Author: Derek Worlow

Although Colorado sportsbooks first opened in the midst of COVID-19, the state’s legalization of sports betting is quite the achievement. When you compare the problems that other states, like New York are experiencing, Colorado’s relatively smooth legalization process is one to mimic for states looking to adopt sports betting. New York continues to debate the […]

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced on Monday, May 25 that the league’s regular season is ending to make way for a 24-team playoff. The system will take the top four teams in each conference and play a round-robin tournament for top seeding. The remaining 16 teams will face off in best-of-five play-in series. “As we […]

While the country continues to deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional sports leagues are looking for a safe path to resume their seasons. The country’s top six sports leagues have announced plans that span from tentative to concrete with caveats that could alter dramatically if the country deals with a surge in […]

Although Phil Mickelson is an underdog in Sunday’s charity match against Tiger Woods, don’t tell him that winning is impossible. “I can’t wait to go to Tiger’s place and take him down,” Mickelson told Golfweek. Two years ago, the legends faced off in a pay-per-view event with Mickelson winning and pocketing $9 million. Phil and […]

As Colorado opened the doors to legal sports betting earlier this month, bettors were greeted with only a few events to wager on, but recent reports suggest that Major League Baseball and the NBA are drawing a roadmap for their eventual return. With NASCAR having announced a four race event beginning on May 17, Colorado […]

Before Colorado sportsbooks accepted their first bet on May 1, wagering experts suggested the state’s betting market could take in more than $2 billion in annual handle. The eye-popping figure would bring in more than $1 million in taxes monthly to a state government looking for revenue sources in the current financial downturn caused by […]

Carousel Group received their sports betting license from the Colorado Division of Gaming and outlaid their plan to enter the state’s market with an agreement to handle the sportsbook operation at Johnny Nolon’s Casino alongside their in-house web and mobile platform. Established in 2017, the Carousel Group is an upstart iGaming company that has built […]

Economists have taken an early look at how the loss of sports during the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the national economy and they’ve set the cost at around $12 billion in total revenue.  While the $12 billion figure just considers the expected loss since the coronavirus exploded across the globe, the fallout of the pandemic […]

With the arrival of legal sports betting in Colorado, bettors are looking for legitimate sporting events to wager on and the possible return of popular overseas soccer leagues could undoubtedly fill that void until the MLB and NBA finalize their restart plans. Established professional soccer leagues in Italy, England, and Germany could be among the […]