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Parlay Patz Admitted The Crime And Now Will Do The Time

Parlay Patz has pled guilty. Benjamin Tucker Patz, better known as “Parlay Patz,” pled guilty to a charge of transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce on Wednesday, according to a release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. The 24-year-old faces up to five years in prison and a fine […] Read More

Posted on: March 12, 2021 | | Pat Evans

Analysis: Does Florida Have Any Chance At Legalizing Sports Betting This Year?

A new year has brought with it a small (really, infinitely small) glimmer of hope that Florida will be able to get sports betting done during this year’s legislative session. Probably not, but still. As Legal Sports Report reported at the end of December, Jeff Brandes, a state Senator from the Pinellas area, has plans […] Read More

Posted on: January 18, 2021 | | John Holden

The Week In Sports Betting News: Don’t Get Too Excited By Florida Bill

Happy Monday and 2021, everyone. Now that it’s January, we’re officially on the clock for best sports betting news on new market launches. Both Michigan and Virginia are expected to begin online sports betting this month. While we already know who will launch in Michigan, we still don’t know all of the 25 companies that […] Read More

Posted on: January 4, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

A Florida Sports Betting Bill Appears For 2021, But Is It Dead On Arrival?

The latest attempt to legalize Florida sports betting through the lottery has been filed. Now, the countdown starts until the bill all but certainly dies. Read More

Posted on: December 29, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

DraftKings Refutes Report NJ Sports Betting Whale Had Proxy Deal

DraftKings pushed back Friday on a report suggesting one of its VIP customers enjoyed a side deal to let him bet from outside New Jersey. A spokesperson for DraftKings told LSR that sportsbook director Johnny Avello did not have an arrangement with a customer claiming the company locked his account with a potentially winning $3 […] Read More

Posted on: November 6, 2020 | | Adam Candee