The U.S. women’s basketball team bailed out sportsbooks and bettors alike Sunday in its dramatic gold-medal win over France in the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Todd Dewey
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: tdewey@reviewjournal.com
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Todd Dewey covers sports betting for the Review-Journal. Prior to taking over that beat in January 2017, he covered UNLV football, 51s baseball and a wide range of other events that come to Las Vegas. A native of Cambridge, Mass., and a graduate of the University of Central Florida, Dewey joined the Review-Journal in 1999 and was the 2013 Nevada Sportswriter of the Year.
DraftKings’ plan to add a surcharge to winning bets in some states was a main talking point at Bet Bash, a sports betting networking conference at Circa.
Vice President Kamala Harris has become the betting favorite to win the presidency for the first time since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race July 21.
Billy Walters, considered the most successful sports bettor of all time, will introduce two new members into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame at Circa on Friday.
Betting on NFL preseason games has long been derided. But the truth is exhibition football has been a longtime moneymaker for sharp bettors.
Quarterbacks are one of the biggest keys to winning wagers in NFL preseason games. Here are the preseason quarterback rotations for all 32 NFL teams.
Bet Bash 4, the sports gambling networking conference hosted by pro sports bettor Gadoon “Spanky” Kyrollos, returns to Circa from Tuesday through Friday.
The South Point recently posted lines on more than 100 college football games for this season. Sharp bettors have taken a position on Colorado and coach Deion Sanders.
The NFL Hall of Fame game Thursday was halted in the third quarter. Some bettors who thought they had already won on the total then got some bad news.
Vic Salerno pioneered several key sports betting innovations, and he is part of the second 10-member class to enter the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame at Circa.
Herb Lambeck, aka “Herbie Hoops,” is part of the second 10-member class that will be inducted Aug. 9 into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame at Circa sportsbook.
Vice President Kamala Harris has surged in betting odds to win the presidential election over former President Donald Trump since entering the race.
The 2023 Texas Rangers were one of the five biggest preseason betting long shots to win the World Series, but a couple of winners were even more unlikely.
BetOnline has posted 30 prop bets on former President Donald Trump’s speech scheduled for Thursday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Sharp golf handicappers Wes Reynolds and Jeff Sherman made Las Vegas resident Collin Morikawa one of their best bets to win the British Open.
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