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‘Godfather’ Of Sports Betting Calls Industry ‘A Little Bit Disturbing’
The unofficial “godfather” of U.S. online sports betting admits that the industry has become “a little bit disturbing.” Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who led efforts to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the industry’s growth since 2018 has been troubling. Legal online sportsbooks won…
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The Leopards Are Now Eating The NFL’s Face
The NFL says bets on so-called “prediction markets” sports-gambling platforms are ripe for corruption, insider trading, and manipulation, making them a match-fixing risk in NFL games. It’s a potentially enormous problem, as many fans already partake in the conspiracy theory that the NFL is rigged related to gambling. It’s also an historic “the leopards are…
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Texas’ Senate Race Is A Gambling Money Trainwreck
Is Kalshi influencing Ken Paxton? Is Las Vegas Sands influencing James Talarico? The stain of gambling money could play a role in a remarkably close race for the Senate in the Lone Star State. Either way you vote in Texas, you’re backing a candidate tied to—and potentially corrupted by—gambling interests. Gambling Money Flowing Paxton, the…
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An Epic Kalshi Collapse Won’t Be Bettable On Kalshi
Kalshi, the roughly $40-billion de facto online sportsbook that seeks to become a household name for all things speculation, reportedly won’t take bets on a potential Supreme Court ruling that could devastate its business model. The firm, which numerous state officials across the country have slammed as predatory sports gambling, offers stock-market-style betting through what…
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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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