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Well, it was certainly creative A man who ran a TikTok gambling “service” in Minnesota has been arrested seven months after authorities uncovered his scheme. 40-year-old Blake Fitzgerald has been charged with three counts of running an illegal gambling operation. It is really a wonder why he wasn’t caught earlier and, frankly, why it took… Read more »
Wynn Resorts has announced that pulling its sportsbook WynnBET out of two-thirds of the states in which it operates. “In light of the continued requirement for outsized marketing spend through user acquisition and promotions in online sports betting, we believe there are higher and better uses of capital deployment for Wynn Resorts shareholders,” said Julie… Read more »
In March, Crown London Aspinalls Casino argued in court that high roller Lester Hui should pay £589,724 in baccarat losses that he incurred years earlier. Hui claimed the casino knowing gave him alcohol until he was “blackout drunk” and thus couldn’t make appropriate decisions. On Friday, a UK High Court judge sided with the casino… Read more »
New giant on the block In what will be a sizable shift in the US sports betting industry, ESPN and Penn Entertainment have partnered to create ESPN BET. It will be the sports media leader’s first official entry into the sports wagering business, though it has partnered with other companies as sponsors and broadcast data… Read more »
Taking advantage of the giving spirit U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia has charged a man from Dublin, Georgia with dozens of counts related to his defrauding people out of over $30 million and using about $1 million of that to bet on sports online. In the indictment unsealed this week, 45-year-old… Read more »
Lots of bets, small dollar amounts It looks like the Iowa State University football team is going to have to scramble to figure out who will be starting at quarterback when the team opens its season a month from today against the University of Northern Illinois. Hunter Dekkers, who started every game for the Cyclones… Read more »
Are you ready to be a loser once again? I know I am. Mega Millions, one of the two major multi-state lotteries in the United States, has again seen its jackpot climb above $1 billion. For the next drawing, scheduled for Tuesday night, the estimated jackpot is a brain-numbing $1.1 billion. And you know I’m… Read more »
Player funds are safe Flutter Entertainment has announced that it is shutting down its Fox Bet sports betting platform, effective immediately. Fox Bet is no longer taking wagers and will see its operations completed phased out throughout the month of August. After August 31, players can get to any funds still in their accounts through… Read more »
Decent action on Harvard All three casinos in Massachusetts have been fined by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for accepting illegal sports bets. The fines, announced Tuesday, total $50,000. In February, MGM Springfield took wagers on two games involving in-state college teams. There are exceptions in cases when the team is involved in a tournament, but… Read more »
An employee at electronics company Hisense, best known in the US for its budget-priced televisions, has pleaded guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception for her scheme to defraud the company out of over AU$3 million. 58-year-old Australian Aphrodite Minor used her position as a customer service manager to funnel funds intended for customers into… Read more »
In a ruling on Monday, the Federal Court of Australia ordered Diverse Link Pty Ltd to pay a penalty of AU$5 million (USD$3.4 million) for provided unlicensed, and thus illegal, online gambling through the website Redraw Poker. The case from which the order came was a civil suit filed by the Australian Communications and Media… Read more »
The NFL has suspended yet another player for violating the league’s gambling policy. On Monday, the league announced that Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike has been banned indefinitely, which means for at least a full year. He is eligible to apply for reinstatement on July 24, 2024. The indefinite suspensions implies that Uwazurike bet… Read more »
One strike, you’re out University of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired in May for his involvement in bets placed on an April 28 game between his team and the LSU Tigers. According to reports, he was in contact with Bert Eugene Neff, Jr., who was placing bets at the BetMGM Sportsbook at the… Read more »
Talking their way into lots of money The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has issued a warning to casinos about a lucrative scam that has been seen not just in Nevada, but around the country. In a notice to its licensees on Friday, the NGCB explained that the fraudsters use social engineering to manipulate casino… Read more »
According to a report from ESPN, a “handful” the NFL is expected to suspend a “handful” of players for a year sometime this week for violating the league’s gambling policy. This comes on the heels of the league announcing that it is emphasizing the key points of said policy to players, and rookies, in particular.… Read more »
In light of a half-dozen players getting caught violating the league’s gambling policy in the last couple months, the NFL held a conference call on Tuesday to discuss said policy and player education. Specifically, the league laid out six key points, presented in slideshow format: Don’t bet on the NFL Don’t gamble at your team… Read more »
Unexpected cancellation required decisions to be made No person or company is ever happy when they are the target of a lawsuit, but DraftKings is really mad about a class action lawsuit filed by one of its customers in January. In a memorandum filed in US District Court in Massachusetts, DraftKings’ lawyers called for the… Read more »
Imagine the excitement of attending the first week of the World Series of Poker. Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas are buzzing as people’s quests for a bracelet – including yours! – begin. Now imagine being asleep in your hotel room in the wee hours of the morning, perhaps with your significant other, and… Read more »
The nomination period for the Poker Hall of Fame has begun. On Tuesday, the World Series of Poker made the nomination form available to the public on its website. While you can nominate anyone you would like, there is a set a criteria that must be met in order for that nominee to actually be… Read more »
Waiting to see extent of betting We have seen several sports betting scandals (though we’re using the word “scandals” loosely for now) involving players and coaches in recent weeks. The latest: the NFL is investigating Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers for possibly violating the league’s gambling policy. And by his reaction, it certainly sounds like… Read more »
Alabama coach fired Time will tell if it will grow into a full-blown scandal, but regardless of whether or not it does, it looks like Bert Eugene Neff, Jr. will be at the center. According to Sports Illustrated, Neff is the direct connection between NCAA investigations of the baseball teams at the University of Alabama… Read more »
The Oakland A’s have reportedly reached an agreement with the Nevada governor’s office, the state Treasurer, and Clark County on a plan to fund a prospective baseball stadium in Las Vegas. No financial figures have been made public yet, but now the funding bill will move to the state legislature, where it must be approved… Read more »
More suspensions on the way? Though the NFL is fantastic at keeping itself in the news all year, the league is in a period of downtime at the moment, about a month after the annual draft and a few months before the start of the season. That is not to say, though, that the league’s… Read more »
The Tropicana in Las Vegas was where I stayed the first time I visited Las Vegas. It wasn’t much to write home about and the walk to my hotel tower was excruciating, but it was an old school part of Las Vegas history, so it felt fun to be there. Now it seems that one… Read more »
Caesars is doing some rearranging of its properties on the Las Vegas Strip. On Monday, the company announced that Horseshoe Las Vegas’ Jubilee Tower will become part of Paris Las Vegas as part of a $100 million renovation project. The hotel tower will be renamed Versailles Tower and will be connected to the rest of… Read more »
