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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New Caesars Sportsbook Coming To Harrah’s New Orleans This Fall

Caesars Entertainment has announced an opening timeline for the revamped retail sportsbook at Harrah’s New Orleans. The Caesars Sportsbook location will open in Fall 2022–likely right around the start of the NFL regular season. A World Series of Poker poker room is also scheduled to open this fall. If you haven’t noticed, Caesars Entertainment is […]

New Caesars Sportsbook Coming To Harrah’s New Orleans This Fall

Las Vegas Silverton Casino To Remodel Hotel

The Silverton Casino Hotel in Las Vegas has announced a ‘complete reimagining of its hotel offering’ in conjunction with the property’s 25th anniversary. The design is inspired by the Silverton’s ‘sister property’, the Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas. The hotel and pool deck will be closed during remodeling, though the rest of the Silverton […]

Las Vegas Silverton Casino To Remodel Hotel

Fubo Gaming Signs Ohio Market Access Deal With NBA Cleveland Cavaliers

Fubo Gaming has announced a promotional partnership with the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers. Fubo Gaming operates Fubo Sportsbook, a sports betting platform created by the gaming subsidiary of fuboTV. Fubo Sportsbook is live in Iowa and Arizona with a number of states ‘in the pipeline’ including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Fubo Gaming is legit. The sports […]

Fubo Gaming Signs Ohio Market Access Deal With NBA Cleveland Cavaliers

BetRivers Launches Retail Sports Betting In Maryland

BetRivers has launched retail sports betting in Maryland in partnership with Bingo World.. Former Baltimore Ravens and Super Bowl champion Qadry “the Missile” Ismail was on hand to make the first bet. Mobile betting in Maryland remains ‘TBA’. At some point, Maryland will have mobile sports betting. They’ll even have a fairly competitive ecosystem that […]

BetRivers Launches Retail Sports Betting In Maryland

JACK Entertainment Launches Free To Play Sportsbook In Ohio

JACK Entertainment has launched a free to play sportsbook in Ohio. JACK Entertainment is the parent company of the JACK Cleveland Casino and the JACK Thistledown Racino. Ohio is in the process of implementing sports betting with a launch expected in early 2023. Ohio is in the process of implementing sports betting and taking their […]

JACK Entertainment Launches Free To Play Sportsbook In Ohio

FIBA Signs Streaming Deal With Hugely Popular Streaming Video Site Twitch

International basketball organization FIBA has signed a deal with insanely popular streaming service Twitch. FIBA will broadcast 600+ hours of live basketball per year via their Twitch stream. At any given moment over 2.5 million people are watching streams on Twitch. Even if you’re not a video game player you’ve likely heard of Twitch. It’s […]

FIBA Signs Streaming Deal With Hugely Popular Streaming Video Site Twitch

Fox Sports Purchases Equity Stake In NYRA Bets

Fox Sports and NYRA Bets have announced a long term partnership agreement and expanded media rights deal. As part of the deal, Fox has acquired a 25% stake of NYRA bets. NYRA Bets is the New York Racing Association’s account-wagering company. The mad scramble of the legacy sports/media world to get a piece of the […]

Fox Sports Purchases Equity Stake In NYRA Bets

BetMGM Launches Online Poker In Michigan

BetMGM has launched their partypoker powered online poker platform in Michigan. BetMGM launched online sports betting and casino in Michigan in late January 2021. BetMGM is a sports betting/interactive gaming partnership between MGM Resorts and Entain PLC. BetMGM and partners Entain PLC have announced the launch of the BetMGM poker platform in Michigan. This is […]

BetMGM Launches Online Poker In Michigan

Is The Lottery ‘Positive EV’ With A Sufficiently Large Jackpot?

The nationwide Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot hit for $1.337 billion USD on Friday night. Mega Millions games are available in 45 US states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the Mega Millions Jackpot are just over 1 in 302.5 million Now that we’ve talked about expected value […]

Is The Lottery ‘Positive EV’ With A Sufficiently Large Jackpot?

The San Antonio Spurs Go Cashless At Home

The San Antonio Spurs are one of many teams that have transitioned to ‘cashless’ payment systems at home games. Through a partnership with Tappit, the Spurs have transformed the AT&T Center into a ‘cash free’ facility. Tappit has partnerships with a number of US sports teams and several European soccer clubs. One positive externality of […]

The San Antonio Spurs Go Cashless At Home