Brant James

Businessman Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was searching for a place to take his $3.5 million wager on the Houston Astros to win the World Series. A Mississippi sportsbook took him up on it.

Houston mega-bettor Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale failed to cash in on his bet on the Astros' World Series title Wednesday night.

Days before NFL seasons, sportsbooks – and the legislatures which allow them to take legal sports bets on a state-by-state basis – are ramping up for America’s most lucrative sports betting market.

A quarterback’s injury could move an NFL point spread a couple of points, or even several. Now people with deep knowledge of football injuries are getting in on the information race, possibly providing an edge to some NFL bettors.

For many, the decade of the 2010s – and the entire history of modern sports betting in the United States in many ways – truly began when six Supreme Court justices deemed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act unconstitutional in May 2018.

Your New Year’s resolutions don’t have to be dull or feel punishing. With expanded sports betting opportunities on the horizon, these resolutions from sports betting experts will be fun, and perhaps even profitable.

ABC & ESPN will provide betting information on their broadcasts of XFL games beginning this weekend.

An American Gaming Association poll estimates that 26 million Americans will bet on Sunday's Super Bowl 54 between the San Francisco 49ers ans the Kansas City Chiefs -- and more Americans than ever will be able to wager legally.

Rex Mundi founder Vincent Peters talks about the startup, which aims to become a leading force in predictive analysis with applications in sports betting.

The Houston Astros fired the manager and general manager who won the 2017 World Series over a sign-stealing scandal. So how do the Astros compare to the infamous Chicago White Sox who threw the 1919 World Series?

Some officiating decisions have more of an impact on outcomes of sporting events, and therefore sports bets, than others. Leagues are addressing ways to reverse bad decisions but will it be enough to placate sports bettors?

BetMGM received approval from Indiana to launch its mobile sports betting app there on Tuesday.