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A key recommendation of a 2018 independent review into sport integrity and online betting is set to be watered down after pushback from the gambling industry.

The Wood Review of Australia's Sport Integrity Arrangements called for a "real-time wagering fraud detection and response capability".

But a recent Regulatory Impact Statement into the proposed Australian Sports Wagering Scheme (ASWS) flagged the government was consideringa non-real-time data platform.

The platform is designed so betting companies, sporting bodies and federal investigators can share information about bettors, for example allowing suspicious accounts to be matched across providers.

Betting companies haveindicated anyscheme would place a significant burden on their operations, and backed a non-real-time scheme.

It Is just one part of the pushback against the ASWS, the centrepiece of the 2018 Wood review.

The gambling industry says it supports the concept of an ASWS but is unconvinced by the governments current argument for increased regulation.

James Duncan, general manager of external affairs at Responsible Wagering Australia which counts the majority of sports betting companies in Australia as members said the country already had strong integrity systems and the main problem was with overseas providers.

"We need to carefully consider whether Australias time and resources are best spent addressing this major threat or trying to re-regulate an already highly regulated system which is functioning well, he said.

The ASWSis being overseen by Sport Integrity Australia, and almost $2 million was committed to its development in last year's budget.

At the time, Sport Minister Richard Colbeck said the scheme would "bring together regulatory approaches across Commonwealth, state and territories jurisdictions to ensure there is a framework to protect the integrity of sport, and make Australian sporting competitions more resistant to ever-evolving manipulation tactics".

A proposal has been developed in the intervening period, and plans have been shared with betting companies.

But one month shy ofthe fourth anniversary of the Wood review's completion, there is no indication yet when the schemewill be delivered.

A spokesperson for Mr Colbeck said consultation was ongoing and no implementation date hadbeen confirmed.

"It is important we provide sufficient time for stakeholder involvement in the design of the ASWS operating principles," they said.

Under Australia's patchwork of sports betting regulation, a bet on the AFL made by someone in Perth, for example, is likely to be governed by laws in four different jurisdictions.

In Western Australia, a point-of-consumption tax is applied that raises revenue for the state government.

An AFL market or "contingency"say, placing a bet on the winner of a match or the season's top goal kicker can only be offered if the betting company has a deal with the AFL, which is governed by law in Victoria, where the governing body has its headquarters.

Online sports betting is banned at the federal level by the Interactive Gambling Act unless the company is licensed by a state or territory.

Finally, the company's licence is likely to be provided by the Northern Territory government, which has been the jurisdiction of preference for most operators.

This layered regulation makes the task of reformchallenging. The discussion paper for the ASWS in 2020 conceded online in-play wagering, criminalisation of match-fixing, offshore wagering and horseracing had "clear interdependencies with the ASWS" but were deemed outside the scope of the new scheme.

That fact has been picked up by Responsible Wagering Australia, which argues for a more comprehensive and likely longer process of reform.

Separately, plans for a new betting act in the Northern Territory,where the bulk of Australia's online providers are licensed,have been on ice for two years.

A 2018 reviewfound a need for new legislation, and consultation with the industry was undertaken in 2020. However, there has been little evidence of progress since.

"Work has commenced on the drafting instructions which will be provided to industry as part of the consultation process," an NT government spokesperson said.

While the sports betting sector is relatively small next to pokies and betting on horseracing, it is a major source of revenue for governments.

In recent years the introduction of a point-of-consumption tax has allowed state governments to raise money from bets placed online by people within their jurisdictions.New South Wales expectsto earn more than $100 million per year from the tax.

And betting companies are also contributors to political parties.

Sportsbet spent approximately $170,000 on membership fees for Labor and Liberal business forums last year, according to Australian Electoral Commission records.

But the relationship is not just about money. Governmentwants to work with professional, accountable local betting companies to uphold consumer protections and minimise gambling harm.

A reportreleased in October by Gambling Research Australia included a survey of about 3,000 interactive gamblers. It found close to half had betted using offshore sites, and problem gambling wasover three times higher for those using overseas sites compared to thoseonshore.

RWA's James Duncan believes the current menu of reform is missing the point.

We know that the single greatest betting threat to sport integrity comes from illegal offshore operators," he said.

The federal government's Regulatory Impact Statement for the ASWS states the next step in reform is the development of a new policy proposal. Four additional steps are required before it becomes operational.

Do you know more? Contact Jack Snape in Darwin: jack.snape@abc.net.au.

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Real-time monitoring of sports betting to prevent match fixing looks set to be abandoned amid industry pushback - ABC News

ST. PAUL Whether it's gambling, booze or pot, proposals to relax the states laws on certain vices have renewed steam this legislative session, particularly with a push to legalize betting on sports in the state.

The chances of Minnesota legalizing sports betting appear better than ever this year, with key Democratic-Farmer-Labor and Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate expressing interest in getting a bill sent to the governor this session.

House Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids, took the lead on the issue in the House, offering a sign to Republican backers that they now have an ally in the DFL-controlled chamber of the Legislature. Stephenson is also hoping to push for a major liquor law overhaul that would allow smaller brewers to sell directly from their taprooms.

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Chair Zack Stephenson is going to be kind of 'all sin all the time' in 2022. He's working on sports betting and liquor laws, trying to find the grand compromise that will move Minnesota law forward on both of them, House Speaker Melissa Hortman told Forum News Service. And they both have been very tough places to find compromise. So I think there's an appetite.

Meanwhile, Republican leaders in the Senate don't appear to have changed their mind on legalizing recreational pot, but Gov. Tim Walz is now pushing for the issue along with Democrats in the Legislature.

Here's where the issues stand as of Wednesday, Feb. 8, the second week of the session.

Stephenson as of Feb. 8 had not introduced a House version of the sports betting bill, but in early 2021, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Roger Chamberlain, R-Lino Lakes, introduced a bill of his own that remains in play. His proposal calls for the legalization of sports betting at tribal casinos, electronically and at the Running Aces and Canterbury Park race tracks in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Chamberlain introduced similar legislation in 2019.

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Many states across the U.S. legalized sports betting in some form after a 2018 Supreme Court decision throwing out a decades-old federal law forbidding the practice. All of Minnesota's neighbors are legal sports-betting states, Stephenson said, and for the past three years lawmakers have tried without success to legalize the practice in Minnesota as well.

The Minnesota Indian Gaming Association (MIGA), which represents tribes involved in the gaming industry, has opposed the legalization of sports betting in the past but hinted that it may be willing to discuss the issue.

"The tribal governments making up MIGA have been examining the various ways sports betting has been implemented across the country and its impacts on tribal communities," association executive director Andy Platto said in a November statement." As gaming experts, tribes stand ready to share this expertise with lawmakers considering the future of sports betting in Minnesota."

While Stephenson said he had hoped to have a bill ready by the beginning of the session, he said the parties are getting closer to an agreement.

My goal is to have a bill that has broad stakeholder support and Im not going to put something in until I feel like Im there, he told Forum News Service. Im going to wait until I have something I feel really good about and that day is getting closer but its not today.

Rep. Pat Garofalo, a Farmington Republican also pushing for legal sports betting said lawmakers have had productive conversations but so far have not arrived at anything concrete. Chamberlain said he was "working with stakeholders and interested parties to get a bill passed this session."

Meanwhile, South Dakota lawmakers are weighing a constitutional amendment on the ballot to allow mobile sports betting statewide. The states Senate this week passed the resolution along to the house.

In fall 2021, Stephenson said he wanted to see a significant liquor bill pass in the upcoming session, with particular emphasis on craft breweries. In October he held a marathon meeting of the House Commerce Committee to hear nearly 30 different alcohol-related proposals from both parties in an effort to zero in on priorities.

Those bills include a proposal introduced by Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud, to lift growler sale restrictions in the state, something that has frustrated the states biggest breweries for years. Other proposals include allowing gas stations and grocery stores to sell wine and beer, and permitting distilleries of any size to operate a cocktail room.

Stephenson said the House DFL Caucus biggest priority, however, is lifting sales restrictions faced by small breweries scattered across Minnesota.

I would like to see the growler issue resolved, but that is an issue that affects five or six of the largest breweries in the state. We want to help the 150 smallest brewers in the state, we dont want them left out, he said. You have the challenge of building a customer base thats interested in your product, youre not in every liquor store around the state so having more flexibility to sell directly to the people out of your taproom is really important.

The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild and Minnesota Hospitality back lifting the growler sale cap and permanently allowing to-go sales, but legislation faces opposition from liquor store owners and beer distributors.

Stephenson said lawmakers and stakeholders continue to discuss priorities and while conversations have been productive they have not yet arrived at anything concrete.

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana passed in the Minnesota House for the first time ever last year, but continues to face strong opposition in the Republican-controlled senate. Barring Senate Republican leadership reversing its position, it's highly unlikely any bill will see movement in that chamber this session.

However, the cause of legal recreational pot did gain another boost this year. Gov. Walz in January called for the legalization of adult-use marijuana as part of his public safety and health budget proposal for the 2022 session. His administration called for taxes and regulations on marijuana and expungement of all nonviolent offenses involving the substance similar to the House bill.

Walz in the past said he would sign legislation legalizing recreational marijuana use but this year marks the first time he supported the issue directly in his budget recommendations.

House Majority leader Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, introduced the recreational marijuana legalization bill that passed in the House in 2021. Speaker Hortman said the bill remained in play in the second year of the legislative biennium, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller said he did not support the proposal.

A statewide coalition of groups including the Insurance Federation of Minnesota, the Minnesota Catholic Conference as well as the state trucking and police associations formed a group called Minnesotans Against Marijuana Legalization, days before Walzs announcement.

Follow Alex Derosier on Twitter @xanderosier or email aderosier@forumcomm.com. Forum News Service's Dana Ferguson contributed to this report.

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Minnesota Legislature working through gambling, growlers and recreational pot - West Central Tribune

SportGames TV CEO, Vladislav Artemyev, speaks to SBC Americas about his firms entrance into the US market and what SportGames TV has to offer the region.

SBC: For those of our readers less familiar with SportGames TV, can you tell us a bit more about the company?

Vladislav Artemyev: SportGames TV brings to the sports betting sector what live casino brings to the online casino sector. We have taken the same blueprint used by live casinos studio, presenters/players, camera, microphone, streaming footage, etc and re-worked it for sports betting.

Our suite of games offers 24/7 live sports betting action on a growing number of sports including darts, boxing, ice hockey, and even slot car racing. The sports games take place within the studio and are condensed into short rounds to deliver a fast and satisfying user experience.

For example, a boxing round takes just one minute while for other games it takes 30 seconds from bet placement to outcome. This provides the same rapid action as casino games like live roulette.

SBC: Whats the unique selling point that separates you from your direct competition?

Artemyev: We are currently the only provider in the market offering live sports games like this. But why would operators want to launch our games? First, given the competitive nature of the market, live sports games are a major differentiator. They provide punters with new betting opportunities through a product that is far more engaging, interactive and entertaining than traditional sports betting.

Not only that, but games are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is significant as round-the-clock betting action cannot be offered with standard sports betting. I know this is available through virtual sports, but they are ultimately RNG games and simply dont deliver the thrill of live-action betting that the vast majority of punters are seeking.

The operators that have already integrated our games into their sportsbooks are reporting very strong early numbers. On average they are recording 100 bets per player per month with an average turnover of 335 per player per month. The average margin is 7.6%.

SBC: What is the driving force behind a move into the US market? Can you describe what the process was like?

Artemyev: We all know that the US will become one of, if not the, largest online sports betting markets in the world so we, like others, want to be active in the region. We also believe that our product will allow operators to not only meet but exceed player expectations across all legal online gambling states. This is because it is highly customizable and can be localized not just on a country basis but down to individual states. This is because operators can launch sports that are popular in that state and, as with live casinos, the opportunities around branding are endless.

In terms of the process, it has been much the same as for other suppliers in that we have had to secure licenses in the states that we are targeting. We have opted for New Jersey first followed by Colorado.

SBC: How will you approach the US market given that regulation is applied on a state-by-state basis? What states are you targeting?

Artemyev: As mentioned, we will be making our debut in New Jersey followed by Colorado. We are particularly interested in states where only sports betting is legal as there will be no other live games in the market which gives us a major competitive edge. Ultimately, we plan to be in as many US states as possible as we believe North America has the potential to be one of the largest online gambling markets in the world, if not the biggest.

SBC: What products do you intend to launch first in the US?

Artemyev: We will be launching with our full suite of products in the US market which currently covers ice hockey, darts, bridge, boxing, and slot car racing. Of course, we plan to add many more sports over the coming months and years and in particular sports that are popular in the US market American football, basketball, soccer, and so on.

We are also keen to work with operators around creating branded live sports betting games we have a lot in the pipeline and look forward to bringing even more innovative sports betting content to the US market and beyond.

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7 February 2022

Entain plc(Entain or the Group)

Acquisition of Avid Gaming including leading Canadian online sports betting and gaming brand Sports Interaction

Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the leading global sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment operator (Entain or the Group), announces today that it has acquired Deis Ltd (Avid Gaming or the Company) for CAD300 million (approximately 174m1) from Middlebrook Investments Limited.

Avid Gaming owns Sports Interaction, Canadas leading online sports betting brand. It is headquartered in Jersey (Channel Islands), with offices in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnaw:ke and Ireland.

Avid Gaming exclusively licenses the Sports Interaction trademark and provides proprietary online betting and gaming products and services to the Mohawk Council of Kahnaw:ke (MCK) and the Mohawk Online socioeconomic initiative. Mohawk Online, which is wholly-owned by the MCK, operates Sports Interaction in Canada.

Canada is a highly attractive and fast-growing sports betting and gaming market. Together with Entains application for an Ontario licence, this acquisition provides an excellent opportunity to drive further growth, in line with the Groups growth and sustainability strategy.

Sports Interactions sports-led offering is highly complementary to Entains existing Canadian business, comprising the Party and bwin brands. The combination will bring Entains global scale, expertise and market-leading platform together with Sports Interactions local expertise, capabilities and partnerships. As a result the combined business will provide customers with a broader offering of engaging products and services for the Canadian market. Will Golby, Avid Gamings CEO, along with other members of the leadership team, will transition to Entain.

The Group is delighted to continue supporting the socioeconomic efforts of the Mohawks of Kahnaw:ke through Sports Interactions unique exclusive relationship with Mohawk Online. In line with economic principles adopted by Canada under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Mohawk Online revenues are invested back into the community of Kahnaw:ke to provide essential funding for cultural and language programmes, schools, healthcare and other public services. 50% of Avid Gaming employees in Kahnaw:ke are Mohawk, and in 2020 Mohawk Online revenues played a vital role in Kahnaw:kes Covid 19 relief efforts.

Sports Interaction has experienced rapid growth in recent years with gross revenues in 2021 increasing by c40% year on year to CAD76million (approximately 44m1). The business generated EBITDA of CAD18m (approximately 10.4m1) and profits before tax of CAD17.4 million (approximately 10.1m1) in the year ended 31 December 2021 (after the contribution to the community of Kahnaw:ke). As at 30 September 2021, it had gross assets of approximately CAD41.0 million (approximately 23.7m1).

The combination is expected to deliver approximately CAD15 million (approximately 8.7m1) of synergies in 2023, predominantly from technology, content and procurement benefits. This results in a post synergies acquisition multiple for Entain of approximately 7x 2023 EBITDA. The consideration for the acquisition has been paid from existing facilities.

Jette Nygaard-Andersen, CEO of Entain plc, comments:

Sports Interaction is the leading Canadian sports betting and gaming brand and is aligned perfectly with our own ambitions of great customer service and ambitious growth, coupled with an unwavering commitment to sustainability. It is highly complementary to our existing operations in Canada, and the combination of its local expertise and Entains powerful platform will provide customers with an unrivalled range of exciting and engaging products in this fast-growing market. We look forward to welcoming Will Golby and his team to Entain.

Investing in the communities where we operate is a key pillar of Entains sustainability strategy. We are therefore delighted to be supporting the Mohawk Online socio-economic initiative.

Will Golby, CEO of Avid Gaming, comments:

We are delighted to be joining forces with Entain, which is an exceptional company combining world-class brands, strong leadership and a winning strategy. It has a unique approach to local markets, and no other company of its scale consistently delivers so many well-executed, localised approaches to the same level of customisation and detail. Entains commitment to sustainability, responsible gaming and community investment aligns exactly with our own business philosophy, and we look forward to a bright future together.

Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, Grand Chief of Mohawk Council of Kahnaw:ke, comments:

Entain is a world class operator with a genuine desire to positively contribute to the communities in which it operates. Kahnaw:ke is well known in the gaming industry, not only for our internationally recognized jurisdiction through the Kahnaw:ke Gaming Commission, but also for our socio-economic initiative, Mohawk Online. This new partnership between Entain and the Mohawks of Kahnaw:ke is mutually beneficial, and brings with it prime opportunity for bolstering our self-sufficiency through the continuing success of Sports Interaction.

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About EntainEntain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100 company and is one of the worlds largest sports-betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports Brands include bwin, Bet.pt, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds and Sportingbet; Gaming Brands include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo, Gala, Gioco Digitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis.

The Group has a joint-venture with MGM Resorts International creating a leader, BetMGM, in sports-betting and iGaming in the US. Entain provides the technology which powers BetMGM and exclusive games and products, specially developed at its in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK with licenses in a total of 27 regulated markets. Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. The Group has set a science-based target, committing to be carbon net zero by 2035 and through the Entain Foundation supports a variety of initiatives, focusing on safer gambling, grassroots sport, diversity in technology and community projects.

For more information see the Groups website: http://www.entaingroup.com

The person responsible for arranging for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Emily Carey (Company Secretary).

About Avid GamingAvid Gaming is headquartered in Jersey with offices in Kahnaw:ke (MCK) and Ireland. The company is the exclusive supplier of the Sports Interaction trademark and gaming products and services to Mohawk Online, a socioeconomic initiative wholly-owned and governed by the Mohawk Council of Kahnaw:ke (MCK).

Avid Gaming retained Partis as advisor for the transaction.

Important noticesCertain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements with respect to the Companys expectations, intentions and projections regarding its future performance, strategic initiatives, anticipated events or trends and other matters that are not historical facts and which are, by their nature, inherently predictive, speculative and involve risks and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about operating performance, strategic initiatives, objectives, market position, industry trends, general economic conditions, expected expenditures, expected cost savings and financial results are forwardlooking statements. Any statements contained in this announcement that are not statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forwardlooking statements. These forward-looking statements, which may use words such as aim, anticipate, believe, could, intend, estimate, expect, may, plan, project or words or terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof, are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors including, but not limited to, commercial, operational, economic and financial factors, that could cause actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond the Companys ability to control or estimate precisely, such as changes in taxation or fiscal policy, future market conditions, currency fluctuations, the behaviour of other market participants, the actions of governments or governmental regulators, or other risk factors, such as changes in the political, social and regulatory framework in which the Company operates or in economic or technological trends or conditions, including inflation, recession and consumer confidence, on a global, regional or national basis. Given those risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. The Company and its affiliates, and any of its or their respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisers or agents (collectively, Representatives) expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required to do so by applicable law or regulation.

In particular, no statement in this announcement is intended to be a profit forecast or profit estimate and no statement of a financial metric (including estimates of EBITDA, profit before tax, free cash flow or net debt) should be interpreted to mean that any financial metric for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published position of the Company and its subsidiaries. Certain statements in this announcement may contain estimates. The estimates set out in this announcement have been prepared based on numerous assumptions and forecasts, some of which are outside of the Companys influence and/or control, and is therefore inherently uncertain and there can be no guarantee or assurance that it will be correct. The estimates have not been audited, reviewed, verified or subject to any procedures by the Companys auditors. Undue reliance should not be placed on them and there can be no guarantee or assurance that they will be correct.

This announcement is being issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by or on behalf of the Company (apart from the responsibilities or liabilities that may be imposed by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended or the regulatory regime established thereunder) or by its affiliates or any of its Representatives as to, or in relation to, the accuracy, adequacy, fairness or completeness of this announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers or any other statement made or purported to be made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates or any of its Representatives in connection with the Company and any responsibility and liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise therefore is expressly disclaimed.

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Acquisition of Avid Gaming including leading Canadian online sports betting and gaming brand Sports Interaction - Entain

Good afternoon everyone, it's Chris Bengel here. Welcome to one of the most fun weeks of sports betting on the entire calendar. The last six months of NFL action come down to just one more game on Sunday before the offseason truly begins

Caesars Sportsbook and others make it fun for fans to get involved in just about any angle of the action during the Super Bowl. You can bet on everything from the length of the national anthem to the color of Gatorade that the winning coach will have poured on him. Oh, yeah, you can also bet on the game itself.

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Speaking of the game itself, this one is definitely tough to get a barometer on. As of this writing, the Los Angeles Rams are 4.5-point favorites -- and deservedly so. However, if there's one thing that the betting public has learned throughout this postseason, it's that you should never count out Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. I'm still debating, but I'm leaning more towards the Bengals side and may even like them to pull off the upset.

Before we get to the "Big Game," we've got some action on the hardwood and the ice that I love tonight. Let's dive into the picks!

All times Eastern, and all odds via Caesars Sportsbook

Rockets at Pelicans, 8 p.m.| TV: NBA.TV

The Pick: Under 225.0 points (-110): While the Super Bowl has most people talking, bettors can't forget about the NBA trade deadline and its significance over the next three days. On Tuesday, the Pelicans made a trade to acquire star guard CJ McCollum from the Trail Blazers.

To make that move a reality, the Pelicans had to part with guards Josh Hart and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. With these talented guards switching teams, that will leaves the Pelicans without two of their top five leading scorers and they won't have the services of McCollum until later this week. Since the Pelicans will be shorthanded, I love the under in this spot.

Throughout the 2021-22 season, the Pelicans are averaging 105.8 points-per-game, which is good for 26th in the league. In addition, the under is 6-2 in the Pelicans' last eight home games against a team with a road winning percentage less than .400. With a 15-38 record, the Rockets have the worst mark in the Western Conference and the third-worst across the NBA. The Rockets also average just 108.3 points-per-game (No. 18 in the league) and sure the Pelicans should score their fair share of points. However, with New Orleans being without two previous members of their backcourt, I don't see these teams hitting this fairly large total.

Key Trend: The under is 5-0-1 in the Pelicans' last six games

Clippers at Grizzlies, 8 p.m.| TV: NBA.TV

Latest Odds: Los Angeles Clippers +8

The Pick: Clippers +8.0 (-110):-- This may not seem like the greatest spot to side with the Clippers after getting manhandled by the Bucks on Sunday. However, the Clippers have had a mentality of bouncing back after big losses as of late. The Clippers are 5-0 ATS over their last five games after allowing over 125 points in their previous game. On Sunday, the Clippers yielded a staggering 137 points to the Bucks and ended up falling, 137-113.

The Grizzlies are one of the more prolific offenses in the NBA as they average 112.7 points-per-game (No. 5 in the NBA). However, the Clippers are also one of the better defensive units as they surrender just 107.4 points per contest. The Clippers also hold their opponents to a 33.5 percent shooting clip from three, which is the third-best mark in the league. Certainly, it hasn't been an easy road without Kawhi Leonard and now Paul George in the lineup this season, but the Clippers are a resilient group that I feel confident will bounce back in this spot.

Key Trend: The Clippers are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as a road underdog

Penguins at Bruins, 7 p.m. I TV: ESPN+

Latest Odds: Pittsburgh Penguins +115

The Pick: Penguins (+110) -- The Penguins return from the All-Star break in the midst of one of their biggest slumps of the 2021-22 season. This is a group that lost four consecutive games prior to the All-Star break, including three of those losses coming in overtime or shootout. Still, I like the Penguins to bounce back in this spot.

Even in the midst of their four-game losing streak, the Penguins are still 7-2 over their last nine games against Eastern Conference foes. The Penguins do possess one of the most dangerous offenses around as they average 3.3 goals-per-game -- good for eighth in the NHL.

Now, it's worth noting that Pittsburgh will be without star forward Evgeni Malkin, who was placed in COVID-19 protocol on Monday. While it's not great to be without Malkin, the star center did miss the first first three months of the season due to offseason knee surgery. They've been without Malkin before and excelled, so I expect the Penguins to be able to pull off the win as the road underdog in this spot. It also doesn't hurt that the Penguins are facing a Bruins team that has dropped four of their last six games.

Key Trend: The Penguins are 9-2 in their last 11 road games

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Athletes Unlimited has long been betting big on women's sports.

Now, the network of women's sports leagues is all-in.

AU has agreed to terms on a multi-year sports integrity partnernship with Sportradar, an industry leader in sports data collection and analysis. The deal will help Athletes Unlimited further delve into the sports betting market by offering the network's five leagues protection from match fixing and other betting-related corruption.

"Sports betting is an important initiative in the growth of Athletes Unlimited as a sports property," AU Senior Director of Special Projects Nicole Pawlak told Insider. "Having the ability to wager on our games will help us attract new fans and increase engagement across all our leagues."

Athletes Unlimited is no stranger to innovation. The network already reinvented the scoring systems in softball, volleyball, lacrosse, and basketball while bringing each game to the masses.

The leagues' unique athlete-centered model also offers a markedly different product from more traditional professional sports leagues. In each sport Athletes Unlimited offers, players earn points based on both team wins and individual performance. The player leaderboard changes in real-time, and at the end of each week, the top four point earners become the captains of reshuffled squads for the following week's games.

"Athletes Unlimited's innovative model which features our unique scoring system, a leaderboard which changes after virtually every play, drafting new teams every week, and crowning an individual champion of team sports should make it very entertaining for sport bettors at every level," Pawlak said.

Parterning with Sportradar helps ensure AU's leagues will be protected from malfeasance as they attract a wider range of sports betting enthusiasts.

"Sportradar is the global leader when it comes to integrity, education, and technology in the sports betting space," Pawlak added. "And we couldn't be more excited to partner with them as we continue to build our betting platform."

Through the partnership, Sportradar will offer its Universal Fraud Detection System to help AU identify suspicious activity and irregular betting patterns. Additionally, the company will offer educational programs for AU's athletes on match fixing, social media integrity, anti-harrassment, and other topics that help preserve trust in AU's product and better the experience for athletes themselves.

Athletes Unlimited has already ventured into the sports betting space. Softball kicked off the network's sports betting journey in 2020 via Free to Play with DraftKings, then added betting lines with Caesars, DraftKings, and Bet365 the following year. And in its inaugural season which is currently underway AU basketball offers lines with Caesars in Nevada, Tennessee, New Jersey, and Michigan.

Despite Athletes Unlimited's previous forays into the gambling sphere, the network's most recent partnership marks a pivotal expansion of the leagues' sports betting offerings. Sportradar will help the network appeal to a wider array of sportsbooks and brands within the space by ensuring the security of its offerings.

"In less than two years, Athletes Unlimited has worked to build a strong sports betting platform that will create a safe and trusted experience for our fans, players, and staff as well as make our property attractive to top betting sites," Pawlak said. "Our partnership with Sportradar is a major step to help us achieve that goal."

"We both want to change the way the world experiences sport," she added. "And today, we are one day closer to that."

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Professional sports teams and gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly bringing sportsbooks to the game, opening betting facilities in or near stadiums.

It might seem counterintuitive to spend millions on brick-and-mortar retail outlets when over 80% of U.S. sports betting is done via phone or computer. But the idea is not only to cash in on game day traffic, but to provide a place for fans to eat, drink, watch and bet on many types of sports all year long, even when the stadium is empty.

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This week alone, BetMGM opened a sportsbook at Nationals Park, the Washington, D.C., home of baseballs Washington Nationals, and FanDuel announced plans for a sportsbook inside Chicago's United Center, where the NBA's Bulls and the NHL's Blackhawks play.

"People still want to wager in person," said Keith Wall, FanDuel's vice president of retail operations. "You have sports betting operating right where the fans are."

Matt Prevost, BetMGM's chief revenue officer, said retail outlets are designed as much for off-days as for game days.

"We look at this as an opportunity to engage with fans not only on game days, but we're also looking at people in the local neighborhood to engage with them," he said. "Retail is a great opportunity to put a face to a brand. It's a big part of our strategy."

This July 4, 2013, file photo shows a U.S. flag, in the shape of the country, in the outfield before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park in Washington. Professional sports teams and gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly bringing the sports book to the game, opening sports betting facilities in or near stadiums. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)

The first bet MGM's Washington book took was $5 on the San Francisco 49ers to beat the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday the first win for the house.

FanDuel and the Phoenix Suns opened a sportsbook at the Footprint Center last September.

"It's been very successful," Wall said. "We're really happy with how it has performed and the foot traffic we've had there. We're right in the center of things in Chicago and downtown Phoenix, both very accessible locations at all times of the year."

The company hopes to have its Chicago facility up and running in time for the start of basketball and hockey in the fall.

When the NFL season resumes this fall, the Arizona Cardinals will have a BetMGM sportsbook on the grounds of State Farm Stadium.

DraftKings is planning a sportsbook adjacent to Wrigley Field in Chicago, where the Cubs play.

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Capital One Arena in Washington, home to the NHLs Capitals and NBAs Wizards, opened a sportsbook in 2020. (The WNBAs Washington Mystics, also owned by the same company, play in Entertainment & Sports Arena, a different Washington facility.)

Caesars plans a book outside Chase Field, where baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks play, and FanDuel plans a book at Audi Field, the Washington home of soccer team D.C. United.

Legislation is pending in New York that would allow betting kiosks in venues like Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium, the Mets' Citi Field, and Highmark Stadium, home to the NFL's Buffalo Bills.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way in 2018 for all 50 states to offer legal sports betting, fans have already been betting on games from their seats in stadiums and arenas using their mobile phones.

Teams around the country also have opened sports betting lounges aimed at those fans. But these lounges do not offer bets themselves.

That is largely the domain of sportsbooks on stadium grounds, but outside the walls of the facility like the ones in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where the NFL's Giants and Jets play, and in Philadelphia, near the homes of the NFL's Eagles and baseball's Phillies.

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Mississippi will not be getting mobile sports betting in 2022.

Four bills that would have legalized online Mississippi sports betting in the state died in committeeTuesday.

The bills were introduced throughout January but none made it to a vote, even as mobile Louisiana sports betting launched last week.

Rep. Casey Eure, chairman of the MS House Gaming Committee, said last week the bills faced opposition from five local casino operators.

Eure told local news that the casinos were still looking at mobile betting down the road, despite the opposition this year.

I think theyre all working toward it, Eure said.

Lobbyist John Pappas highlighted what faces Mississippi moving forward:

Mississippi casinos have had betting since 2018 but on-property only. The 2022 bills had some concessions to land-based operators, but apparently not enough.

One of the bills called for in-person registration for online accounts. It also called for accounts to be renewed in-person every 12 months. That would have been the first requirement of its kind in the US.

Another had similar language but without the in-person signup requirement.

MS casinos may feel differently next year if they see their retail betting handle start to drop. And that looks likely given the growing competition in the region.

When Mississippi launched legal betting August 2018, none of its border states offered betting, which meant those retail casinos were busy, especially with folks coming from Louisiana.

But sports betting in Louisiana is now legal and booming.

Six sportsbooks went live in LA at the end of January. The sportsbooks are:

Elsewhere, Arkansas launched retail betting in July 2019 and is in the process of approving mobile AR sports betting.

Betting in Tennessee launched in November 2020 with mobile-only sportsbooks. That leaves Alabama to the east with no betting, but that could change this year as well.

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Ryan Rhodes enjoys sports wagering typically from his mobile phone. But to do so, the Louisville resident has to drive across the Ohio River and place his bet on Indiana soil."To have to drive 15 minutes for something to be legal that I could do from my own couch, it seems a little ridiculous," Rhodes said.That's because betting on sports is illegal in Kentucky both in-person and online.Rep. Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger) hopes to change that with legislation that will legalize online and retail sports wagering.He has not decided when he will file the bill, which will also regulate online poker and daily fantasy sports."God-willing, we'll be able to get it done and we'll be able to wager on the Bengals when they go to the Super Bowl next year," Koenig said.Related: Cincinnati Bengals to take on Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVIMany lawmakers have tried to push through such bills in Frankfort and failed.However, Koenig believes last year's successful passage of a historical horse racing bill, which regulated the slot machine-like betting games in Kentucky, may have softened many state lawmakers' hesitancy to vote for sports betting."I've talked to many of them that voted yes and they went home and they got push-back from one, two, three, four, five people and then it went away," Koenig said. "So the pushback that was perceived on a pro-gaming vote just really isn't what people expected it to be."Many lawmakers feared having to explain their historical horse racing vote in this year's primary elections, only to find they are not being challenged at all, Koenig said.Nevertheless, the Family Foundation of Kentucky plans to fight any attempt to expand gambling in Kentucky and challenge its constitutionality. "We already have a problem here in Kentucky with an underclass that has been exploited in many ways, from easy cash at the local shop to the lottery, and now we're going to throw this on them as well," said Martin Cothran, spokesperson for the Family Foundation of Kentucky. "This is a regressive tax."For sports fans like Rhodes, the cat's already out of the bag. Of all the states bordering Kentucky, only Missouri has not yet legalized sports gaming."We are completely landlocked by other states that have legal sports betting that are reaping all the benefits of Kentucky money and income," Rhodes said.

Ryan Rhodes enjoys sports wagering typically from his mobile phone. But to do so, the Louisville resident has to drive across the Ohio River and place his bet on Indiana soil.

"To have to drive 15 minutes for something to be legal that I could do from my own couch, it seems a little ridiculous," Rhodes said.

That's because betting on sports is illegal in Kentucky both in-person and online.

Rep. Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger) hopes to change that with legislation that will legalize online and retail sports wagering.

He has not decided when he will file the bill, which will also regulate online poker and daily fantasy sports.

"God-willing, we'll be able to get it done and we'll be able to wager on the Bengals when they go to the Super Bowl next year," Koenig said.

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Many lawmakers have tried to push through such bills in Frankfort and failed.

However, Koenig believes last year's successful passage of a historical horse racing bill, which regulated the slot machine-like betting games in Kentucky, may have softened many state lawmakers' hesitancy to vote for sports betting.

"I've talked to many of them that voted yes and they went home and they got push-back from one, two, three, four, five people and then it went away," Koenig said. "So the pushback that was perceived on a pro-gaming vote just really isn't what people expected it to be."

Many lawmakers feared having to explain their historical horse racing vote in this year's primary elections, only to find they are not being challenged at all, Koenig said.

Nevertheless, the Family Foundation of Kentucky plans to fight any attempt to expand gambling in Kentucky and challenge its constitutionality.

"We already have a problem here in Kentucky with an underclass that has been exploited in many ways, from easy cash at the local shop to the lottery, and now we're going to throw this on them as well," said Martin Cothran, spokesperson for the Family Foundation of Kentucky. "This is a regressive tax."

For sports fans like Rhodes, the cat's already out of the bag. Of all the states bordering Kentucky, only Missouri has not yet legalized sports gaming.

"We are completely landlocked by other states that have legal sports betting that are reaping all the benefits of Kentucky money and income," Rhodes said.

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