You?

DraftKings Named Official Fantasy Sports Partner Of English Premier League Side Norwich City

DraftKings has been named the ‘Official Fantasy Sports Partner’ of English Premier League soccer team Norwich City. The New York based sports betting and DFS company is making their first expansion into Europe. Daily fantasy sports has had only limited success outside of North America. DraftKings has been very active as a sponsor and promotional […]

DraftKings Named Official Fantasy Sports Partner Of English Premier League Side Norwich City

Caesars Entertainment Signs Promotional Deal With Chicago White Sox

Caesars Entertainment has signed a promotional partnership deal with the Chicago White Sox involving their land based casinos in Illinois along with their Caesars Sportsbook sports betting platform. Caesars Entertainment becomes the ‘Exclusive Casino Partner’ of the American League baseball team. Caesars Sportsbook becomes an ‘Official Sports Betting Partner’ of the White Sox. Caesars Sportsbook […]

Caesars Entertainment Signs Promotional Deal With Chicago White Sox

Rush Street Interactive Inks Former NY Mets Manager Bobby Valentine To Promotional Deal

Rush Street Interactive has announced that former NY Mets manager Bobby Valentine has come on board as a brand ambassador for the company’s BetRivers and PlaySugarhouse brands. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angeles, New York Mets, and Seattle Mariners during his active career. In addition to the Mets, he managed the Texas […]

Rush Street Interactive Inks Former NY Mets Manager Bobby Valentine To Promotional Deal

Philadelphia Eagles Expand Promotional Agreement With Unibet

The Philadelphia Eagles and gaming technology company Kindred Group PLC have announced an extension of their promotional agreement. Under the terms of the new deal Kindred’s Unibet brand will become the NFL teams’ ‘official casino, online casino games and sportsbook partner.’ In early 2021, Kindred Group’s Unibet brand launched the first ever professional sports themed […]

Philadelphia Eagles Expand Promotional Agreement With Unibet

Sportradar Extends Partnership With German Bundesliga

Betting data services company Sportradar has extended their betting and streaming services partnership with Germany’s Bundesliga soccer circuit. Sportradar is one of the major players in international sports betting data aggregation and have partnered with many of the top leagues and sportsbooks worldwide.. Earlier this year, Sportradar struck a massive betting data agreement with international […]

Sportradar Extends Partnership With German Bundesliga

Major League Baseball Team Profit As Of July 15, 2023

Most sports bettors understand the concept of a pointspread as well as knowing that teams that win a lot of games don’t necessarily perform well ‘against the number’. What is less well understood is that a similar dichotomy exists in a moneyline sport such as Major League Baseball (MLB). The use of the moneyline combined […]

Major League Baseball Team Profit As Of July 15, 2023

The Importance Of Winning Game One In A Best Of Seven Playoff Series

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime to take Game 1 of their best of seven Stanley Cup Finals series. Game 2 will be played on Saturday, June 18 at the Ball Arena in Denver. The Avalanche have won Game 1 in their last six playoff series. TRIGGER WARNING: This article […]

The Importance Of Winning Game One In A Best Of Seven Playoff Series

BetRivers Adds James Blake as Brand Ambassador, Tennis Analyst

BetRivers has announced the addition of James Blake as a brand ambassador and tennis analyst. Blake won ten singles and seven doubles titles during a 14 year professional career and reached a high of number 4 in the world. BetRivers is owned by Chicago based Rush Street Interactive. Over the past decade tennis has become […]

BetRivers Adds James Blake as Brand Ambassador, Tennis Analyst

Station Casinos Buys Big Parcel Of Land In South Las Vegas Valley

Station Casinos has purchased 126 acres at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Cactus Avenue for $172.4 million USD. Stations already owns a 57 acre parcel across the street from their new purchase. They’re trying to sell the smaller piece of property. Stations owns a significant amount of real estate in the Las […]

Station Casinos Buys Big Parcel Of Land In South Las Vegas Valley