Dereck Lively II is having a solid postseason debut for the Dallas Mavericks as they prepare to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round tonight.  My Mavericks vs. Thunder predictions for Game 1 focus on Lively taking on a bigger role in Game 1, as the "rest vs. rust" debates should ramp up vs. a Thunder team taking the court for the first...

Following a hard-fought Game 7 win just two days ago, the Dallas Stars open their second-round matchup tonight vs. a rested Colorado Avalanche side who enter as a +100 road dog with a lofty total of 6.5. Openers tend to be the loosest games in a series, and my Avalanche vs. Stars predictions focus on whether or not bettors will find value in tonight's...

An Empire State senator is determined to add some form of online gaming in New York.  Sen. Joseph Addabbo couldn’t drum up enough support for a 2023 bill to bring iGaming, online poker, and iLottery to New York.  He hoped refiling his legislative attempt, SB8185, in 2024 would ease the state’s rising budget deficit with a 30% tax rate, but that...

PENN Entertainment, operator of ESPN BET, has announced a new multiyear sports betting partnership with the PGA of America that makes ESPN BET the official sports betting sponsor of the PGA Championship through 2026.  This announcement comes just a few days ahead of the 2024 PGA Championship, which will be held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville,...

The casino and sportsbook platform provider has an Ontario-based Tooniebet.com brand that will now feed into the world-leading sports betting integrity monitoring platform.  Soft2Bet’s contribution to the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) follows its recent entry into the Ontario sports betting market, receiving a certificate of registration...

While addressing questions at the 2024 Associated Press Sports Editors Commissioners Meetings, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred discussed Shohei Ohtani, what legal wagering has done to help protect the sport, and MLB’s stance on prop betting.  However, the quote that caught everyone’s attention was how he phrased MLB’s situation since...