Texas, a conservative state with a large faith-based community, has long considered gambling a vice,  so the prohibition on casinos followed suit. Note: It's important to define gaming and gambling because they are two different things. Gaming is participating in legal, state-sanctioned wagering.

Since the tribes got the exclusive right to open casinos, Native American gambling has become a bigger economic factor in Oklahoma than in any other state except California.

One bettor won more than a half-million dollars by hitting an insane parlay during Championship Sunday in the NFL. The lucky winner turned their $20 site credit on FanDuel into $579,000 by correctly guessing the winners and exact score of both conference championship games. There's 55 555. There's just 55 555.

Contrarian sports betting is a strategy that involves betting against the public or the popular sentiment, with the belief that the public tends to be biased towards favorites and overvalues certain teams or players.