Newsletter: Getting a handle on March Madness, and more - Bettors Insider, Vol. 1, No. 48 (April 17, 2019)
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Getting a handle on March Madness, and more
Sports betting revenue in Pennsylvania increased from $31.5 million in February to $41.5 million in March thanks to March Madness (and three extra days). Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh again led the state, probably because there's no legal sports betting in eastern Ohio and western New York.
There are three sports betting bills competing for legislator votes in Maine, a state with a lot of land, not a lot of people and no pro sports teams. The Maine legislators seem to be aware of some of the logistical problems as the high-end proposal for a gaming license is only $30,000. If they could some way come up with lines for deer hunting . . .
A sports betting bill is gaining support in Indiana but so far has no provisions for online betting. As we've stated previously, in New Jersey, for instance, online betting is 80% of the revenue.
In Missouri, legislators seek to institute an integrity fee of .25% to their sports betting bill. The money would go to pro sports leagues (who don't need the money) and state universities (who probably do). The notion, however, of politicians seeking an integrity fee is just hysterical. Maybe Missouri's voters should seek the same from their elected officials.
Fantasy stars of the night
Bettor Bit
Today's Schedule
- Overnight - How we fared on Tuesday.
- Overnight - Neal Abrams picks for today's matches at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
- 10 am - Greg Frank picks Tuesday's NBA Playoff games.
- 10 am - Chris Garrity's picks for Keeneland, and more.
- 10 am - RT's picks for Indiana Grand.
- 10 am - Sean Miller's soccer picks.
- Noon - Andrew Albert's baseball picks.
- 10 am - Boop Single Digits (BoopStats for the digital attention span) (Single Digits will also give you an early peek at Boop's Quickie Quiz, which posts at noon on Twitter @BoopStats.)
- Noon - The Swish Analytics Deep Dive Game of the Day.
- 1 pm-5 pm - Craig Dietel's NHL Playoffs picks.
- 6 pm - Boop's Philly Props.
Tuesday Results
We had a so-so Tuesday picking team sports, with Craig Dietel going 2-0 on the NHL Playoffs. The highlights were again the railbirds (aka our horse handicappers). While McMudder had a rare off day, Chris Garrity won the 1st race at Sunland Park and the 2nd race exacta and trifecta. Not to be out-won, RT had the exacta in the 3rd at Indiana Grand plus winners in the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th.
We'll try to do better today.
Good luck at the tables, windows, kiosks and apps.
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