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MLB’s Rob Manfred Takes Swing at West Virginia Sports Betting Bill
Last Friday, West Virginia all but passed a bill that would legalize and regulate sports betting should the US Supreme decide shortly that individual states are free to do so. With the bill sailing through the House by a 77 to 22...
Boxer Canelo Alvarez Tests Drug-Positive Ahead of GGG Rematch, Blames Mexican Meat
Mexico's Canelo Alvarez has tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, a drug that's used in some countries to help clear breathing disorders, by working as a bronchial dilator and decongestant.?As a sympathomimetic drug, which typically are compounds that stimulate the nervous...
Sportsbetting Site CrownBet Nabs William Hill Australia for $234 Million
Online sportsbetting site CrownBet has beaten out Sportsbet in the race to acquire William Hill’s Australian division. The deal, worth AU$300 million (US$234 million), was announced by Hill in a filing to the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning. The deal will...
No Ruling in Supreme Court Sports Betting Case, Odds Now Strongly Favor PASPA Repeal
No Supreme Court sports betting ban decision was issued today regarding New Jersey's appeal of the federal prohibition, as many in the industry had anticipated. Last week, online sportsbook BetDSI's odds on when the SCOTUS would deliver its ruling had March 5...
Russia Faces Online Gambling Problem as FIFA World Cup Looms
The soccer World Cup in Russia this summer is likely to be the most-bet-upon sporting event in human history, as was the Brazilian World Cup before it, and the South African World Cup before that. The rest of the world may be...
Demolition at Future Connecticut Casino Site Proceeds Despite Ongoing Legal Challenges
The Connecticut casino project in East Windsor is moving forward with demolition of a closed movie theater that currently occupies the 26-acre site. However, ongoing legal challenges questioning the validity of the tribal satellite gaming facility continue to jeopardize its future. The...
Japan Looks to Biometric Tech for Casino Access Control
Japan’s lawmakers are determined to keep tabs on the gambling habits of their citizens once their shiny new casino industry is up and running, and they believe biometric identification technology may be the answer. Alongside a slew of consumer protection proposals designed...
Phil Mickelson Masters Odds Shorten After WGC-Mexico Win, Tiger Commits to Valspar, Arnold Palmer
Phil Mickelson is now at 18/1 to win the 2018 Masters and don his fourth green jacket after winning the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship on Sunday. Mickelson's breakthrough in Mexico City where he shot -16 and won in a one-hole playoff over...
Las Vegas Shooting Victims Restitution Payments Starting to Go Out, But Will It Be Enough for Survivors and Orphans?
Money raised for the Las Vegas shooting victims of October 1, 2017 is finally being allocated, more than five months after the fundraising was initiated. Much of the money being directed to decedents’ families and injured survivors is coming from the gaming...
Crown Resorts Faces Regulatory Disciplinary Proceedings Over Slot Machine Tampering
Australia’s Crown Resorts is in hot water over allegations that it deliberately limited the gambling options on some of its slot machines at its flagship Crown Melbourne Casino by “blanking” buttons, rendering them unusable by patrons. State regulator the Victorian Commission for...