Matt Rybaltowski
@MattRybaltowski
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Sports Betting, business, investigative reporter @iGamingBusiness Forbes contributor @SportsMoneyBlog, ex reporter @SPGMarketIntel, and NFL reporter @CBSSports.
Las Vegas, NV
Joined August 2010
Election coverage has dominated the news cycle over the last 72 hrs but yesterday @sports_handle published a fairly extensive story on allegations of proxy betting at DraftKings Interested to see how prevalent proxy betting is among whales as we dig deeper
sportshandle.com
All is not well between DraftKings and its $3 million parlay bettor. In fact, there's much more to the story.
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Understand the #USOpen doesn't want to go head to head with the NFL. Moving the final to 2:40 doesn't solve the problem. Why not have the women's final at Noon on Saturday and the men's at 8 pm? They're not moving the men's final to Labor Day, that's too much lost revenue.
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Funniest tweet of the day and I like Tua's game. As a die hard Giants' fan, the crazier part is that Daniel Jones had a near perfect first half. Let's see a Colts' run to the Super Bow led by Jones as the NFL's most improved player. It will be a massive indictment on the Giants
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After watching Dave McNally struggle to hit the corners, Davey Johnson approached the mound and asked "Have you ever heard of variable chance deviation theory?" McNally had a better chance aiming for the center of the plate rather than painting the corners. It worked. RIP Davey.
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Interesting partnership by #FanDuel for tonight's #NFLKickoff in Philly. The FD sponsorship covers free rides home for fans, starting at halftime. Don't leave too early. Last yr, the Bears, Bills and Dolphins all pulled off 14+ pt comebacks in Week 1
philadelphiaeagles.com
The FanDuel sponsorship covers free rides home for fans. The free rides from NRG Station begin at halftime and continue through the end of service.
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As we near #NFLKickoff, PHL and BAL remain co-favorites to win the Super Bowl (+700). If you purchase a Buy contract on the Eagles on #kalshi (12%), you will receive a $834 payout on $100. Not discussing federalism vs. states' rights here, just stating the pricing discrepancies.
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Speaking at a BofA gaming summit, #DraftKings @JasonDRobins noted that the TAM from prediction markets is one that operators can't ignore. Robins sees a significant TAM opportunity in states that don't offer legal sports betting (reading between the tea leaves - Calif and Texas)
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Anyone know the actual location of this court in White Men Can't Jump?
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There it is! The famed Laguna Beach court where #Kobe and Woody Harrelson defeated #Shaq and @wesleysnipes on Labor Day of 2003. Team Kobe won 21-19 on an alley oop from Kobe to Woody off a back door cut. Vegas had Kobe as a -1.5 pt favorite (-140) #GamblingX
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Breaking -- Federal Judge John W. Holcomb sentenced Matt Bowyer to 12 months and 1 day in prison. Bowyer remained calm when he read the sentence. Bowyer accepted $325 mil in wagers from Ippei Mizuhara, #Ohtani's ex-interpreter. Mizuhara is serving a 57-month sentence in PA.
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A 71 degree morning in Santa Ana where Matt Bowyer will be sentenced in about 90 mins. Prosecutors have recommended a sentence on the low end of a 15-21 month range. Bowyer's attorney is pushing for home confinement. Bowyer is the bookie to #Ohtani's ex interpreter
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In a press release Entain noted that the company has not been charged. Furthermore, none of the individuals named in the complaint are currently employed at Entain, the company added.
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“This has been a complex international investigation," said Richard Las, director HRMC's Fraud Investigation Service. “These are serious charges that relate to conspiracy to defraud, bribery, cheating, and perverting the course of justice among others,”
BREAKING: Former GVC Holdings CEO Kenny Alexander and ten other individuals, including former chairman Lee Feldman, have been charged by the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in a case related to the company's activities in Turkey.
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What's next for Sovereignty after his Tour De Force performance in the #Travers? Bill Mott indicated afterward that Sierra Leone has looked impressive, while Godolphin's Michael Banahan said the BC Classic is where they'll end up next if he trains well in the coming weeks
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Brian Hernandez on #ThorpedoAnna's thrilling Personal Ensign win. Anna defeated Dorth Vader in a photo: "She showed the heart of a champion; she's HOTY and she showed why." Hernandez wasn't quite sure if Anna was full out at the wire, she won in 1:49.18. Sov won the JD in 1:49.5
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Breaking: Malik Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation conducted by the Eastern District of New York, his attorneys Steve Haney and Mike Schachter told ESPN. This potentially reopens free agency for one of the NBA's top shooters.
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As prediction markets continue to make their presence felt, #FanDuel is set to become the first major US book to offer access to event-based contracts. "This could be a watershed moment for the industry," @DCat7 Terrific IGB debut by @patevans
igamingbusiness.com
Leading US sportsbook FanDuel is partnering with derivatives marketplace CME Group on a prediction markets product offering.
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Speaking to @davidfaber, ESPN's Jimmy Pitaro noted that the network's new DTC service will "squeeze back" the video player for contextual relevance on sports betting. Asked on ESPN BET's deal will Penn, Pitaro indicated that the partnership is still in early innings. #GamblingX
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So impressive by, has anyone 6"9 or taller ever completed a full @IRONMANtri before? Will take -500000 on the NO.
You can add a sub-five-hour Ironman 70.3 to Zdeno Chara's already impressive resume! 🤯 Big Z completed his most recent triathlon, consisting of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run, in 4:56:47. (📸: IG/ironmanczechrepublic)
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Prosecutors cite Bowyer's acceptance of responsibility, lack of criminal history, and assistance to the govt for the departure. However, the offenses were not a single indiscretion, but instead a multi-year operation that raked in millions of dollars, they wrote. #Ohtani
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