Study Reveals that Sports Betting Would Increase TV Revenues

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Category: Gambling Industry

Created: Thursday, 15 September 2016 22:05

The American Gaming Association is doing everything it can to support sports betting and their latest study has shown that TV networks should seriously consider advertising sports betting.  The survey began with 1,500 Americans who were old enough to bet on sports and 500 of them were regular bettor.

The survey showed that the sports bettor usually watched 19 more games per season than the ones that did not bet on sports. This means that even though sports bettors make up only 25% of the NFL audience, they make up almost 50% of all of the watched NFL games during the regular season.

These numbers are certainly to have an impact on the thinking of television network companies as it would increase the NFL viewing by 36% which is a jump from 40 million to 57 million viewers.

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College Football Week 1 Early Predictions

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Category: NCAA Football

Created: Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:03

The end of August is near which means that the start of the college football season is right around the corner.  The first full week of the NCAA college season will start on Thursday, September 1, 2016 with 16 games to enjoy.

Of course, we are by no means downplaying the first game of the season which will take place this Friday in Sydney, Australia where the California Golden Bears will go head-to-head against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at 10pm ET.  It is just that this game will just be a warm up to wet our appetite until the heavy game day arrives.

The online sportsbooks, the football fans and the football betting fans have been waiting for several months for this moment so we thought that some early College football predictions we in order to keep the momentum going!

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NFL Week 1 - Losers and Winners

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Category: NFL

Created: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 16:50

The first week of the NFL is over and some teams came out strong while others did not.  In the end, the winners were the sports bettors who according to several online sportsbooks took the bookies for a ride with a 56% player win ratio over the spread.

On a side not, this week 1NFL Sunday took place over September 11 which cause quite a controversy over some players such as deciding to take a knee instead of standing during the national anthem. This led to a heated weekend full of controversy as well as some players losing sponsorship money.

But getting back into the NFL betting, let’s take a look at some of the teams that were a letdown to many fans, sports bettors and sportsbooks.

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Best Football Preseason Sportsbook Bonuses

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Category: Gambling Industry

Created: Tuesday, 23 August 2016 14:14

The regular NFL Season starts on Sept. 8, 2016 which means that right now, all of the sportsbooks are trying to get your business before the season starts.  Since the sportsbooks know that most people usually will stick to one or two sportsbooks once the season begin, now is their chance to try and woe you into placing your football bets with them!

In order to get your business, all of these online companies are offering some amazing sportsbook promotions that are better known as Early Bird Bonuses. 

These Early Bird promotions are usually meant to try and lock you in by giving out either large welcome bonuses, or bonuses that will involve a free contest entry, free game specific bets and even free weekly bets throughout the football season.

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5 NFL Teams with the Best Odds to Make the Playoffs

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Category: NFL

Created: Monday, 05 September 2016 17:25

The 2016-17 NFL season is less than a week away when the Panthers will be taking on the Broncos on Thursday September 8, 2016 and all football betting fans are eagerly waiting to place their bets.  In the meanwhile most people are currently betting on the NCAA football bowl subdivision and the MLB.

If this is not your cup of tea, we thought that placing some early future bets on the NFL would keep you busy until the first game of the season so we present to you our pick of top NFL teams that have the best odds for making it to the playoffs.

Sure they are some teams that we expect to see in the playoffs no matter what like the New England Patriots but our football handicapping experts have added some teams to that list that may surprise you!

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Victoria, Australia to Ban Sports Betting Ads

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Category: Gambling Industry

Created: Sunday, 21 August 2016 19:02

Victorian Government in Australia is looking to ban sports betting ads according to Gaming Minister, Marlene Kairouz.  In a recent interview, the State Government is looking to submit a proposal that would ban all sports betting ads that are near schools and in public transportation in Victoria, Australia.

Kariouz said that “What we’re wanting to do is ensure they’re no longer exposed to betting advertisements while they go to and from school each day.” 

A majority of the Australian population supports the ban according to the Gaming ministry as it would also restrict gambling advertisement in places that are frequently used by minors.

No details have been released as to which places would be banned but that they would eventually be worked out during the consultation phase.  According to the latest statistics, sports gambling problems have already cost the community of Victoria between $1.5 billion to $2.8 billion per year.

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