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I would say nice try, but…. If you are a regular reader of my articles, and I am confident that you are not (because even my wife and parents aren’t), you know that I like a stupid gambling-related crime or scandal now and again. And what’s nice about this one is that it ties in… Read more »
Method to the madness You ever think to yourself when the lottery jackpot gets crazy high, “Man, I wish I could just buy all the number combinations?” Well, someone did just that in Texas and won. The person or persons who did it are unknown, as they bought the tickets under name of a limited… Read more »
The NBA has announced that it has banned Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter for violations of the league’s gambling policy, including tipping-off bettors as to his health status, removing himself from games to affect prop bets, and betting on NBA games. In a statement detailing some of the league’s findings, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said,… Read more »
Earlier, we talked about the ongoing Jontay Porter betting investigation, so let’s cleanse our palettes and talk about a positive NBA story. Boban Marjanović, who stands 7 feet, 4 inches tall, is a treasure of a human being. From Serbia, Marjanović has been in the NBA since 2015 and while he has been a limited-action… Read more »
It might turn out to be nothing, but a new report details the extent to which the Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter was involved in sports betting. Porter, who is under investigation for his potential role in suspicious NBA wagering, reportedly bet millions of dollars on FanDuel from 2021-2023, this according to Action Network. Action Network… Read more »
Making the pitch The Cordish Companies, the owner of the Live! brand of casinos around the United States, has unveiled a new proposal for a mixed-used development – which includes a casino – in Petersburg, Virginia. The 400,000-square-foot Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia in Petersburg would cost an estimated $1.4 billion to build. The casino… Read more »
Customers just taking what they want, no big deal The Star Entertainment Group, one of Australia’s two major casino operators, is in the spotlight for negative reasons once again. This time, it is revelations of lax concern for customers and the company’s financial well-being that have come to light during a New South Wales (NSW)… Read more »
If an investigation concludes that the Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter intentionally influenced games in which he played for betting reasons, it could spell the end of his basketball career in the United States. On Wednesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that a lifetime ban is on the table, depending on the findings of the investigation.… Read more »
Stepping up the fight Atlantic City casino workers are fed up with having to deal with smoke day in and day out, so they are taking their fight to the courts. On Friday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) and another group of casino workers filed a lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court to try to… Read more »
Louisiana has become the latest state to ban player prop bets in college sports. On Wednesday, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board announced that such bets will no longer be available starting August 1. “Our staff began to work on this weeks ago, well ahead of the NCAA’s call for action on college proposition bets,” Louisiana… Read more »
Maybe not a blackjack table As I reminisced about yesterday, the Tropicana Las Vegas closed yesterday. It was the third-oldest casino still in operation, just a couple days shy of its 67th birthday. That position now belongs to The Linq, which opened in 1959 as the Flamingo Capri; the two oldest are the Flamingo, which… Read more »
When one thinks of home poker game robberies, one usually thinks of some underground game in a sketchy part of the city or a rival gang hitting a mafia game. That wasn’t at all the case late at night on Easter Sunday, when a regular neighborhood game was hit by armed robbers in Sayville, Suffolk… Read more »
The end If there is a history book for this sort of thing, it will say that the last bet ever at the Tropicana Las Vegas was a $3 minimum wager at a craps table, placed by Will Ross at about 2:45am on Tuesday, April 2. He was able to extend his session by hitting… Read more »
Coincidence? Hot on the heels of the Shohei Otani scandal involving his interpreter allegedly stealing millions from him to pay off gambling debts comes another developing scandal in the NBA. According to ESPN’s David Purdum, Brian Windhorst, and Adrian Wojnarowski, Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter is under investigation for a possible connection to multiple betting… Read more »
Tipico is far from the biggest name in the US sportsbook market; in fact, I would wager (see what I did there?) that most people have never heard of the company. Despite lagging in market share, however, the operator has achieved that its bigger rivals have not: it has become the first US sportsbook to… Read more »
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton reminded people that professional athletes are human, not just entertainers and stat generators. Athletes have always been under the microscope, but Haliburton pointed out that the spread of sports betting in the United States has also been a problem for them. In a media gaggle on Tuesday, The Athletic’s James… Read more »
Not as much fun in the sun As the weather gets warmer in the United States, people are looking for their next vacation destination. On of those, particularly for adults on the east coast, has long been Atlantic City. Though Las Vegas has more glitz and casino glamor, Atlantic City has gambling plus the Boardwalk… Read more »
I have an obscene number of hours on the absolutely delightful poker roguelike deck building game Balatro since it was released on February 20, 2024, and it looks like I’m not the only one. On Monday, the game announced that it hit the lofty milestone of 1 million copies sold. Balatro is a runaway smash… Read more »
NCAA’s March Madness is the talk of the sports world right now. With the First Four games starting tonight, basketball fans and betting fans are abuzz with an exciting few weeks of college hoops about to tip off. But let’s not forget the NBA, which is in the home stretch of the regular season. Just… Read more »
A member of the Iowa House of Representatives is pushing to rescind part of the state’s gambling laws that would require casinos to maintain lists of people who are barred from sports betting. The rule was put in place in 2019 when sports betting became legal in the state, but does not have to be… Read more »
Elaborate scheme A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who stole over $22 million from the organization has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced on Tuesday that U.S. District Judge Henry L. Adams also ordered 31-year-old Amit Patel to pay full… Read more »
Roundball Rock Online sports betting went live in North Carolina at noon on Monday, March 11, just in time for March Madness. With both men’s and women’s conference tournaments in full swing (some are already done), sports fans in one of the basketball-craziest states in the country have plenty of opportunities to throw a few… Read more »
Joint venture never worked Online gaming giant 888 Holdings has announced that it will undertake a “strategic review” of its business-to-consumer (B2C) operations in the United States. The end result could result in the company selling its US B2C business, exiting the US market, or any of a number of other moves, whatever it feels… Read more »
Ohio and, most recently, Maryland have both prohibited sports books from offering individual college player prop bets. The decisions resulted largely from a request by the NCAA. The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) announced its decision on February 23, giving operators until the end of the month to reach full compliance with the order. Maryland’s… Read more »
Iowa’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) screwed up and the state knows it. On Friday, March 1, Assistant Story County attorney Benjamin Matchan filed a motion to dismiss illegal gambling charges against four former Iowa State University student athletes because DCI investigators used geolocation software inappropriately. Former football players Isaiah Lee, Jirehl Brock and Eyioma… Read more »
