Gambling Legislation Faces Very Long Odds In 2025 Sports betting proponents in Texas face an uphill battle in the Legislature, despite from the likes of casino magnate Miriam Adelson. Posted on: June 17, 2024 | Phil West Read More
Texans Can Make Picks On Texas A&M in the College World Series With Fliff Texas A&M baseball fans have no legal betting options in Texas, but Fliff provides a workaround. PlayTexas explains how it all works. Posted on: June 14, 2024 | Tyler Andrews Read More
ESPN Pumps Dallas Mavericks Ahead Of NBA Finals, Raising Eyebrows ESPN analysts predicted a Mavericks upset in the NBA Finals, and 89% of ESPN BET wagers were on Dallas despite them being heavy underdogs. Posted on: June 13, 2024 | Adam Hensley Read More
NBA Finals Hit Dallas As League Pushes For Federal Oversight Of Sports Betting A top NBA official credited the sports betting industry for flagging ex-Raptors center Jontay Porter's actions in a growing betting scandal. Posted on: June 12, 2024 | Phil West Read More
Texas Republicans Adopt Most Nuanced Anti-Gambling Party Platform On Record As long as Republicans hold key legislative offices, it will be challenging to expand gambling in Texas. Their new platform shows why. Posted on: June 10, 2024 | Phil West Read More
Ex-Astros Player Banned For Betting On Baseball, Including On His Own Team Former Astros pitcher Michael Kelly was banned from the MLB for a year for betting on baseball, including on 2021 Astros playoff games. Posted on: June 5, 2024 | Phil West Read More
Can Fliff Trends Lead To Winning Picks In the Mavericks’ and Stars’ Playoff Series? Using Fliff Community trends, I made picks on the NBA and NHL Western Conference Finals. Here's how I fared following the Fliff Community. Posted on: June 3, 2024 | Tyler Andrews Read More
Two Adelson-Backed Texas House Candidates, Including Speaker Phelan, Win Runoff Elections Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan and Fort Worth-area candidate John McQueeney won runoff bids after being behind in their primary tallies. Posted on: May 29, 2024 | Phil West Read More
Candidates Clash Over Casino Legalization In Texas District 97 Runoff Election A district ading Fort Worth is a Texas House battleground thanks in part to a massive donation from a Las Vegas Sands Corp.-funded PAC. Posted on: May 28, 2024 | Phil West Read More
Tickets Remain Affordable for Fans of Stars and Mavericks While the best seats to watch the Dallas Stars or Mavericks in their conference finals are expensive, there's still affordable options. Posted on: May 23, 2024 | TJ McBride Read More