Bill Speros, senior betting analyst for Bookies.com, explains why legal betting on the Oscars has grown in recent years thanks to changes in state gambling laws. The veteran analyst and journalist also discusses the rise of sports wagering as an audience engagement strategy and profit driver for media companies.

<p>Bill Speros, senior betting analyst for <a href="http://bookies.com/">Bookies.com</a>, explains why legal betting on the Oscars has grown in recent years thanks to changes in state gambling laws. The veteran analyst and journalist also discusses the rise of sports wagering as an audience engagement strategy and profit driver for media companies.</p>

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Betting on the Oscars: Why More States Allow Movie Fans to Place Wagers on Hollywood’s Big Night

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