Nation Jun 09 Texas Tech ruling ignites debate on sports betting and gambling addiction By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Genesis Magpayo
Nation Nov 12 Watch 5:44 Indictment of MLB pitchers raises questions about impact of legal sports betting Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were charged with sharing inside information about their play with sports bettors. That information that enabled them and others to profit off the pitches they threw. It’s the latest in a series of gambling scandals surrounding… By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Oct 23 WATCH: Heat's Rozier and Trail Blazers' Billups among dozens charged in sports betting, Mafia-backed poker schemes The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about… By Alanna Durkin, Tim Reynolds, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Nation Sep 10 NCAA bans basketball players for betting on their own games The NCAA has permanently banned three Division I college basketball players for betting on their own games. By Cliff Brunt, 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
Oct 01 Watch 3:33 The life and complicated legacy of Pete Rose By Jeffrey Brown, Jonah Anderson Pete Rose was a baseball legend who became the all-time hitting king and yet was later banned from the game for life. His legacy and questions over whether he should have been admitted to the Hall of Fame are still… Continue watching
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 06 Record 68 million people plan on making Super Bowl bets By Wayne Parry, Associated Press “There’s a good chance that every Super Bowl for the next ten or so years will be the most bet Super Bowl thanks to the underlying growth of regulated sports betting in the U.S.,” said gambling analyst Chris Grove, a… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:18 Go big or go home: America's multi-billion dollar sports betting business By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest sporting -- and betting -- event of the year. Despite the pandemic, bookkeepers are expecting wagers worth more than $4 billion this year. Since its expansion outside Nevada in 2018, the legal betting industry… Continue watching
Feb 21 States are betting on sports gambling to close revenue gaps. Will it pay off? By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press At least 22 states are considering legislation to legalize sports gambling. An Associated Press review of all the bills introduced this year — more than 100 so far — found high interest among lawmakers, but also many questions about how… Continue reading