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…
ESPN Bet is making sports betting history this week after being named as the Official Betting Partner of the upcoming PGA Championship. The 2024 PGA Championship, which is set to take place at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky from May 16-19, marks the first time the vaunted PGA Tour has partnered with a sports…
Backlash against the idea of turning children's games like Skee-Ball into skill-based gambling games began this week when an Illinois lawmaker introduced a bill that would outlaw the concept entirely in "family amusement establishments". If passed into law, HB5832 would slam the brakes on Dave and Buster's recent attempt to allow real money wagering on…
Making a fortune in America's sports betting boom isn't quite as easy as it sounds. Just ask the folks running ESPN Bet. With incredible name recognition, and some very deep pockets, the sports media giant's foray into running a sportsbook hasn't exactly gone according to plan. Now, after a lackluster earnings report, even the company's…
Former Resorts World Presidet and CEO Scott Sibella is the target of a complaint made by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) this week related to the scandal surrounding MLB star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. According to the NGCB, Resorts World allowed Wayne Nix to funnel money from the illegal sports betting operation…
Skee-Ball is a beloved amusement park and arcade staple that's been dispensing prize tickets that can be used to win everything from cheap plastic spider rings to giant stuffed animals since 1908. It's not an industry that's been ripe for disruption, until now. Earlier this week, Dave and Buster's (an American arcade/restaurant chain) announced plans…
When is $1.29 billion in gaming revenue considered something of a disappointment? That's how much Nevada's gaming industry collected during the month of March and it marks the first time in eight months that year-on-year revenue was down - that's how good things are going in Nevada these days. While $1.29 is a pretty good…
One of the main advantages of regulated sports betting is that players can count on reliable operators who are held accountable by the agencies that license them. That means players can count on relatively quick payouts and overall fair play. But despite the advantages offered by regulated play, many players still prefer using black market…
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