American Sportsbetting
The expansion of legal sports betting in the United States offers sports fans the opportunity to engage with their favorite teams and leagues in a new and fun way. The American Gaming Association and our members are committed to making sure you’re playing safely and responsibly. American sports have become increasingly popular on this side of the pond in recent years. As such, UK bookmakers have increased their offerings in this area, with a range of odds and markets on basketball, baseball, American Football and ice hockey. SportsBetting.ag offers all of the popular North American sports including NFL football, NCAA college football, NHL hockey, NBA basketball, college basketball, MLB baseball, golf, tennis, boxing and MMA. There’s also plenty of international sports betting options available including Aussie Rules football, soccer, darts, cricket, handball.
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- American Odds Explained
- American Sports Betting Sites
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We have put together a series of free sportsbetting guides to help you improve. These guides cover a variety of topics that range from beginner to advanced concepts. It is important that you learn the fundamentals of sportsbetting from a trusted source to ensure you are consuming correct information.
How does profitable sportsbetting work?
There exists a margin between the betting lines offered at a sportsbook and the market’s expected value. Oddsmakers adjust their lines in an attempt to control the action on a given match. This is done with the goal of either achieving an equal amount of money staked on either side of a market, or to take a position (where they believe they have the advantage).
Expected Value
The expected value of a betting market is it’s true value. A team’s average win percentage, margin of victory, or total points scored if the match were to be played an infinite number of times. Being able to evaluate expected value is a fundamental of profitable sportsbetting. As previously mentioned oddsmakers adjust their lines away from the expected value in consideration of their customers’ betting habits. A team with a true winning percentage of 56% might have -110 money line odds. In order to justify placing a wager with -110 odds you need to win at least 52.38% of the time (the break-even percentage). Since this is the case, we are making a good bet.
The expansion of legal sports betting in the United States offers sports fans the opportunity to engage with their favorite teams and leagues in a new and fun way. The American Gaming Association and our members are committed to making sure you’re playing safely and responsibly. Let’s keep sports betting fun…have a game plan to bet responsibly.
Set a budget and stick to it.
Responsible gaming means enjoying sports betting as a fun and leisurely activity, by playing for limited amounts of time – both in frequency and duration – and with a predetermined budget. You can establish your own limits by developing a set of personal guidelines to determine when and how much to gamble.
Keep it social: play with friends, family, and colleagues.
Sports betting is a form of entertainment. Responsible gaming means keeping sports betting social and ensuring it remains entertaining.
Be informed: learn the details of the games you’re playing.
Utilize resources provided by sports betting operators on the games you’re playing and your odds of winning.
Play with trusted licensed, regulated operators.
State licensed and regulated sportsbook operators are committed to responsible gaming practices and ensuring that their staff are properly trained on responsible gaming policies. Illegal and unregulated sportsbook operators do not have any responsible gaming measures in place, placing consumers at heightened risk.
American Sports Betting Tips
Where I can bet legally?
Use the interactive sports betting map to see if sports betting is legal in your state, the types of wagering allowed, a list of legal retail sportsbooks and online/mobile, and more.
American Odds Explained
Sports betting is no longer fun. Where can I get help?
It may be time to step away if sports betting is no longer a fun, affordable activity for you or a loved one. The signs below may indicate that it’s time to take a break or step away from playing.
- Sports betting for longer and longer periods of time
- Lying about the extent of sports betting involved
- Often missing work or school to wager
- Neglecting personal or family responsibilities to wager
- Using sports betting as an escape
- Wagering with money needed for paying bills
- Believing the “big win” will bring sports betting under control
If you’re concerned about a potential gambling problem, take the ten-question self-assessment provided by the National Council on Problem Gambling or call the 24-hour confidential hotline: 1-800-522-4700.
Have A Game Plan® Partners
The AGA is proud to partner with the gaming and sports industry to advance responsible sports wagering.
As the campaign’s first professional sports league partner, NASCAR is executing co-branded content that encourages new and seasoned sports bettors to “Know When To Pit” and bet responsibly.
As the first of the four major leagues to partner with the campaign, the NHL and its teams in legal sports betting jurisdictions will use co-branded materials to promote responsible sports betting online and in arenas during the league’s coming seasons.
American Sports Betting Sites
The PGA TOUR aligned with Have A Game Plan to encourage its fans to “Know When to Lay Up” and bet responsibly. The co-branded content will live on social and digital platforms along with public service announcements that will air on PGA TOUR Radio.
American Sports Betting Site
FanDuel is the first mobile sportsbook operator to partner with Have A Game Plan and has made a multi-million dollar commitment of its owned media inventory and assets annually toward responsible gaming messaging.