Longtime and famous sportsbook oddsmaker Jimmy Vacarro is headed back to Las Vegas after a few months of working in Pittsburgh.

The Alliance of American Football suspends operations with immediate effect. Players on the league’s eight teams have to pay for travel arrangements; those who wagered on AAF futures are left to check with their bookmakers on the status of their refunds.

The Texas legislature will mull over two bills which, if passed, could see legal sports betting in the Lone Star State by 2020. But a conservative majority is unlikely to approve the measures easily.

The Bucks have the best record in the NBA but steady combo guard Malcolm Brogdon is out with an injury and could sit out well into the playoffs. Milwaukee's Eastern Conference hopes might hang in the balance.

South Dakota is looking to get in on the sports betting action. A group of gaming officials in the state filed a proposition that included a constitutional amendment to allow sports betting back on Oct. 23 in the city of Deadwood.