We estimate 19.9 million tickets were sold for Tuesday's Mega Millions draw — will that number rise substantially for Friday now that the jackpot has crossed $500 million?
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Wilder vs. Zhang
Hrgovic vs. Dubois
Joyce vs. Chisora
Ruiz vs. Miller
#Boxing 's heavyweight division has itself quite a few 'loser leaves [fill in the blank]' matches on tap this Saturday and beyond:
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This one strongly resembles the great iGaming/B&M cannibalization debate, which John explores.

it's so chilling: if they can convict Donald Trump for the crimes he committed, they can convict any criminal for the crimes they committed

I’ve heard about some affiliates guaranteeing $10-15mm/year to a single media partner. Some of the same affiliates have market caps south of $50 million. There’s no overstating how much all eggs are in a single basket casinoreports.com/google-search-…

Excellent read here from Steve Ruddock on the multi-million-dollar fallout for affiliate companies from the major algorithm update earlier this month.

Wrote about the teeny tiny silver lining for a handful of us about Bivol vs. Beterbiev getting delayed (and FWIW, Bivol's new opponent, Zinad, doesn't seem terrible to my eyes):

Wow, Ken Burns is crystal clear on the period ahead of us. “[this] brings me to a moment I’ve dreaded and forces me to suspend my long standing attempt at neutrality…do not be seduced by easy equalization…we are at an existential crossroads in our political and civic lives.”

It is a holiday weekend Friday, and it is time to wind down with the Spin Cycle. This week: Massachusetts swats, SBC moves, reels tilt, Schuetz scores, and I take a stand against 'official odds providers':
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It is a holiday weekend Friday, and it is time to wind down with the Spin Cycle. This week: Massachusetts swats, SBC moves, reels tilt, Schuetz scores, and I take a stand against 'official odds providers':
casinoreports.com/spin-cycle-5-2…

Among the many things Oleksandr Usyk accomplished last Saturday: rendering one of the stupidest of boxing's many stupid ideas obsolete.
boxingscene.com/thank-you-olek…

Published today and written by me...
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Even more impressive than the Phillies' 37-14 record is their 37-12 record in games I have not attended.

The new thing is sign up for Vada testing and when you pop Dirty just hire/pay an independent drug company to say you were clean all along 🤔🤦🏽‍♂️ I’ve never seen a crooked cop investigate hisself and find hisself guilty

Will be covering the DAZN fights off TV tonight for BoxingScene.com, and it almost doesn't matter if the fights are any good; Al Bernstein, Raul Marquez , and Corey Erdman are on the call, can't go wrong with that crew.

Republicans just banned me from speaking on the House Floor for the rest of the day because I listed Trump's trials.

I didn't say he was guilty, I just stated the fact that they exist—and for that I was silenced.

Apparently, Republicans are allowed to say that Trump's trial is

Had the pleasure of interviewing Bill Miller for casino_reports' 'Reel Lives' series. We talked about his decision to take the job with the AGA five years ago, election betting, favorite beverages, who would play him in a biopic, and much more:
casinoreports.com/reel-lives-aga…

'DraftKings ... will continue to allow us to drive growth and innovation in the digital lottery vertical,' said Jackpocket's Peter Sullivan.

(via Eric Raskin +)

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Coming up, I was taught never to show-up a lawmaker or a regulator. You may make it out of the room unscathed, but it will come back on you, guaranteed.

Our industry's éminence grise will take it from here:

If an organization wants to run a 50/50 raffle legally, it must do some research. There are many limitations and every state has its own rules.

(via @holmesywrites)

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