College athletes need protection against a host of new challenges brought on by regulated sports betting in the United States. That's what the NCAA president Charlie Baker is saying as he launches a new campaign to get state legislatures to enact laws to help protect student athletes from harassment by gamblers while maintaining the integrity…
The old expression, "Politics makes for strange bedfellows," is coming to life in the state of Florida as the anti-gambling group No Casinos, Inc. is filing an amicus brief in a case pitting poker rooms against big casino interests. It's a soap opera-like atmosphere with sky-high financial consequences for all parties involved. At the heart…
One of the unanticipated side effects of regulated sports betting has been a rash of professional football players who have been caught either placing bets from team facilities or betting on their own team. This outbreak has been especially shocking given the fate of players who have been caught betting on their own teams, such…
The Florida Gaming Control Commission is getting very serious about cracking down on daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites that are rapidly blurring the line between DFS and actual wagering. Three licensed DFS operators, Underdog, PrizePicks, and Betr Picks, received cease and desist letters from the Commission this week warning them that the State believes they…
Resorts World President and CEO Scott Sibella was fired by the company for an undisclosed "rule violation" of some kind. Though no official reason was given for the high profile sacking, it's possible that it's related to an investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board earlier this year, though Sibella was cleared of any wrongdoing…
Five current and former Iowa State football players have plead guilty to charges of underage gambling in a case that highlights the dangers of regulated sports betting and college-aged males. The five young were part of a betting scandal involving underage players betting on their own teams, sometimes from team facilities, that shook the college…
When ESPN announced that it was going to launch its own sportsbook, ESPN BET, it was almost a certainty that there would be a ripple effect on the organization. That ripple effect has, indeed, started with the recent announcement that ESPN's flagship sports betting show is moving from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, back to…
The US gaming industry is experiencing a three-year run of "unprecedented" growth that does not seem to be in danger of slowing down anytime soon. That's the good news from the American Gaming Association's (AGA) Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. According to the AGA, the US commercial gaming industry pulled in $16.07 billion over the course…
Gambling.com Group, CEO Charles Gillespie is very happy to have ESPN as a competitor in the red hot US sports betting market, and he also sees a bright future for casino affiliates. Those are just a couple of the nuggets regarding the general state of online gambling in the United States that Gillespie dropped during…
The normally placid state of Iowa has become ground zero for an ever-expanding sports betting scandal that's drawn in more than 26 athletes from 5 different sports. As the scandal unfolds, Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz has weighed on the subject with some strong words for players who bet on their own teams, as well…
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