Juan Carlos Blanco, Author at Play USA

West Virginia’s Battle With The Sports Leagues Is Not Over Yet

West Virginia passed a sports betting law without any integrity fees to the sports leagues, but the majors are not backing down from trying to get a cut.

Posted on: March 16, 2018 | | Juan Carlos Blanco

Post-Super Bowl Success, DFS Sites Get Creative With Contests

After years of avoiding single-game slates, daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites are testing more formats that arguably add more gamble to the games.

Posted on: February 16, 2018 | | Juan Carlos Blanco

FanDuel Decides To Gamble On Free Super Bowl Bingo Game

FanDuel is offering more than DFS on Super Bowl Sunday. It is teaming up with GameStop to offer a free Super Bowl prop bet bingo competition.

Posted on: January 31, 2018 | | Juan Carlos Blanco

West Virginia Among The States Rushing To Legalize Sports Betting

West Virginia is one of several states fighting at the federal for sports betting and introducing a bill to regulate it in its own state lines.

Posted on: January 26, 2018 | | Juan Carlos Blanco

When It Comes To The Indiana Sports Betting Bill, 1% Is A Big Problem

The new Indiana sports betting bill is drawing a lot of negative attention for a section that mandates one percent of revenues go to the sports leagues.

Posted on: January 24, 2018 | | Juan Carlos Blanco

The Rise, Fall, And Rise Of DFS Live Events

For a minute, it seemed like giant live daily fantasy sports events were a thing of the past. With DFS gaining legal footing though, multi-million finals are back and thriving.

Posted on: January 11, 2018 | | Juan Carlos Blanco

FanDuel’s Bitcoin Bowl Draws 42K Entries, $75K In Rake

FanDuel offered the first-ever daily fantasy sports contests with only Bitcoin paydays. They events drew a huge crowd, plus made the site a ton of rake.

Posted on: January 6, 2018 | | Juan Carlos Blanco

When It Comes To DFS Marketing, No Partnership Is Off The Table

In an industry still defining its rules and practices, daily fantasy sports companies are not scared to get creative with their marketing partnerships.

Posted on: December 28, 2017 | | Juan Carlos Blanco

Here’s How Virtual Sports Can Help The Sports Betting Industry

It may sound like a fringe betting trend, but thanks to the nature of the product, virtual sports could be a huge boon for the US sports betting industry.

Posted on: December 11, 2017 | | Juan Carlos Blanco