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.
The NFL is partnering with Caesars Entertainment as its first official casino sponsor, but the multiyear deal does not include sports betting or fantasy football.
Sports wagering in the United States would be regulated by the federal government under a bill with bipartisan support introduced Wednesday by US Senators Orrin Hatch and Chuck Schumer.
National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell is urging Congress to create national rules for sports gambling to get ahead of the wave of disparate rules that will likely come from the states after a recent Supreme Court ruling that quashed a national gambling ban.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new poll finds that half of Americans approve of legal sports betting.
During ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie discussed the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the ban on sports betting, saying legalized sports gambling means a “significant amount of revenue” for states. “It’ll be hundreds of millions of dollars
ESPN “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the ban on sports gambling, saying it was “long overdue.” “I think this is something that has been going on for quite a long time,” Smith
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) moved to allow the state of New Jersey to legalize sports betting at its racetracks and casinos, on Monday. The new rule could open sports gambling in up to 46 states.
Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) called out the “hypocrisy” of professional sports leagues like the NFL and NHL for blocking sports gambling while allowing the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas and the NHL an expansion team in the Vegas
On Thursday the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a draft of legislation which aims to remove federal restrictions on sports betting granting individual states the ability to legalize Online gambling.
In a stunning reversal for major professional sports leagues in America, the once taboo Sin City will likely host the NHL’s 31st franchise, perhaps the NFL’s Raiders, and maybe an MLB team in the not so distant future.
On the Thursday airing of “The Herd” on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 1 personality and J.School blogger Jason Whitlock shared one of his gambling stories where he won $18,000 only to quickly lose $47,000 not even an hour later at the
Colin Cowherd reacted Monday on the Fox Sports 1 simulcast of “The Herd” to the report that Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred will uphold former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose’s ban for gambling. He said Ty Cobb was a “racist” and
Just days after daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings were charged of insider trading, TBS’s Conan O’Brien spoofed the two sites’ commercials on his nightly show “Conan.” The commercials, which are seen often on sports stations and during sporting events, portray testimonies from
