Jun 27 NCAA considering proposal to allow college athletes, staff to bet on professional sports By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 8:31 The growing concerns around the boom in sport betting By Paul Solman, Frank Carlson 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… Continue watching
Jul 10 Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his NBA career By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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
Nov 07 Pro-casino effort in Richmond, Virginia, concedes defeat in second referendum By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press The developers of a proposed resort casino in Virginia's capital city conceded a loss Tuesday night in their second shot at winning voters' approval for the project. Continue reading
May 31 Former Connecticut lawmaker gets 27 months in prison for stealing over $1.2 million in coronavirus aid By Dave Collins, Associated Press Michael DiMassa used a chunk of the money to fuel his gambling addiction. He apologized Wednesday in federal court in Hartford. Continue reading