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There are always amazing moments in sports betting every year, but 2022 seemed to have even more that stood out. With sports betting legal in the U.S. for over four years now and over 30 states with legalized sports betting, it's amazing how often sports betting moments and bad beats are mentioned on social media and on-air broadcasts. Here are…

Baseball fan, James McIngvale, decided to place an astronomical $10 million bet on the Houston Astros winning the World Series on Sunday. Thankfully, McIngvale's team came through making the popular "Mattress Mack" $75 million richer, according to Fox 26. The bet was made through Caesars Sportsbook, whose Head of Sports, Ken Fuchs, shared: "What…

The two-time Cheltenham Festival winner was bidding to give Henderson his third win in the race and join Seven Barrows legends Sprinter Sacre and Altior on the roll of honour for the two-mile Grade One. However, little went right for the eight-year-old who was being niggled along from an early stage by Nico de Boinville in his first start since…

Love Envoi made a winning return when landing the Betfair Daily Rewards Handicap Hurdle. Harry Fry's Cheltenham Festival heroine was sent off the 6-4 favourite and kept on strongly to oblige backers in good fashion. The victory sets the six-year-old up for a return to this venue for Listed action next month as all roads lead back to Prestbury Park…

Champ pipped Paisley Park in a battle royal in the Coral Long Distance Hurdle. The two 10-year-olds produced a thrilling finish in the three-mile contest, with the strong-travelling, front-running Champ just getting the better of the popular former Stayers' Hurdle winner, who powered home under Aidan Coleman, and was in front a stride or two after…

After confirming the launch of Pixbet.tv, the first sports content streaming platform from a bookmaker, Pixbet, in an unprecedented partnership with the'We Are Technology' Group, announced the creation of two F2P Fantasy League games for PixJogo: the'Bolão do Milhão' and'World Cup Predictions'. Each provides a number of unique interaction options…

Having enjoyed success on Ga Law in the feature Paddy Power Gold Cup, jockey Jonathan Burke enjoyed day two of The November Meeting in 2022 would be one to remember when Queens Gamble (9/4 Favourite) came home the impressive winner of the concluding Listed Stirrups Restaurant And Cocktail Bar Evesham Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race. Trained by…

Wiltshire-based trainer Milton Harris landed the Grade Two JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle 12 months ago with Knight Salute and he repeated the feat with Scriptwriter (4/1), who landed the 2022 renewal of the same extended two-mile contest at Cheltenham on Saturday. Travelling ominously well entering the home straight, the son of Churchill was…

Joseph O'Brien's charge, who took the Martin Pipe at the Festival in March and landed a novice chase at Gowran on his fencing debut last month, was always travelling and jumping sweetly under J J Slevin. Tommy's Oscar likewise tanked through the race but after momentarily being short of room turning in, it soon became clear he wasn't going to get…

Jurgen Klopp thinks Liverpool's chances of winning the quadruple are "really unlikely" - but is he right? We run the numbers to gauge the true probability. Having already won the Carabao Cup, Klopp's side are just a point behind leaders Man City as we enter the final seven games of the season after an impressive unbeaten run in the league saw the…

Mattress Mack is at it again, this time with a chance to make U.S. sports betting history. Jim McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner, has drawn plenty of attention for his massive wagers over the years, starting with the inaugural season of the Houston Texans and running through high-profile wagers on teams that have included the Alabama…

Mattress Mack is on the brink of a tremendous payout on the World Series bets he placed this summer. Jim McIngvale, the iconic furniture salesman from Houston, is no stranger to betting big on his favorite teams to win it all. Mattress Mack currently has $10 million on the Astros to win it all, which would net him a cool $75 million, the largest…

Robert Havlin rode his first Group One winner but Commissioning's bet365 Fillies' Mile success wasn't without a scare for punters who sent her off the 8/13 favourite. John and Thady Gosden's charge tracked the front-running Novakai (11/1) throughout but was off the bridle as the leader still held the advantage coming down into The Dip. The…

Americans are not just betting your standard sides, totals and moneylines as the market slowly natures. In-play betting and from that, microbetting, is becoming increasingly popular among US bettors. According to DraftKings director of race and sportsbook operations Johnny Avello, 16% of the operator's NFL bets last year were in-play wagers. Avello…

A 10-length winner at Leopardstown's Dublin Racing Festival last year, having rather scrambled home from Darver Star in 2020, Henry De Bromhead's superstar became the first horse to complete a hat-trick of wins in the Grade One February feature since Hurricane Fly. Honeysuckle was far superior to her four Sunday rivals on all known form and had…