Tom covers UFC, NFL and MLB for Vegas-odds.com. When he's not writing about sports, he's usually playing poker or betting on the spread. Contributor at GamblingIndustryNews.com and PokerIndustryNews.com

Posts by Thomas Nielsen

November 3, 2024 by: Thomas Nielsen
Developments in both legal and unregulated sectors, reflecting evolving consumer behaviors, regulatory actions, and market dynamics
December 18, 2023 by: Thomas Nielsen
Beating the closing line consistently is a positive indicator of your betting skill and the value of your betting
December 2, 2023 by: Thomas Nielsen
How Does Money Line Betting Work? A MoneyLine bet is the most straightforward bet to understand for a novice bettor, as it is simply a straight bet to select the winner of any given game, irrespective of the score or margin of victory. Positive American Odds Odds which start with a positive (+) sign shows […]
September 14, 2023 by: Thomas Nielsen
The Giants still have plenty of time to turn their season around, and an avalanche game like the loss to the Cowboys is not as painful as a last-second field goal or touchdown that turns victory into defeat.
October 17, 2022 by: Thomas Nielsen
UFC Announces that no bets on UFC matches will be allowed for teams or UFC fighters as part of updated code of conduct
July 3, 2021 by: Thomas Nielsen
The Planet Hollywood 10-table 'Pleasure Pit' poker room looks set to join the list of closed poker rooms in Las Vegas later this month.
July 1, 2021 by: Thomas Nielsen
The state of Nevada sets a new record for gaming revenue - with $1.2B in May 2021 - the third month in a row that Nevada's casinos have exceeded $1 billion
May 29, 2021 by: Thomas Nielsen
Wynn Las Vegas unveils its largest ever live poker tournament featuring a $10M guaranteed poker tournament dubbed the "Wynn Millions" to run during 2021 Wynn Summer Classic.
May 1, 2021 by: Thomas Nielsen
More wheeling & dealing in Las Vegas as Bally's expand their US footprint and the first new build on the Las Vegas Strip for over 10 years opens in June
April 2, 2021 by: Thomas Nielsen
Pending required regulatory approvals, the biggest live poker series on earth - the WSOP - will return to Las Vegas from Thursday September 30th through Tuesday, November 23rd.
March 24, 2021 by: Thomas Nielsen
ARIA Las Vegas to host four high-stakes poker tournaments, kicking off 31st March with a $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em, with 7 handed play, 40 minute levels and shot-clocks
January 10, 2021 by: Thomas Nielsen
There are plenty of ways to bet the Superbowl - but how did former Super Bowl Winners Perform vs The Spread (ATS)?
August 28, 2020 by: Thomas Nielsen
Online gambling may be a gray area in your state or jurisdiction. Use our USA Legal sports betting tracker to find out the current legal status of sportsbetting in all 50 US States in regard to online gambling & fantasy sports
May 18, 2020 by: Thomas Nielsen
The sale of Michael Jordan’s sneakers by Sotheby's in London set a new record for the most expensive sneakers ever sold. A canadian collector bagged an autographed pair of Nike Air Jordan 1's for $560,000
April 5, 2020 by: Thomas Nielsen
BTC makes it easy to gamble online, securely and anonymously. Gamblers and poker players are turning to offshore online poker sites to get their gambling kicks
March 26, 2020 by: Thomas Nielsen
Many in the poker community, as well as Las Vegas residents believe that it is inevitable that the 51st annual World Series of Poker this summer in Las Vegas does not take place. Could it happen online instead?
February 4, 2010 by: Thomas Nielsen
Following her retirement from skiing, Lindsey Vonn (34) posed in a photo shoot for Sports Illustrated magazine - wearing nothing but body paint - for the SI Swimsuit 2016 edition.
November 2, 2009 by: Thomas Nielsen
Shabtai Kalmanovitch a high-rolling Israeli businessman with ties to trade and construction businesses and recent buyer of the women's basketball club Spartak was shot dead in Moscow