Nevada's sports betting handle in March dipped 5.5% ($45.4 million) year-over-year. Betting handle on basketball had a 6.8% year-over-year drop in March in Nevada.

Nevada casinos' net winnings in March:
Blackjack $108.8 million
Craps $41.6 million
Roulette $37.7 million
Baccarat $114.7 million
Sports $29.8 million
Penny slots $220.3 million

[Source: Nevada Gaming Control]

Nevada sportsbooks won a net $29.8 million in March, a 32% decrease from last March.

Heat beat Celtics as 14.5-point underdogs, matching the third-largest NBA playoff upset point spread-wise since 1991, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Isaiah Rodgers has been reinstated to the NFL after his gambling suspension.

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Home teams went 14-0 straight-up in the opening weekend of NBA (8-0) and NHL (6-0) playoffs.

Do you Sportsbooks like the #NFLDraft ?

No.

Don't believe me?

Here's Derek Stevens the owner of Circa Sports

Isaiah Rodgers, suspended for gambling violations, was denied reinstatement by the NFL on Thursday; 5 players reinstated.

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What was the red flag that lead to an investigation on Jontay Porter? David Payne Purdum explains the process

In the spectrum of dumb gambling schemes, it's going to be hard to top deciding to bet an $80,000 parlay featuring a bunch of unders on a player that typically wouldn't attract $8 in bets on a game and thinking no one will notice.

Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA after a league investigation multiple violations of its gambling policy.

Among the suspicious bets on Porter unders was an $80,000 same-game parlay that would've paid $1.1 million. The sportsbook did not pay the bet, according to the…

NBA has leveled a lifetime ban on Jontay Porter for gambling.

.Chase Howell and Matt Rybaltowski of Action Network report Raptors player Jontay Porter placed more than a 1,000 bets on as a VIP account holder with FanDuel in Colorado from 2021-2023.

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A very good, reasoned look at the bookmaking industry's approach in the U.K., including discussion on limiting and delays with withdrawals.

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A seeming confession from Ippei Mizuhara, via text to a bookmaker, on the day Tisha Thompson's story ran.

The criminal complaint against Ippei Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, is very sad. It paints the picture of a naïve young man with a gambling addiction, and a bookmaker eager to take advantage.

It also shows the opportunity the regulated market has to curtail…

'And again, I think as these unfortunate examples come along, we may have to adjust our rules and our partner gaming companies and those companies that aren't our partners may have to adjust their behavior as well.' — Adam Silver

Via Tim Bontemps

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Adam Silver says what Jontay Porter is accused of is a “cardinal sin” and that punishment for it could go up to banishment from the league.

Chiefs superfan and convicted bank robber Chiefsaholic ordered to pay teller $10.8 million. W/ Elizabeth Merrill.

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