Paris’ river Seine gets ready for Olympic opening ceremony Paris is getting ready to host 10,500 athletes on the river Seine for the Olympic opening ceremony. The 2024 summer Olympics are finally here and who among us isn’t ready to watch hours of sports and passionately root for our favorite team, players and nation? And...
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2024 British Open betting odds: Who are the favorites to win this year’s Open Championship?
The oldest major in golf will make its return this weekend for its 152nd edition. The British Open at Royal Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland will be 2024’s final major of the season, and its odds leaders bring up some very familiar faces. Scottie Scheffler, the pre-tournament favorite, may have won the Masters at the start...
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Sports betting is legal in 38 states now, but these residents wager the most
Earlier this year a record 67.8 million American adults bet on Super Bowl – that’s more than a quarter of the U.S. adult population and a 35% increase from the previous year, according to the American Gaming Association. For 25 years, sports betting had been banned outside of Nevada – then in 2018 the U.S. Supreme...
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Hoosiers’ attraction to gambling hitting the ‘video gaming’ generation
Tyler Marks | For The Star Press Editor’s Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project this spring semester, challenging his students to find sustainability efforts in the Muncie area and pitch their ideas to...
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Subriel Matías vs. Liam Paro: Odds, card and how to watch IBF Junior Welterweight bout
IBF Junior Welterweight champion Subriel Matías will return to his home of Puerto Rico to attempt to defend his title against Liam Paro at the Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu in Manatí on Saturday, June 15. Matías steps into the ring with a record of 20-1 including 20 knockouts. His lone defeat, a setback that...
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NBA Finals Game 2 Mavericks vs. Celtics: Predictions, betting odds
Mavericks, Celtics clash in 2024 NBA Finals The 2024 NBA Finals are set. Will Jayson Tatum and the Celtics surpass the Lakers for most titles won, or will Luka and the Mavs bring home Dallas’ first championship since 2011? Sports Seriously BOSTON – The result – and tenor – of one game in the NBA...
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Drake makes $500,000 bet on Dallas Mavericks to win NBA Finals: ’cause I’m a Texan’
Kristaps Porzingis discusses being an x-factor for Celtics The Boston Celtics won Game 1 of the NBA Finals in convincing fashion and that was in large part due to the return of Kristaps Porzingis. Some may say Drake took a major loss last month amid his rap beef with Kendrick Lamar. And with the Dallas...
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NBA Finals Game 1 Celtics vs. Mavericks: Predictions, betting odds
Mavericks, Celtics clash in 2024 NBA Finals The 2024 NBA Finals are set. Will Jayson Tatum and the Celtics surpass the Lakers for most titles won, or will Luka and the Mavs bring home Dallas’ first championship since 2011? Sports Seriously Winning Game 1 of the NBA Finals doesn’t guarantee a championship. But it beats...
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Barnegat grad Jason Groome suspended by MLB for violating sports betting rules
Jason Groome, a former Barnegat High School star pitcher, has been suspended by Major League Baseball for one year for violating the sport’s betting rules and policies, it was announced Tuesday morning. Groome is in the San Diego Padres’ organization with that club’s’ Class AAA El Paso (Tex). Chihuahuas team. He was a first-round draft choice...
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‘Bet on yourself’: Farmington duo’s new app pays out when golfers sink a hole-in-one
Marshall Threw has never made a hole-in-one in his life. But if you’d like to bet on yourself to make one, he’s got a way where you can take your best shot. The Farmington, Illinois, native and his childhood friend Kevin Reed teamed up to create an online golf app — named Skill Shot Golf...
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Pacers vs. Knicks betting odds, picks for Game 5 in NBA Eastern Conference semifinals
Pacers hold serve at home, tie series with Knicks 2-2 Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton discusses the team’s 121-89 win over the New York Knicks. IndyStar The Indiana Pacers head back to Madison Square Garden after evening the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana cruised to a 121-89 win in Game...
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Dave & Buster’s to allow betting on arcade games, but will it be allowed in Tennessee?
Dave & Buster’s to allow betting on its arcade games Dave & Buster’s is set to launch a betting feature in its app through a partnership with Lucra, allowing wagers on arcade games. Straight Arrow News Dave & Buster’s will soon be letting customers bet on arcade games, but not all states will get to...
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