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Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump climbed to 26 points in the latest tabulation of the Bonus.com 2020 US Presidential Odds Tracker. The former Vice President continues to dominate state and national polls, signaling a potential Electoral College landslide if results hold through the Nov. 3 election day. In response to his sagging poll […]

Most pro sports leagues in the U.S. are returning to action this month, albeit in altered, truncated form, but it remains unclear when college sports will make their return in the wake of the coronavirus.  This much is certain, though: Some very powerful people are working on both sides in what amounts to a tug-of-war […]

A new study by the American Gaming Association (AGA) indicates that sports betting customers are shifting from illegal and offshore options to legal markets. According to the study, which the AGA summarized in a press release, spending with illegal bookies fell 25% last year in states that offer legal sports betting. In those same states, […]

Two of the biggest names in online sports betting received temporary operating permits from the Illinois Gaming Board on Friday, July 17. DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook are both listed as recent licensees on the board’s website. Last month, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order suspending the requirement that sports bettors in the […]

The COVID-19 crisis compelled several casino-related projects across the U.S. to halt construction. Some of these projects are back on track for now, while others still sit dormant as the pandemic enters its fifth month. The following list looks at a few big-money casino ventures forced to put construction on pause due to the COVID-19 […]

Sports betting has slowly spread across the country since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling opened the door to legalization outside Nevada in 2018. Yet the one aspect of sports betting that is still limited is mobile. Fully mobile sports betting* is only available in six of 22 states that have regulations in place.  With the […]

Another week passed in the 2020 US Presidential campaign without incumbent Donald Trump making progress to cut former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead, according to the Bonus.com Election Odds Tracker.  For the third straight week, Biden maintained a 20-point lead over Trump. The tracker continues to underline the President’s inability to redirect the national conversation […]

Atlantic City’s most profitable casino resort, the Borgata, has announced it will resume business on Sunday, July 26, more than three weeks after New Jersey’s other eight casinos reopened. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order ordering casinos to close on March 16. July 2 was the first […]

The coronavirus pandemic is raging worse than ever, with record numbers of new infections being recorded daily across the U.S. and the total number of cases now exceeding 3 million. That could soon cause a huge dilemma for casinos: defy public health warnings and stay open in order to recoup a sliver of the billions […]

The possibility of President Donald Trump dropping out of the 2020 US Presidential Election caused a slight tremor in the Bonus.com Election Odds Tracker this week. While the actual probability of Trump leaving the 2020 Presidential race remains slim, bookmakers have adjusted their markets to reflect the chance. Joe Biden’s lead has shrunk inside 20%, […]