SportsHandle: the week that was in US sports betting

SportsHandle and friends deliver another round-up of the week’s big developments in US sports betting.
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SportsHandle and friends deliver another round-up of the week’s big developments in US sports betting.

Tiger Woods May Be Sportsbooks’ Lone Liability After Masters Betting Bonanza

Shortly after the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in February’s Super Bowl, the Book at Baldini’s near Reno, Nevada, opened its outright market for the 2022 Masters, assigning Tiger Woods 100/1 odds to claim a record-tying sixth green jacket.

If Woods were to play, he’d be doing so after a horrific car accident that kept him off the course for over a year and left him with an extremely fragile right leg. In light of Woods’ precarious situation, Baldini’s sportsbook director, Robert Kowalksi, said there was virtually no betting interest in the 46-year-old, even at such a fat price.

Then came Woods’ Tuesday morning announcement that he was likely to play in this week’s tournament, which gets underway Thursday.

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Northern Exposure: The Masters, Ontario Live, Blue Jays Partner With theScore Bet

Each Thursday, Sports Handle will recap all the top sports betting news in Canada, highlight the Game of the Week, and take a look ahead at some of the most intriguing games to bet on over the weekend.

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Coolbet More Than Lives Up To Its Name In Canadian Sports Betting Kerfuffle

And now, here’s a semi-annual reminder to the sportsbook operators of the world that you don’t always have to treat your customers like trash.

For this installment, please join me as we head to Canada, where the province of Ontario — which would be the fifth largest state in America by population — made online sports betting legal, and everything went live on Monday. By all accounts, things were a smash. Any issues seemed to get resolved quickly, and bettors could happily and legally place their wagers.

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Michigan Officially Welcomed Into Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement

Michigan poker players are now one step closer to being able to ante up alongside their Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware brethren as the state was officially welcomed Thursday into the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement by the Multi-State Internet Gaming Association.

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Esports Betting Officially Launches In NJ

Esports Entertainment Group Inc. on Monday announced successful completion of its “soft play” phase of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement regulatory process for betting in the state. That led to the full rollout of the vie.gg website, which boasts that “Here at VIE we are obsessed with Esports, just like you.”

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Use Of Voluntary Tools To Limit Online Gambling Doubles In Past Year

Pennsylvania’s gaming regulations require online gambling sites to provide tools for customers to control their time or spending so as not to get carried away, but is there indication those are being used? And if more and more people are doing so, is that a good sign?

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Live Blog: Province Of Ontario Launches Regulated Sports Betting, IGaming Markets

The wait is finally over.

Ontario‘s regulated iGaming market officially opened at 12:01 a.m. ET on April 4, and Sports Handle will be keeping tabs on all of the breaking developments as they happen throughout the day.
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