Another Tuesday, another column from your good pal Action Jackson with incredible can’t miss promos. It’s another huge week for gambling, as the World Series comes to a close, NBA and NHL seasons kick off, and NFL and college football start to heat up. Don’t leave money on the table during peak betting season and...
After a full year’s delay and a considerable amount of drama, the Tokyo Olympics are officially all systems go for a summer of patriotism and betting on obscure sports that your grandparents do in their retirement home (sailing, synchronized swimming, BMX racing, etc.) The opening ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, July 23rd, and honestly, it...
Welcome to the life of a sports gambler. What was once a taboo in America has become more and more normalized, as nearly half the states have legalized some level of sports betting and the remaining 25 seem primed to follow. There’s a lot of fun to be had and money to be made but...
There are two types of bettors in this world – winners and losers. The losers bet for “fun” and to “feel involved in the game.” That’s cute. If that’s you, feel free to stop reading this article right now. This article is for the winners. The people who are betting to actually make money. The...
Throughout 2020, professional sports leagues became the center of social justice protests. The Milwaukee Bucks refused to play Game 5 of a playoff series to protest Jacob Blake’s murder. Protests against Jacob Blake’s shooting also spread to Major League Baseball, the NHL, and the WNBA. On top of that, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s deaths...
Zach’s Season Record: 80-63 Twitter: @ZachSelwyn1 Let’s talk about last-second shots. Unless you’re a vaccinator trying to save a life, last-second shots don’t do anybody any good when a team is down 5 with 0.4 on the clock. That double-overtime last-second three-pointer Memphis threw up Monday made me wish I had withdrawn that pick faster...
A “Zach to the Rack” Adventure Abroad Last week, I took my family on our first vacation in a year and spent a few days down in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where I drank 100 beers, became way too sunburnt after falling asleep by a lazy river, and tried to remember as much of my high...
Zach’s Season Record: 73-61 Twitter: @ZachSelwyn1 Monday was a fun afternoon until the Suns did their best to lose their 20-point lead in the 4th quarter, which made me about as sick as the pork nachos I ate poolside in Puerto Vallarta yesterday. Down here in Mexico, the NBA is an afterthought to fútbol –...
Since launching in 2020, the state of Indiana has shown massive growth in online sports betting, generating over $436 million in bets during its first 4 months. Sure that’s cool, but you don’t really care about your state making money. What you do care about is how to make your money go further when placing...
Since launching almost a year ago, the state of Illinois has been one of the biggest success stories for online betting legalization across the entire country, generating over $457 million in bets from June to December of 2020 and a ton of tax revenue for the state. But let’s be honest, you don’t really give...
