Here's the Sporting News' betting glossary, including key sports betting terms that every beginner should know.

Louisiana lawmakers tried a novel strategy for raising revenue, a model that proponents say might work more broadly.

The latest sports betting statistics show that about 15% of US adults placed a sports bet in early 2025, showing that the market has stayed steady. The majority of sports bettors were men (68%), and nearly two-thirds were under 25 years old (64%), making them the most active group.

Here's everything you need to know about betting the NFL beyond the spread, including how to master the art of player props, live betting and more.

A key number in this sense is the league's most common margin of victory, which is 3. The second most common point differential you will see in the NFL is 7, with 6 as the third most likely.

Democrats and Republicans were about the same as to whether sports betting is good for sports. But 35% of Republicans say it’s bad compared to 30% of Democrats. More Democrats than Republicans say sports betting is neither a good thing nor a bad thing for sports.

Some athletes are addicted to gambling, and recent scandals implicated pro athletes in major criminal gambling and cheating rings.