Nation Jul 28 Guardians All-Star Emmanuel Clase placed on leave amid MLB sports betting investigation By Jay Cohen, Associated Press
Nation Jul 03 Cleveland’s Luis Ortiz placed on leave amid MLB gambling investigation, AP sources say Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz has been placed on non-disciplinary leave due to a gambling investigation by Major League Baseball. By Joe Reedy, Associated Press
Nation Jun 27 NCAA considering proposal to allow college athletes, staff to bet on professional sports NCAA President Charlie Baker and other college sports leaders have raised concerns about gamblers attacking athletes on social media for their play and there have been scattered allegations, including some earlier this year, against programs involving betting. By Associated Press
Nation Feb 07 Watch 8:31 The growing concerns around the boom in sport betting This Sunday in New Orleans, the Philadelphia Eagles will try to block the Kansas City Chiefs from taking home a historic third consecutive Super Bowl title. But there will also be a historic $1.4 billion riding on the game. Paul… By Paul Solman, Frank Carlson
Nation Jul 10 Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his NBA career Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling's sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
Jun 17 Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Florida-Seminole Tribe agreement on online sports betting By Associated Press The nation's highest court denied a petition from opponents of the compact, which promises to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars for the tribe and the state. Continue reading
Apr 17 NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The NBA has banned Toronto two-way player Jontay Porter after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:02 How baseball’s biggest star is entangled in a gambling and theft investigation By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow, Courtney Norris Gambling and theft allegations are swirling around baseball star Shohei Ohtani as his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is under criminal investigation accused of using millions of dollars of Ohtani's money to pay off gambling debts. Ohtani hasn’t been accused of… Continue watching
Feb 12 Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Data from GeoComply shows the number of verification checks it carried out over the weekend increased by more than 22 percent from last year. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 6:51 A look at the growing ties between pro sports and the sports betting industry By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Winston Wilde Not long ago, professional sports avoided anything to do with gambling. But today in 2024, the Super Bowl is being played within sight of the Las Vegas Strip, and pro sports leagues and teams are raking in millions of dollars… Continue watching