NBC Sports – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell affirmed Friday that the league remains committed to opposing further legalization of sports gambling. “As you know, we fought legalized gambling, sports gambling, for a long time, most recently here in New Jersey, and I would see our position in the same vein going forward,” Goodell said. Goodell’s response stemmed from a question about the league’s support of fantasy football and distaste for sports betting. “We don’t put fantasy football in that category at all,” Goodell said, referring to gambling. Goodell relayed a story of a father and teenage daughter bonding over…

There have been some monster Super Bowl blowouts in the past. Washington beat Denver 42 to 10 in 1988. Then, San Francisco beat Denver to the tune of 55 to 10 in 1990. Noticing a trend here? Well, to be fair we only selected the blowouts involving the Denver Broncos. Mostly because they were embarrassed in the biggest game of all once again, this time by Seattle, to the tune of 43 to 8. Not a pretty sight. To be certain, these were not the only lopsided loses for the Broncos in the Super Bowl. In the champion for the…

Open Market – With Super Bowl XLVIII in the history books, all that remains now is for the losers to lick their wounds and for the victors to collect their spoils. The Seattle Seahawks will return home to their adoring fans while the winners of friendly bets and office pools will collect their winnings. Of course, in most states wagering on sports is illegal. Should it be, or is it about time that states legalized the widespread activity of sports gambling? The short answer: It should never have been banned in the first place. Legalization would protect gamblers from the…

itWeb Africa – Sports betting is set go get a mobile boost in Uganda as Offsidegaming has partnered with Worldstar Betting to launch an Opera Mini website. The company has introduced sports betting in various platforms across the world but has now created an Opera Mini site to enable users in the region access the betting platform. Most mobile internet users still use feature phones in the vast African mobile landscape. The site is planned to offer sports enthusiasts and brands a chance to enter into the sports betting world. Offisidegaming will be offering at least 100 live events everyday….

Stamford Daily Voice – A 45-year-old Stamford man was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for operating an illegal sports gambling business, the U.S. attorney’s office in Connecticut announced. Stephen Joyce led a lucrative illegal sports bookmaking operation in Stamford that involved at least five other bookmakers, according to court documents. Authorities conducted a search of Joyce’s residence on July 27, 2011, and recovered extensive gambling records, a laptop computer and other items. As part of his sentence, Joyce was also forced to forfeit $175,000 and a pay a $3,000 fine. Joyce pleaded guilty to one count of operating an illegal…

Gaming Intelligence – South African betting operator Van der Vyver Racing has partnered with gaming software provider BetTech Gaming to launch a new online sportsbook. Van der Vyver will launch an online and mobile offering under the Playabets.com brand, aiming to expand into the emerging South African iGaming market. Playabets will offer pre-match and in-play wagering on more than 30 sports, alongside pools and fixed-odds betting on all South African and European horse racing, as well as markets on national lotteries from around the world. The deal is BetTech’s third partnership with a sub-Saharan gaming company after deals with Uganda’s…