Gamble On

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze Kentucky setting a sports betting launch date and posting emergency regulations, the World Series of Poker crossing 10,000 entries in the Main Event, and details on the extraordinary stupidity behind the Alabama baseball betting scandal, plus they talk to law professor Bob Jarvis about the latest ruling on Florida spo...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze an appeals court possibly reopening the door to a Florida sports betting monopoly, Ohio abruptly doubling its sports wagering tax rate just six months in, and player punishment news from the NFL and NCAA, plus they talk to Swolecast and Taekcast host Davis Mattek about solving best ball, dream interview guests, and av...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze Fanatics nearing the finish line on the PointsBet purchase after DraftKings pulls out, Shams Charania tweeting NBA Draft misinformation while working for FanDuel, and the top headlines from the first month of the WSOP, plus they talk to bettor and betting broadcaster Brad Feinberg about his favorite midseason MLB bets...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze DraftKings trying to buy PointsBet out from under Fanatics, Rhode Island becoming the seventh iCasino state, and the NFL’s six rules for player sports betting, plus they talk to RotoGrinders Senior VP Dan Back about DK, PB, NFL, DFS, and more. Find us on Twitter @US_Bets or go to USBets.com for more. Learn more about...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze big legalization news in North Carolina, Vermont, and Rhode Island, the debate in Massachusetts over Barstool’s “can’t lose parlay” language, and the NFL enlisting Tom Brady to address the league’s sports betting issues, plus they talk to jack-of-all-gambling-industry-trades Richard Schuetz about online gaming’s impac...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the NFL’s investigation into Colts DB Isaiah Rodgers’ alleged sports betting infractions, North Carolina moving a mobile wagering bill to the governor, and FanDuel crossing $1 billion in New York revenue, plus they talk to professional bettor Gadoon “Spanky” Kyrollos about his sports betting origin story, his experien...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the latest twists in the Alabama/LSU/Cincinnati college baseball betting scandal, Prophet Exchange’s adversarial marketing play, and Tom Dwan winning the biggest pot in livestreamed poker history, plus they talk to US Bets and Sports Handle colleague Mike Seely about industry conventions in New Jersey and Las Vegas, t...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the arrest of an 18-year-old for last year’s sportsbook hacking scandal, the threat of another impending wave of NFL gambling violations, and the odds heading into the  Succession  finale, plus they talk to RotoGrinders Head of Motorsports Stephen “StevieTPFL” Young about the future of wagering on auto racing heading...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the implications of Fanatics buying PointsBet, the life and legacy of “The Godfather of Poker” Doyle Brunson, and Texas’ latest disappointing legalization tease, plus they talk to Establish the Run’s Adam Levitan about the future of fantasy sports, whether customers will go broke betting parlays, and how he became the...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the latest college betting controversies, how far the sports betting business has come in the five years since PASPA was overturned, and some on-the-scene thoughts from SBC Summit North America, plus they talk to 2003 World Series of Poker champion Chris Moneymaker about the 20th anniversary of his landmark victory, w...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the “suspicious betting activity” detected around the Alabama-LSU baseball game, the arrival (in stages) of Fanatics Sportsbook, and a brutal baseball bookmaking blunder, plus they talk to professional gambler Gina Fiore about her life story making its way to the Tribeca Film Festival, sports betting pitfalls, and pla...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the NFL suspending five more players for violating the league’s gambling rules, the impact of Yahoo’s acquisition of Wagr, and Tennessee’s unprecedented move to tax handle, plus they talk to 4for4’s Connor Allen about all things NFL Draft betting, including last-minute longshots, how early and often to bet, and how to...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the major sports leagues and networks coming together to form the Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising, Michigan setting the all-time single month online casino revenue record, and a scandal brewing with possible match fixing in the Chinese Basketball Association, plus they talk to Better Collective US...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze Missouri’s latest maneuvering on sports betting legislation, Michigan State professors crossing a line in opposing sportsbook partnerships, and the hypocrisy of The New York Times celebrating betting on Succession , plus they talk to West Virginia Del. Shawn Fluharty about his bill to hold bettors who behave badly acc...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze Kentucky suddenly getting its legislative act together, Texas maybe starting to get its legislative act together (but probably not), and March Madness ending with some SGP silliness, plus they talk to The Action Network Senior Golf Writer Jason Sobel, live from Augusta, about Scheffler-Rory-Rahm vs. the field, dark ho...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze sports betting bills clearing the House in both North Carolina and Vermont, Cinderellas making sportsbooks very happy during March Madness, and the AGA updating its RG code to stay in step with newer states, plus they talk to veteran baseball writer and US Bets colleague Mark Saxon on Opening Day of the MLB season abo...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze SuperBook firing host Taylor Mathis and the connection to the paranoia surrounding responsible gambling, as well as legislative news out of North Carolina, Missouri, Georgia, and Maryland, plus they talk to RotoGrinders and Scores & Odds insider Micah Bedard about the biggest surprises of the first weekend of Marc...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze March Madness betting projections and how they compare to the Super Bowl, New York iCasino hopes being very nearly dead for 2023, and the appeal of premade parlays to the “lazy sucker” set, plus they talk to World Jai Alai League COO Scott Savin about Ray Lewis joining the WJAL Board of Directors, whether there are ja...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze Georgia sports betting bills and Indiana iCasino legislation both dying on the vine (again!), Massachusetts launching mobile and the Green Monster selling out, and sportsbook advertising caught in the crosshairs at an industry gathering, plus they talk to Gold Derby Digital Director Chris Rosen on the eve of the Oscar...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the record-setting revenue numbers out of Ohio in the first month of legal sports betting, New York and Massachusetts weighing affiliate advertising regulations, and the demise of “fantasy” site Monkey Knife Fight, plus they talk to National Council on Problem Gambling Executive Director Keith Whyte about his collabor...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze minor league baseball player Pete Bayer’s extended suspension for betting on MLB games, legislation introduced in Maryland and West Virginia to audit “touts,” and movement toward legalization in southeastern states Georgia and North Carolina, plus they talk to New York state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. about the possible...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the details of the just-filed New York online casino bill, the noteworthy Super Bowl betting numbers and narratives, Ohio’s governor asking for a tax-rate do-over, and an attempt in Congress to ban sportsbook advertising, plus they talk to Cipher Sports COO and co-founder Katie Prowd about her experiences in this male...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the AGA’s annual projections of Super Bowl betting numbers, the New Jersey DGE observing player data and profiling potential problem gamblers, and Mattress Mack reversing his position on Texas legalization, plus they talk to Caesars Sportsbook brand ambassador and longtime ESPN anchor Kenny Mayne about the sports bett...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze the launch of retail sports betting in Massachusetts, the prospects for a new Georgia wagering bill, and an immediate line swing (again!) on the Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl, plus they talk to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about his successful legal fight to upend PASPA, his personal sports betting habits, the Cow...

USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst Jeff Edelstein analyze New York introducing an online poker bill and Indiana filing a bill for online casino, sportsbooks having to make a quick and substantial line move on Chiefs-Bengals, and the latest in the Atlantic City casino smoking ban debate, plus they talk to professional sports bettor Rufus Peabody about the challenges of runnin...