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Calvin Ridley, who sat out the 2022 NFL season after being suspended for breaking the league’s rules pertaining to gambling, was officially reinstated on Monday. Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley, shown here while playing for the Atlanta Falcons, has been reinstated by the NFL after being suspended since last March for violating the league’s rules on gambling on football games. Ridley, who bet while he was on leave from the Falcons, said it was “an isolated lapse in judgment.” (Image: DraftKings Nation) The league issued a two-sentence statement, noting Ridley is eligible to participate in “all team activities, effective immediately,” with the Jacksonville Jaguars. According to the league, while …

Immanuel Quickley, the backup point guard from the New York Knicks, is now +500 odds to win the 2023 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Quickley has been on fire recently, and his stellar play on both ends of the court is one of the reasons why the Knicks won seven games in a row and moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Point guard Immanuel Quickley is the anchor of the second unit for the New York Knicks. The surging Quickley saw a bump in his odds to win the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. (Image: USA Today Sports) Quickley is currently third on DraftKings’ NBA …

There’s legislative life for regulated sports wagering in Minnesota as a Democrat-backed bill sailed through its first committee hearing on Monday. The Minnesota Twins team logo stands above the center field suites at the team’s Target Field in Minneapolis. Poll results released Sunday show 48% of Minnesota likely voters surveyed support legalizing sports betting. (Image: Terry Foote/Wikipedia) Rep. Zack Stephenson’s (D-Coon Rapids) HF 2000 passed through the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee yesterday by a 10-6 vote. It now moves onto the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. This is the second consecutive year in which Stephenson has proposed sports wagering legislation. There’s bipartisan support for regulated sports …

The first superfight of 2023 is official. Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Ryan Garcia — which boxing fans have spent years clamoring for — is set for April 22 in Las Vegas. A venue has yet to be announced for the 12-round, non-title fight.  However, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, T-Mobile Arena, and Allegiant Stadium are the obvious options. The fight will be broadcast live both by Showtime pay-per-view and DAZN. WBA world lightweight champ Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is the odds-on favorite to win his newly announced April 22 bout against Ryan Garcia. (Image: Showtime) Davis confirmed the news on Friday by tweeting: “April 22, 2023 Las Vegas It’s on!  #DavisGarcia …

It’s been nearly three years since Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) and DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) each announced separate multiyear agreements with ESPN. Now, it’s possible the latter will expand that relationship, potentially buying out the casino operator to do so. An image for the DraftKings/ESPN partnership. The gaming company could expand that deal. (Image: Barrett Media) That idea was floated by research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) in the most recent edition of its EKG Line report. Under the terms of the deals struck in September 2020, the two gaming companies run advertising on ESPN.com, the most-visited sports website in the world, and on the ESPN mobile application. Both link …

College basketball fans across New York are excused if they are down on the state of NCAA basketball as it relates to the Empire State as February winds down and March Madness draws closer. Syracuse is 16-10 as Jim Boeheim coaches the Orange for the 47th consecutive season. St. Johns is 16-11 and 8th in the Big East. Columbia is 6-20, dead last in the Ivy League and without a win since New Year’s Eve. The only New York native in the discussion for the Wooden Award is Markquis Nowell of Kansas State, a 5-foot-8 point guard from Harlem who is tied for 2nd in the nation in assists at …

There’s more good news for the New York Knicks after they went into the All-Star break with a 21-point win in Atlanta. They’ve moved into sixth place in the East, outside of the play-in bracket. Jericho Sims of the New York Knicks is the odds-on favorite to win this year’s slam dunk contest at the NBA’s All-Star Weekend. (Image: Forbes) Meanwhile, center Jericho Sims, the 58th pick of the 2021 draft, has been listed as the +250 favorite to win the Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend. The bad news for New Yorkers? This wager is only available across state lines because it is being judged by humans (famous ones), …

The nation’s top gaming industry trade group has come out in strong opposition to a New York congressman’s proposal to ban sports betting advertisements on television, radio and the internet. A screen capture from a DraftKings commercial featuring comedian Kevin Hart that aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl. The American Gaming Association has come out in opposition to a bill filed last week by US Rep. Paul Tonko that would bar sports betting operators from advertising on television, radio, or the internet. (Image: DraftKings/YouTube) In a statement to Casino.org, American Gaming Association (AGA) Vice President for Government Relations Chris Cylke said that the bill filed last week by US Rep. Paul …

From time to time, we let y’all know what makes sense from an NBA futures wagering perspective, and today is one of those days, because a crazy trade deadline just happened. Yesterday, we highlighted some team futures that make sense. Today, we look at the individual NBA award player markets that are available to New Yorkers who travel out of state to place those wagers (New York law forbids player award futures.) To begin, one very important thing to keep in mind: A majority of NBA awards voters make up their minds in early April. So some of these award races are more fluid than you may realize. And since we …

This Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII will be the most-bet game in NFL history, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA), the national trade group representing the US casino industry. The BetMGM Sportsbook outside State Farm Stadium will be the place to be before Super Bowl LVII this Sunday, February 12. The 2023 Super Bowl is expected to attract more than 50.4 million US adults into making a wager on the big game. (Image: State Farm Stadium) The AGA releases its Super Bowl betting forecast each February, and this year’s estimates are larger and richer than ever before. The lobbying firm believes a record 50.4 million US adults — or about …