Will Super Bowl LVIII be overrun with commercials for sportsbooks and casinos? NFL officials are promising that not only will the biggest of big games not be inundated with gambling ads, but that there will only be three of them during the entire broadcast. That's not a sign that gambling operators are shy about spending…
Another landmark Las Vegas hotel and casino is headed for a date with a wrecking ball this spring when the fabled Tropicana Las Vegas will be torn down to make way for the new Las Vegas A's baseball stadium. It's just the latest chapter in Sin City's effort to re-brand itself as Sportstown USA. The…
New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, 21, was arrested last week in Louisiana on charges of illegal gambling by a minor related to bets he placed while in college at Louisiana State University (LSU). Charges against Boutte include a felony count of computer fraud and a misdemeanor count of gambling prohibited for persons under…
British bookmaking giant Bet365 is jumping on the daily fantasy sports (DFS) bandwagon with a new free-to-play product called Daily Lineups. While Bet365 is reacting to demand in the market with this new offering, it's also forging into a market category that is under serious review by gaming regulators across the United States. Daily Lineups…
Former Resorts World CEO Scott Sibella pleaded guilty this week to charges of failing to report suspicious gambling activity at his company's casinos. The former executive is now facing a sentence of up to five years in a federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Despite his current circumstances, Sibella is optimistic that he'll return to…
Two former Iowa State football players who were caught up in a sports betting scandal that rocked the world of college athletics are calling a foul on the investigation that caused them so much trouble. Isaiah Lee and Eyioma Uwazurike, who both received sports betting related suspensions in 2023, have filed a motion challenging the…
Will California ever see regulated sports betting? That's a very relevant question now that the latest effort to put sports betting on the ballot in a manner that's palatable to the state's powerful tribal gaming interests has fizzled out. Self-described "tech bro" Kasey Thompson presented his effort as a new approach, but it met the…
Regulated sports betting has been a huge boon for state governments, adding over $1 billion in tax revenue each year. That money funds everything from the maintenance of state parks to programs aimed at stopping problem gambling. Of there's been a dark side to the sports betting boom, especially on college campuses where problem gambling…
LIV Golf is taking a major step towards the mainstream of the sporting world after announcing a new partnership with US Integrity. As one of the best-known integrity monitoring services in the industry, US Integrity will watching various sportsbooks, watching for anomalies and other signs of suspicious betting activity that could impact the honesty of…
PENN Entertainment is taking heavy criticism from one its biggest investors for "under performance" and alleged mismanagement. The barbs are coming from HG Vora, a hedge fund which oversees more than $7 billion worth of assets including a large portion of PENN. It's a tricky situation for PENN that could significantly alter the company's future…
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