The rise of regulated sports betting in the United States is making a significant impact on the lives of Americans; both intended and unintended. One of the most significant impacts has been on professional and college athletes who are subject to some pretty serious harassment, and even death threats, from aggrieved gamblers who have wagered…
Three Ohio lawmakers are recommending that their state expand its regulated gaming options to include online casino games and an ilottery option. It's a move that's aimed at stimulating tax revenues that would likely also inflame anti-gambling advocates who oppose gaming expansions of any kind. Republican Representatives Jay Edwards, Jeff LaRe and Cindy Abrams introduced…
When regulated sports betting was legalized in the United States via a Supreme Court decision, few anticipated the impact it would have on college athletes. Across the country student athletes are facing some pretty extreme harassment aggrieved bettors who've placed, and lost, prop bets on their play. As this problem worsens, state gambling commissions are…
Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter plead guilty in federal court this week to conspiracy charges for his role in a betting scandal that could have wide-ranging implications for the regulated sports betting industry. In a New York courtroom, Porter stood in front of Judge James R. Cho during his arraignment hearing and entered a…
To say that former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter made a bad bet when he decided to pull himself out of a game so that a gambling operation could win a prop bet is something of an understatement. Not only did the move cost him his NBA career (he's banned from the league for life),…
Can sports betting revenue be the driving factor for luring professional sports teams to move from one city to another? That's the thought behind HB 2001, a bill that was recently signed into law by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Under the terms of the bill, sports betting revenue can be used to fund bonds, which…
Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire Pat Hoberg is the latest professional sports figure to be punished for violating his league's gambling policy. Hoberg, who is an MLB umpire of some distinction, was hit last week with an unspecified punishment/suspension for gambling violations, though the specific nature of his violations have not yet been made public.…
Major League Soccer (MLS) star Felipe Hernandez has just joined a club that no professional athlete wants anything to do with. The Sporting KC mid-fielders is the latest sports star to catch a suspension for violating his league's gambling policy. Unfortunately for Hernandez, this is the second time he's come up on the wrong side…
With the rise of regulated sports betting in US States, there's also been a growing push to take action against unregulated, offshore sportsbooks like Bovada. From the American Gaming Association to state gaming commissions, regulators, operators and trade advocacy groups are taking a hard line against their unlicensed competitors. This week, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission…
From its inception, it was clear that ESPN Bet could be walking a regulatory tightrope. After all, the massive sports reporting network has dozens of shows featuring a multitude of guests every day. The possibility that one or more of them will way say or do something that attracts the attention of gaming regulators was…
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