Officials from the NBA are calling on the US federal government to enhance its regulatory framework for regulated sports betting. The comments, made by NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum, come in the wake of criminal charges being filed in New York against figures in the Jontay Porter betting scandal and a…
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is the latest professional athlete to get caught up in a sports betting scandal and, if the allegations against him are proven true, he could be facing a lifetime ban from the sport. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Marcano is accused of committing professional sports'…
The State of Michigan is cracking down on unregulated, offshore sports betting and online casino gambling with a stern warning to Bovada to stay away from state residents. Michigan's big move comes at a time when regulated sports betting is exploding in the US, while illicit gambling continues to thrive. Earlier this week, the Michigan…
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has once again rejected a proposal for bringing sports betting exchanges to the state where the modern gaming industry was born. Last week's decision was a body blow to ProSwap, the sports betting exchange operator that's been trying since 2021 to convince the NGCB that sports betting exchanges have…
During a rare holiday session, the Illinois State Senate approved a budget that includes a massive, and progressive, tax hike on sports betting operators. Under the terms of HB 4951, Illinois' licensed sports betting operators would be taxed on a tier based on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) with the top tiers paying 40 percent. It's…
In the dark days before regulated sports betting was legalized in the United States, there was a glaring anomaly that exposed the absurdity of the ban. Every day, every daily newspaper across the country ran a small section of betting odds that was collectively known as the "Vegas Line". That line served as the official…
The Sports Betting Alliance is going all out to prevent Illinois lawmakers from raising taxes on sportsbooks from from 15 percent to 35 percent. The group, which represent operators including BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics Sportsbook, is mobilizing a massive e-mail campaign to its customers while simultaneously applying pressure to individual lawmakers as part of…
Ippei Mizuhara, the former translator for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, plead guilty this week to two charges of bank and tax fraud. Mizuhara faces as many as 30 years behind bars for his role in pilfering millions from Ohtani that he used on black market sports betting. Sometime next week, Mizuhara will formally…
Sports betting-related harassment of college athletes surged during the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, aka March Madness, according to NCAA Managing Director Mark Hicks. Speaking at the recent SBC Summit North America Player Protection Symposium, Hicks said his organization clocked 2,000 reports of players getting harassed by bettors that were serious enough to be…
A North Carolina lawmaker is jumping on the rapidly growing movement to ban player prop bets at the college level. Earlier this week, Representative Marcia Morey (D) introduced House Bill 967, which would eliminate individual player prop bets on college athletics in America's newest regulated sports betting market. The Tar Heel State is one of…
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