SPORTS BETTING
Matt Bowyer is a central figure in the betting scandal involving Ippei Mizuhara, former translator for Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara placed bets with Bowyer’s illegal sportsbook, which has been under...
Minnesota Betting Bill Gains Support of Two Stakeholders
Last year, the charities said no deal to a sports betting bill that ended pull tabs, their source of income. This year, an increase in the sports betting tax...
NCAA Prez Calls for End of Prop Bets in College Games
Charlie Baker (l.), the president of the NCAA, wants proposition bets on college players stricken from sportsbook menus. Too much stress on young student athletes who have to worry...
Ontario Bettors Frustrated with Delayed Payouts from State Sportsbook
Canadians have this strange affliction. When they win a sports bet, they’d like to be paid and paid in a reasonable time. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation would...
Fanatics Grabs Arizona License; More to Come for Upstart
Fanatics has not been in the sportsbook business very long, but just added its 17th license. As many as five more could be issued in 2024, including New Jersey...
Florida Anti-Gaming Group Issues Amicus Brief for W. Flagler
On the off chance the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of West Flagler and Associates vs the Department of Interior, Florida Gambling Opponents want to pitch in....
DraftKings Accuses Former Executive of Info, Employee Theft
Just before the Super Bowl, Michael Hermalyn bolted from DraftKings to Fanatics. He also tried to lure two colleagues and released confidential information. Now DraftKings wants an injunction against...
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark Increased Betting on Women’s Basketball
Her 3-point shots are a thing of beauty, but Caitlin Clark (l.) does more than drop 3’s. The Iowa senior has set women’s college basketball abuzz. She broke scoring...
Proposed Illinois Sports Betting Tax Hike Has Opponents
When Illinois went live with sports betting, the tax rate ranked among the lowest. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (l.) wants to significantly increase the rate to close budget shortfalls. But...
NCAA to Probe Point Spread at Temple-UAB Game
Temple University has a long, proud basketball history so it seems unlikely their loss against the University of Alabama at Birmingham is an anomaly. Still, the NCAA will look...
Georgia Sports Betting a Longshot but Still in Play
Georgia ends its legislative session March 28. The House has just begun talking about the Senate sports betting bill. No vote is planned as of March 15. Do the...
North Carolina Launches Sports Betting in time for March Madness
If there's one thing North Carolina knows, it’s college basketball. Call it serendipity that the state launched online sports betting just in time for college basketball’s premiere event.
FanDuel to Take Over D.C. Lottery Betting Platform
Only folks who live or work in D.C. have to live in a cave to be unaware of the massive problems GambetDC has wrought. Help is on the way...
Florida Parimutuels Ask Courts to Stop Online Sports Betting
For Florida and the Seminoles, online sports betting has been a huge success. You’d never know the two parimutuel companies are still suing. They await decisions as to whether...
Minnesota Senate Committee Doubles Tax Rate in Bill
Minnesota lawmakers want to double the proposed wagering tax rate after previously eliminating in-game wagers.
Sportradar: North America Draws Fewest Suspicions
Sportradar published its annual “Betting Corruption and Match Fixing Report” for 2023. The report catalogs everything you need to know about suspicious scandals. Good news: North America has few...
PGA Tour Joins Response Betting Advertising Group
The PGA Tour joined the Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising, a voluntary association of sports leagues and media founded in 2023, and renewed its participation in the National...
Maryland Joins Ohio as Latest To Ban College Player Prop Bets
Following on the heels of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, Maryland Lottery and Gaming has put an end to college player prop bets. The decision in both cases...
Missouri Sports Betting Effort Moves Closer to Ballot
If you want some muscle to get a job done, call on your pro teams. In Missouri’s case, the pro teams took the initiative to launch a signature campaign...
North Carolina Disperses Seven Sports Betting Licenses
It was more than symbolism that the first sports wagers will be bet on March 11 in time for the coveted Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. And to get the...