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Penn Entertainment is rebranding another 10 of its casino sportsbooks after selling off Barstool Sports in August 2013 and entering into a 10-year, $1.5 billion deal with ESPN to leverage the sports media giant’s likeness to its sports betting operations. Penn Entertainment continues to convert its former Barstool Sportsbook venues into ESPN Bet facilities. The regional casino operator announced Thursday that 10 more sportsbooks will be transitioned to ESPN Bet. (Image: Penn Entertainment) The Pennsylvania-based regional gaming specialist announced Thursday that 10 additional casinos it operates will see their sportsbooks become ESPN Bet locations in the coming days and weeks. ESPN Bet is coming to Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs …

The son of Tony Blair’s former chief spin doctor could be facing a criminal inquiry in the UK in relation to the collapse of his sports betting syndicate, The Times of London reports. Rory Campbell, above, claims his soccer betting syndicate collapsed because Asian bookies wouldn’t pay out, but his investors are unconvinced. (Image: YouTube) Rory Campbell, son of director of communications and chief strategist for the Blair government Alastair Campbell, is on the hook for more than £5 million to investors in his ill-fated soccer betting fund. Campbell, 37, informed the investors that the syndicate had collapsed around two weeks ago, according to sources who spoke to The Mail …

The horse racing industry continues to seek a comeback. 2024 wasn’t it. The horse racing industry suffered its third consecutive yearly decline in parimutuel wagering in 2024. Casinos and other forms of gaming continue to try and prop up the struggling industry. (Image: Getty) Wagering on Thoroughbred horse races in the United States declined in 2024 for a third consecutive year. Thoroughbred racing is the most popular form of the sport stateside, with the Triple Crown consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. Along with the three marquee races, the Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing additionally includes the Travers Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Classic. According to Ray …

The 2025 PGA Tour season formally teed off yesterday in Kapalua with The Sentry, a $20M purse for a field consisting only of winners last year and those who qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship. Will Zalatoris putts during the first round of The Sentry PGA Tour golf tournament on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Kapalua, Hawaii. A bettor risked $9,900 on Zalatoris not winning, though he stands in second after firing an opening round 65. (Image: PGA Tour) A new year marks a new trend in how many golf bettors — especially those with big pockets — gamble on the sport. Since legal sports betting expanded after the U.S. …

The College Football Playoff (CFP) continues tonight in Phoenix with the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl between No. 3 Boise State squaring off against No. 6 Penn State at State Farm Stadium. As the quarterfinals kick off, No. 5 Texas is the betting front-runner to win the National Championship at +300. The quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff get underway tonight in Phoenix with the Fiesta Bowl. The action continues with three games on New Year’s Day — the Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. (Image: College Football Playoff) Only eight teams remain with a shot at winning the CFP National Championship. Along with Texas, PSU, and Boise St., they are …

Count Crypto.com as the latest financial services firm to delve into the world of sports event trading. Crypto.com Arena, home of the Los Angeles Lakers. The brokerage firm is now offering sports event trading contracts. (Image: Los Angeles Magazine) The cryptocurrency brokerage firm said today it launched a sports event trading product that will allow “users of Crypto.com and the Crypto.com app nationwide to participate and trade their own prediction on the outcome of sports events, including the Super Bowl.” Sports Events Trading offers an entirely new platform for U.S. users to engage nationwide at Crypto.com and in the Crypto.com app,” said Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, in …

The historic Palm Beach Kennel Club is closing its original doors and greyhound racetrack that first opened in 1932. The club’s story is not finished, however, as it will continue in a new facility set to begin construction next year. The Palm Beach Kennel Club is getting new digs after county officials approved the construction of a $20 million gaming facility. The former property will be razed to make way for a high-rise residential building. (Image: The Palm Beach Post) Earlier this month, the Palm Beach Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a redevelopment and zoning application from the Palm Beach Kennel Club (PBKC). The signoff allows the former greyhound …

With Missouri slated to enter the sports betting fray at some point next year, and assuming no other states legalize and launch online sports betting in 2025, approximately 30 states and Washington, DC will offer true mobile wagering that doesn’t require a visit to a brick-and-mortar casino. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned sports bettors against using credit cards to fund mobile wagering accounts. (Image: Pinterest) Nevada is “the offender” on that front, but the reality is anywhere from eight to nine of every 10 sports wagers in the US is placed via a computer or mobile device, and bettors love the convenience. They should, however, be wary of …

South Carolina’s 2025 legislative session starts next month, but one lawmaker there has already proposed a sports betting bill, marking at least the fourth attempt to bring that form of wagering to the state. Former South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler in a 2023 game. South Carolina Representative Chris Murphy is again pushing sports betting legislation in the state. (Image: AP News) Republican Rep. Chris Murphy of Dorchester County recently introduced House Bill 3625 (HB 3625), which is also known as the South Carolina Wagering Act. If approved and signed into law, it would bring a regulated sports betting market to a state long averse to gaming expansion. One of the …

UPDATE: According to the arrest report obtained by TMZ Sports, Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman wasn’t actually pulled over for DUI on Tuesday. That’s because police found him found passed out behind the wheel of his still-running 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Not only that, Vegas police wrote in the report, but his SUV was parked where it had “almost rolled off a four foot retaining wheel.” In addition, the cops reported banging on his windows to awaken him several times, but that he would “fall back asleep” repeatedly. After about 10 minutes, according to the report, he finally got up, then turned off and exited his vehicle, at which point …