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DraftKings Turned 9/11 Into A Parlay Bet Promotion Three Years Ago
One of the U.S. regulated sports betting industry’s most depraved promotions appeared three years ago, when DraftKings tried to turn the anniversary of 9/11 into a parlay. On Sept. 11, 2023, DraftKings marked the 22nd anniversary of the horrific Sept. 11 attacks with a sports betting promotion called “Never Forget.” Yeah, that really happened. The…
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Acclaimed TV Director Slams Gambling Ad As ‘Trash And Theft’
Doug Ellin, creator and director of the hit HBO series Entourage, which aired over a decade ago, said a new gambling ad was content “theft” from the series. Ellin responded to a new gambling advertisement from the Jake Paul-backed Betr, also calling it “trash.” The ad featured cameos from former Entourage stars Adrian Grenier and…
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Sydney Sweeney Promotes Sports Gambling In Softcore Porn Ad
Actress Sydney Sweeney has inked a sports gambling sponsorship deal with the prediction market Novig. In the ad campaign, Sweeney is shown nearly naked acting out sports like basketball, hockey, and tennis. The softcore porn video was posted to Instagram on Wednesday. “Think you know sports? Prove it,” Sweeney says at the beginning of the…
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LeBron James Joins Polymarket In Controversial Gambling Role
NBA star LeBron James on Saturday announced a “partnership” with Polymarket, a controversial prediction-market gambling platform. James, who recently signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, also had a gambling partnership with DraftKings Sportsbook. His endorsement deal with DraftKings expired earlier this summer, a source told to Front Office Sports. DraftKings is a licensed sportsbook in Pennsylvania,…
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Fanatics’ Outrageous Gambling-Addiction Violation In Colorado
A truly eyebrow-raising violation of procedures by Fanatics Sportsbook in Colorado related to mitigating gambling addiction. According to Colorado gambling regulators, a person self-excluded from gambling on Fanatics in mid-January of this year, but the sportsbook tried to induce the person to continue gambling on multiple occasions. The gambler wasn’t identified in a state Stipulation…
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