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Bill Ordine was a reporter and editor in news and sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Baltimore Sun for 25 years, and was a lead reporter on a team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News. Bill started reporting on casinos and gaming shortly after Atlantic City’s first gambling halls opened and wrote a syndicated column on travel to casino destinations for 10 years. He covered the World Series of Poker for a decade and his articles on gaming have appeared in many major U.S. newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and others.
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Betting NFL Favorites Record Came Just Short In NFL Week 12

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by Bill Ordine
With a little under three-and-half minutes left in the Chicago-Minnesota Monday Night Football game, the Vikings were on the threshold of making some NFL history in a game that was otherwise eminently forgettable.  Stumbling through a dreadful contest with the Bears, the Vikings held a 10-9 lead but had the......
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NFL Record Set For Most Rookie Quarterback Starts This Season

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by Bill Ordine
A couple of weeks ago,  New York Giants undrafted free agent Tommy DeVito became the 10th rookie quarterback to start for an NFL team this year, setting a league record for first-year guys starting under center. Something no one would have felt confident in enough to place a bet on......
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Nevada Sports Betting Handle Way Up In September

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by Bill Ordine
In Nevada, football season meant an expected jump in legal online sports betting. The total sports betting handle in Nevada for September was $811.35 million, an increase of 88% over August ($431.6 million), and up 6.6% from September 2022 ($760.9 million). Regarding sports betting revenue, the revenue figure skyrocketed over......
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Injuries To Many Key Players Ahead of NFL Week 7

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by Bill Ordine
Every NFL weekend, players are hurt. It is the terribly unfortunate reality of a game that is truly a collision sport. It impacts many aspects of the game and for those wagering on mobile sports betting apps. How those injuries affect a given team’s fortunes is dependent on the players who......
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Indiana Casino And Sports Betting Numbers Up In September

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by Bill Ordine
Buoyed by the start of football season, the State saw a huge jump in Indiana sports betting in September. Meanwhile, casino revenues were flat in September compared to August. In sports wagering, the September handle was about $404.14 million, an increase of 69.8% from August ($238.09 million). Of the total......
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NFL MVP Awards Candidates Coming into Focus

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by Bill Ordine
It’s not quite the quarter mark of the 17-game NFL regular season but certain trajectories are clearly being established four games into the campaign. Among those trends — which you can take advantage of using NFL betting promos — are the contenders for individual honors, especially Most Valuable Player. At this......
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NFL Injuries: Which Teams Are Most Impacted Through Week 2?

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by Bill Ordine
The cruel reality of the NFL is the suddenness with which a team’s fortunes can change because of injury. Of late, every season seems to be shaken in the early-going by injuries to key players and 2023 is certainly no exception. Arguably, 2023 had the most dramatic instance of an......
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Unders was a Winning Play in Week 1 NFL Betting

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by Bill Ordine
For the handful of NFL teams who were starting largely untried quarterbacks on the NFL’s Week 1 on Sunday there was plenty of uncertainty. However, what was largely predictable was that those green signal-callers were going to have trouble scoring points. Some of those quarterbacks were first-round draft picks who......
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Nevada Sports Betting Handle Down, Revenue Up in July

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by Bill Ordine
Legal online sports betting and retail wagering in Nevada followed the national trend that illustrates bettors are simply not as enthusiastic about baseball as some other sports. Plus, summer has other distractions, such as family vacations. However, there was a pleasant turn for bookmakers as July’s revenues skyrocketed compared to......
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Billy Baxter Among Gambling Hall of Fame Inductees

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by Bill Ordine
When Circa Resort & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas holds the induction ceremony of its Sports Gambling Hall of Fame on Aug. 11, the roster of the inaugural class will be filled with colorful characters. Among them will be the likes of the late Lefty Rosenthal, a bettor and casino executive......