Heidi Thomas

As an avid follower of sports and the newly recognized industry of esports, Heidi uses her expertise to help the team by managing posts regarding these sectors to ensure only high-quality pieces are published. She is also keen on learning more about the gambling industry in general and looks forward to writing for a high-profile news outlet to improve her experience.

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Michigan Sports Betting Bill Clears Second Committee

A stand-alone Michigan sports betting bill is on its way to the floor of the House following a vote of approval by the chamber’s Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday. The bill, HB 4916, was introduced by Rep. Brandt Iden on Sept. 5 and passed by the House Regulatory Reform Committee on Sept. 17. HB […]

MLB News and Notes: Scherzer Ready To Go

Well, here we are at the end of the baseball season. Wednesday night is the final game of the 2019 season with Game 7 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros. In preparation for that, let’s check out headlines from all over baseball. Mad Max Returns The Nationals got a tough […]

College Football News and Notes: A New No. 1

Outside of a couple of games on Thursday night, college football is officially over in October. There are just a handful of weeks left in the regular season, so let’s check out some of the top headlines as we head into November. Swap Meet Alabama and LSU are a little more than 10 days away […]

NFL News and Notes: 49ers, Patriots Still Perfect

Outside of the Monday night game between two losing teams, another week of the NFL season is in the books. Unfortunately, there’s a little more bad news than good news coming out of Week 8. Nevertheless, let’s check out all of the headlines. Still Unbeaten There are eight weeks in the books, and two unbeaten […]

NBA News and Notes: Suns Finally Turning The Corner?

It has been quite some time since we have seen the Phoenix Suns as a respectable NBA franchise. Jeff Hornacek surprisingly took the team to 48 wins in his first year at the helm in 2013-14 but failed still to qualify for the postseason. The Suns have not had a winning season since and have […]

NCAA Football News and Notes: Wild Weekend

Another memorable college football weekend is in the books, even if it’s one that a few teams across the country would prefer to forget. Let’s take a look at all of the headlines from the ninth week of the season. Sooner Loser There will be a shakeup in the top 5 this week after the […]

Not A Rout, But Vikings Top Redskins

It wasn’t pretty, but the Vikings got the job done. Minnesota won its fourth game in a row on Thursday night, beating the Washington Redskins 19-9. Minnesota now moves up to 6-2 on the season and is right in the thick of the NFC North race. The Vikings have thrived this season on running the […]

MLB News and Notes: Ross Takes Over As Cubs Manager

With the World Series in the middle of a travel day, this seems like the perfect opportunity to check in with the rest of the league. After all, it’s already the offseason for the 28 other teams, so let’s look at all of the non-World Series headlines from the past week. Always a Cubbie After […]

Pennsylvania’s Sports Betting Handle Nears $200 Million In September

Pennsylvania’s sports betting handle increased by a staggering 78 percent last month. According to the latest revenue report published by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board last week, the state’s sportsbooks processed a total of $194.5 million in sports bets during September. This was about $85.5 million more than the record $109 million handle posted in […]

College Football News and Notes: Clemson Falls Despite Win

After having a couple of days to reflect on another wild and unpredictable weekend in college football, it’s now time to look at the fall out of everything that happened. Let’s take a look back at this past week and glance ahead to next week. Another Drop For the third time in four weeks, Clemson […]