As more and more states rush to get in on legalizing all forms of gambling, we continue to see success stories as state start to see the cash roll in. Detroit has had casinos for years, but Michigan expanded legalized gambling and added sports gambling to the mix, and the results have been very positive:

Internet casinos, poker and sports betting in Michigan generated $1.4 billion in revenue in 2021, the first year online gambling was operational in the state.

Internet casino gaming generated $1.1 billion in revenue while internet sports betting produced $292.2 million, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board. Meanwhile, bettors wagered $3.7 billion at online sportsbooks last year.

Michigan became the third state in U.S. history to generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue from online casino games and poker, and the first to do so in its first year.

At some point states will start to cannibalize each other’s revenues, but with sports gambling most players are state residents. So each state is just adding to the overall pool of players. Let’s see how this trend plays out . . . Ohio will be joining the party in 2022!

The NFL Wildcard Weekend saw most of the favorites advance, we have some pretty good matchups heading into the Divisional Round. The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs are still the favorites to meet in the Super Bowl, but neither team has an easy matchup this weekend.

Cincinnati Bengals +3½ at Tennessee Titans

The Bengals are riding high behind the golden arm of Joe Burrow. Meanwhile, nobody is talking about the Titans who managed to grab the top seed in the AFC and now have a healthy Derek Henry back in the backfield. I like the Titans in this game, but Borrow would make me nervous. The kid is special and he won’t be intimidated by playing on the road. That said, the Titans have a big edge when it comes to experience and coaching, and they can tear apart the Cincy defense with their running game.

Read the rest of this entry »

It’s only January, but the Cleveland Cavaliers already have 27 wins, and many sportsbooks had their season win total at 26.5. Over/under bets at the sportsbooks are fun, but you generally have to wait a long time to see if you’ve won. Unless of course you pick an underdog team like the Cavs who emerge as a real contender. The Evan Mobley pick and Ricky Rubio signing should have been enough to get people to pick the Cavs. Now we’ll see how far they can go . . .

Clemson was favored by 9.5 points and was up only 4 with seconds left while Florida State had the ball. So the Florida State betters were feeling pretty good. But on their last, desperation play, while trying trying laterals to get a touchdown, they fumbled and Clemson scooped it up for a touchdown. An epic bad beat . . .

Darren Rovell shared the details of Marco Piemonte’s epic parlay bet where he laid down $30K to win over $1.3 million!

Piemonte had the Browns money line on Thursday night football and he must have loved it as the Browns closed out the game with a methodical drive to run out the clock against the Broncos. What a win!