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James Holzhauer, the professional gambler who became a household name thanks to a historic run on Jeopardy!, is set to make his writing debut for The Athletic. He is expected to write a sports betting column. Media reports on Monday indicate that former Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer will begin writing a sports betting column for The Athletic. Besides winning more than $2 million on the game show, Holzhauer also has made a living as a professional gambler. (Image: Jeopardy!) Andrew Marchand of the New York Post first reported the news Monday evening, with Awful Announcing confirming the news. The sports media news site added that the man known as “Jeopardy James” …

Phil Mickelson made history on Kiawah Island at the PGA Championship last month when he became the oldest man to win a major. Now, with the world’s best players arriving in Southern California at Torrey Pines, a slew of golf bettors are hoping the nearly 51-year-old will deliver another round of heroics.  Phil Mickelson is swarmed by fans on the 72nd hole of the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. Lefty, as he’s affectionately known, is a betting favorite for this week’s US Open. (Image: UPI) Numerous sportsbooks are reporting large liabilities on Mickelson for this week’s US Open. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Along with Lefty …

BlueBet, an upstart Australian sportsbook operator, is nearing an initial public offering (IPO). The proceeds could drive the company’s domestic and US expansion efforts. BlueBet founder Michael Sullivan, seen in his office above. The company is readying an Australian IPO and launch in the US. (Image: The Australian) The operator is slated to list shares on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on July 2 at a market capitalization of nearly $170 million, or A$220 million. The offering will result in $38.51 million proceeds flowing to the company. BlueBet, which was founded in 2015, currently commands 1.5 percent of the Australian sports wagering market. This is a scant share relative to …

Five months after announcing a partnership with the Washington Nationals, BetMGM is ready to play ball in the nation’s capital. Pitcher Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals warms up before an Aug. 9, 2020 game against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park. BetMGM announced Thursday its mobile sports betting app is live in and around the ballpark. There are also plans to open a retail sportsbook there later this year. (Image: All-Pro Reels/Wikimedia Commons) The Entain-MGM Resorts International product announced Thursday that its mobile sports betting app was live in the District of Columbia. Per DC’s sports betting law, the app is only available for use within a two-block radius …

Fifteen Washington State tribes are significantly closer to offering athletic wagering following a key vote. Sports betting could be in place by the end of August in time for the beginning of the 2021 NFL season. Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee shown here. Inslee needs to sign amended compacts to allow sports betting at tribal casinos. (Image: Ted S. Warren/AP) Last week, the Washington State Gambling Commission (WSGC) updated tribal Class III gaming compacts to permit wagering on sports events. The move was unanimously approved by seven commissioners on Thursday. Two commissioners were excused from voting. More government and tribal approvals are needed before sports betting can take place. Each …

A Baton Rouge television station has partnered with the Vegas Sports Information Network (VSiN) to air sports betting information in the capital city. Louisiana’s governor is expected to sign a bill soon to allow sports wagering in the state. LSU head coach Ed Orgeron leads the LSU Tigers in pre-game drills prior to a 2020 game at the University of Arkansas. LSU defeated the Razorbacks 27-24. (Image: CBS Sports) The ABC affiliate in Baton Rouge, WBRZ-TV, will join with DraftKings-owned VSiN to make sports-betting shows available for over-the-air viewers. Noah Kozinko, WBRZ-TV’s marketing director, said the station wanted to join with “the best in the business” to introduce local viewers …

For obvious reasons, not the least of which is the 37.18 percent gain over the past year, it’s good to own a lot of DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG). Just ask Shalom Meckenzie, who plunked down $11.8 million on a non-fungible token at a Sotheby’s auction on Thursday. A replica of the CryptoPunk 7523 NFT. The real thing was purchased for $11.8 million by a DraftKings board member. (Image: U. Today) The DraftKings board member paid that tidy sum for a digital piece of art known as “CryptoPunk #7523” — part of a coveted series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) produced by Larva Labs in 2017. To be precise, Meckenzie paid $11.75 million for …

The UNLV International Center for Gaming Regulation has launched a series of online boot camps focusing on sports betting and other regulatory matters. A patron at a Las Vegas casino sportsbook watches sporting events on television screens. UNLV is conducting a boot camp in July on the sports betting industry. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal) Joe Bertolone, the center’s executive director, told Casino.org that the online seminars, or boot camps, are designed to help people in the casino industry with “nuts and bolts policy.” Earlier this summer, the center held an anti-money laundering boot camp. Upcoming boot camps include one titled “Casino Investigations: Security, Law, and Policing,” and two others on …

Sports betting data provider Stats Perform is rumored to be for sale. It is the latest sign the market for information and technology used by leagues and sportsbooks remains robust. The Stats Perform office in India. The sports betting data provider is reportedly for sale. (Image: Twitter) Stats Perform is privately held and controlled by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Sportico originally reported that the business is being shopped and that the investors engaged investment bank Evercore to run the sale process. Stats Perform was born out of a combination of two businesses owned by Vista. In 2014, the private equity shop purchased Stats LLC, a provider of sports …

The Louisiana Legislature on Thursday approved the final bill needed for sports betting to take place in the state. Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) is expected to sign the measure.  A football with a New Orleans Saints logo is pictured near an end zone at a football field. Sports betting proponents hope wagering will be available in Louisiana by football season. (Image: KNOE-TV) On a 33-3 vote, the Senate approved an amended version of Senate Bill 247 to regulate sports betting in Louisiana. The measure allows for mobile sports betting on smartphones and computers. It also permits bettors to place in-person wagers inside casinos and racetracks at sportsbooks and kiosks. …