sports gambling

Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent is unapologetic over his part in banning Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose from the Hall of Fame.

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.

Ippei Mizuhara, the friend and former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has pleaded guilty to stealing millions from Ohtani to cover gambling debts, the U.S. Department of Justice reported.

Pat McAfee mocked an ad featuring ESPN BET after a first-quarter earnings report showed the sports betting service massively underperforming.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani faced the media on Monday and firmly denied that he ever bet on sports. He also called his friend and former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, a liar.

The IRS has opened up a criminal investigation the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Shohei Ohtani.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will face the media on Monday to address the gambling controversy swirling around his friend and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.

NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton decried the rise of legalized sports betting in the United States, lamenting how it has made fans harsh.

The U.S. sports betting industry pulled in revenues of $10.9 billion last year, a nearly 45 percent increase from the previous year. 

Betting on the Super Bowl exploded to a new high as more than $185 million is bets poured into sportsbooks in Las Vegas ahead of the game.

Super Bowl LVIII is already breaking records in the amount of money being laid on the line at sportsbooks all across the country.

Sports gambling giant FanDuel has denied a request from the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars to return the more than $20 million in funds.

An employee at a popular sports gambling site is no longer employed after it was determined he had cheated in a fantasy football contest on his company’s site.

With the Super Bowl scheduled to be played in Las Vegas this year, the NFL has released its new gambling restrictions and notably even bans players from playing slot machines in Sin City.

A father who went to jail for stealing more than £1 million from his company to gamble on sports is sharing his story to encourage gambling addicts to seek help.

The gambling boom in the state of New Jersey has been hurting the state’s economy, a new study has shown. 

Politicians grasping for new tax revenue from gambling and pro sports teams looking for taxpayer supported new stadiums are expanding.

Sports betting apps offer lots of “first bet free” come-ons to hook the new bettor. “The people who should be paying attention to this are not, and that’s because they’re getting paid,” says Peter Schweizer.

Experts warn that the recent wave of sports betting legalization could turn young men into gambling addicts.

Barstool Sports “El Prez” Dave Portnoy says he is suing the Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL because he lost a $120,000 bet after the team allegedly neglected to inform sports fans that QB Joe Burrow had an injury that could have — and eventually did — cause him to exit Thursday’s game early.

A new book by gambler Billy Walters reveals that golf great Phil Mickelson lost nearly $100 million gambling.

David Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sport, is once again the site’s sole owner after Penn Entertainment sold the company back to him.

Detroit Lions wide receiver and 2022 1st-round draft pick Jameson Williams is among five NFL players suspended for violating the league’s rules against gambling.

The rise in sports books is corresponding with a sharp rise in gambling addiction and the financial distress that follows.

Legendary Cleveland broadcaster Bernie Kosar was fired on Sunday after the Browns found out he placed a $19,000 bet on the team.

The NFL has suspended jets wide receivers coach and former Dallas Cowboy Miles Austin for gambling on sports.

The Florida House approved the 2021 Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis in a 97-17 vote on Wednesday.

Sports betting is one of the biggest boons in new tax revenue that many states are reaping, but not all states allow gambling, and those states are missing out on a vast new revenue stream.

Maryland is the latest to join a growing number of states looking to cash in by legalizing sports gambling, as Governor Larry Hogan prepares to sign a bill opening the state to sports bettors.

Failed presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said he opposes Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) effort to change the gambling landscape in Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reached an agreement with the state’s Seminole Tribe on Friday that would greatly expand gambling in the state, adding legalized sports wagering as that once mostly illegal activity continues to grow nationwide.

TAMPA, Fla. — A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Double down on Donald, or bet big on Biden? Plenty of Americans would like the chance to place a bet on the upcoming presidential election (and sports books would love to take their money), but so far, it is not legal anywhere in the country.

A sports bettor has been charged with sending hundreds of threatening messages to college and pro athletes over social media.

A former Massachusetts college soccer player has been charged with sending death threats and racist epithets to 45 professional and amateur athletes who he blames for his mounting gambling debts.

With 26 wins in his column, Jeopardy! champion and professional sports bettor James Holzhauer has started donating his winnings to charity.