Ryan Butler

A LOT of refunded bets (or at least requests) coming

Caesars is set to take over operations of the Westgate SuperBook, one of Las Vegas' most iconic retail sportsbooks, the groups announced earlier today; The popular SuperContest will remain "an integral part of the SuperBook experience," per release

Missouri lawmakers will not discuss a bill to raise sportsbooks' tax rate to 34% of GGR after the bill's sponsor pulled it from consideration during a public hearing today; the bill may be considered again, but the probability increases that the current 10% GGR tax rate reamins

The Resorts World NYC opening will feature "over 240 table games including blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette," per release

Resorts World New York City will open its table games April 28, the casino announced earlier today; Resorts World in Queens will become the first legal casino in New York City to offer live dealer table games

@barstoolsports The Hail Murray

JAMAL MURRAY ENDS THE HALF WITH A HAIL MARY

Ottawa - Carolina has topped Montreal - Tampa Bay for best game of the 2026 NHL / NBA playoffs.

At least 55 online gaming operators had shown "strong interest" in launching in Alberta, per documents published by the province's regulators; Alberta is set to launch its commercial online casino and sports betting market July 13.

While problem gambling remains the larger issue, no doubt, this is another example of the poor national media framing around handle vs win. While the story's subject gambled $4.5 million, he lost $215,000. A huge number, obviously, but the headline makes it seem far more catastrophic. nytimes.com/2026/04/14/nyr…

This exact NBA Championship series result is priced >= +6500 at most books

In South Carolina, sports betting passing this year is 0%. In the coming years the odds "improve" (maybe 10%?) with a new governor, who will take office in January 2027. Still, its an uphill battle. I don't expect SC (or UT, ID, AK, HI) to approve betting before 2030

Live Michigan sportsbooks / iCasinos: bet365 BetMGM BetPARX BetRivers Caesars DraftKings Fanatics FanDuel FireKeepers Four Winds Golden Nugget* Hard Rock Bet Horseshoe* Play Eagle theScore Bet / Hollywood iCasino *iCasino only

No other sportsbooks are likely coming to Florida (beyond Hard Rock). DraftKings and FanDuel prediction markets are both live in the state, along with Kalshi and many of the other major operators.

In some good news, bet365 has asked Massachusetts to re-open it's online sports betting application process 👀👀

With today's bet365 sports betting launch in Michigan, the book is live in 17 states: Arizona Colorado Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Michigan Missouri New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia

Bet365 is now live with iCasino and online sports betting in Michigan

@brantjames Good work.

Hey, Cleveland's pitcher has a no-hitter going.

@ToddFuhrman This would still be a bad deal if it were in Turkish Lira

This seems like an amazing can't miss deal to see the #USMNT final group stage game against Turkiye

Today in Washington DC, the most prominent federal regulator overseeing prediction markets was grilled by lawmakers. At the same moment in San Francisco, a panel of judges seemed dismissive of the major operators' primary legal arguments. No one knows how this ends up. But today, again, shows that prediction markets will have an increasingly intense next two years in both Congress and the courts.