Kayshon Boutte, a wide receiver of the New England Patriots, got arrested due to accusations related to illegal online gaming. He is accused of being involved in illegal gaming while he played at Louisiana State University and was underage. Illegal online betting and betting on himself: Boutte allegedly created an online betting account using a fake name, Kayla Fortenberry, and through that account, he placed over 8.900 illegal bets using his mother’s credit card. Among them, 17 were placed on […]

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The NCAA, a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics, has conducted a survey to present the distribution of wagering habits among different adult groups. The organization has recently released the results showing that young adults more often engage in betting than other groups, particularly those included in college campuses or minority communities, as ESPN reports. Survey Findings: The survey has found that 58% of the polled have engaged in at least one sports betting activity. Out of all the students […]

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This week, sports fans were hit with a big blow after the Big Ten and Pac-12 decided to call off their upcoming football season. The reason of course, is the Covid-19 pandemic. With the decision, two of the five power conferences in college football are now out of the loop. Even though players, coaches, and even President Donald Trump have said college football should take place, around 40% of major college football teams are voiding the fall football season. Making […]

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In 2019, sportsbooks in Nevada took in $1.87 billion in wagers on football, via the NFL and college combined. This was a new record, something will that most likely not take place in 2020. The state won a record $122.4 million last year from the two seasons, also something that will most likely not take place this year. Sportsbooks in the state are now worried that college football will be cancelled, which would cut their earnings basically in half. College […]

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The college football season got underway last Thursday and let me tell you, it definitely did not disappoint. Most of the top-25 escaped with easily anticipated victories this past weekend while some, like #15 Arizona State, felt the taste of defeat. Bettors and punters alike took advantage of some big opening week lines; especially as most Division 1 schools started out with relatively soft opponents and crushed even the biggest of point-spread margins. Finishing out the NCAA’s opening week games […]

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