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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Betfred Sports Lounge Coming To Denver Broncos Home Stadium

Betfred Sports has announced a sports lounge/activation tent for Empower Field at Mile High–the home stadium of the Denver Broncos. Betfred Sports took the first retail sports bet after Colorado launched sports betting in May 2020. The Denver Broncos signed a promotional deal with FanDuel in June 2020 making them the first NFL team to […]

Betfred Sports Lounge Coming To Denver Broncos Home Stadium

PointsBet Extends Sports Betting Partnership With PGA Tour

PointsBet and the PGA Tour have extended their multi-year content and marketing relationship designating PointsBet an Official Betting Operator of the PGA TOUR. As part of the new deal, PointsBet’s live betting odds integrations will be featured in streaming broadcasts on GOLF Channel and Peacock. There are plans to include them in the NBC broadcast […]

PointsBet Extends Sports Betting Partnership With PGA Tour

GAN Technology Makes US Retail Sports Betting Debut At Mississippi’s Island View Casino

Gaming technology company GAN has announced that their GAN Sports platform has been launched at Island View Casino in Gulfport, Mississippi. GAN acquired Coolbet in 2021 and used their technology as a foundation for the GAN Sports platform. Island View Casino is located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and offers more than 126,000 square feet […]

GAN Technology Makes US Retail Sports Betting Debut At Mississippi’s Island View Casino

BetMGM Launches Mobile Sports Betting In Kentucky, Retail Location Forthcoming

Mobile and retail sportsbook is now live in Kentucky with a number of operators now in the mix. No surprise that one of these is BetMGM, which has announced the debut of their mobile betting app and a forthcoming retail sportsbook to be located in Ashland, Kentucky. BetMGM emphasized their integration with the MGM Rewards […]

BetMGM Launches Mobile Sports Betting In Kentucky, Retail Location Forthcoming

888 Holdings Licensed In Ontario For Sports Betting, iGaming And Poker

888 Holdings has been licensed in Ontario for sports betting, iGaming and poker. 888 will launch their offerings on April 4, 2022. 888 is now licensed in 19 markets including 7 US states. Did we tell you that we’re completely stoked on Ontario sports betting? Oh yeah–that’s what our entire previous article was about. Ontario […]

888 Holdings Licensed In Ontario For Sports Betting, iGaming And Poker

Penn National Officially Opens Hollywood Casino Morgantown

Penn National Gaming has officially opened the Hollywood Casino Morgantown in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. The 80,000 square-foot facility features 750 of the latest slot machines and 30 table games along with a state-of-the art Barstool Sportsbook retail location. Hollywood Casino Morgantown is Penn National’s fourth gaming property in Pennsylvania joining the Hollywood Casino at Penn National […]

Penn National Officially Opens Hollywood Casino Morgantown

Caesars Entertainment Preparing For $400 Million USD Upgrade Of Atlantic City Properties

Caesars Entertainment has announced a $400 million USD investment in their three Atlantic City properties. Ceasars’ primary focus is to revitalize the companies flagship property, Caesars Atlantic City. Harrah’s Resort and Tropicana Atlantic City are also slated to receive renovations. Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) has completed their $4 billion USD acquisition of UK based sports […]

Caesars Entertainment Preparing For $400 Million USD Upgrade Of Atlantic City Properties

Game On Sports Betting Gift Cards Coming To Louisiana and New York

Game On sports betting gift cards have been approved for use in New York and Louisiana. The cards can be used to fund betting account with participating sports books. Game On cards debuted in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 2020. Blackhawk Network is a big player in prepaid cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, etc–what is […]

Game On Sports Betting Gift Cards Coming To Louisiana and New York

Baltimore Ravens Sign Sports Betting and DFS Promotional Deal With DraftKings

The Baltimore Ravens have announced DraftKings as an ‘Official Daily Fantasy, Sports Betting and Free-to-Play Partner’ of the NFL team. DraftKings was recently named as a ‘Official Sports Betting Partner’ of the National Football League. The Ravens previously signed a deal with BetMGM naming them an ‘Official Sports Betting Partner’. You can’t blame NFL football […]

Baltimore Ravens Sign Sports Betting and DFS Promotional Deal With DraftKings

Rush Street Interactive Gains Mexico Access In Partnership With Grupo Multimedios

Chicago based online gaming platform provider Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has announced a partnership with Mexican media giant Grupo Multimedios. RSI will operate sports betting and iGaming in collaboration with Grupo Multimedios. Rush Street is better known in the US for their BetRivers and PlaySugarhouse iGaming and sports betting brands. Chicago based Rush Street Interactive […]

Rush Street Interactive Gains Mexico Access In Partnership With Grupo Multimedios