Author: Joe Lyons
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Three college basketball players have been slapped with lifetime bans for betting on their own games. Two former Fresno State players and their ex-teammate who played last year for San Jose State had their NCAA eligibility permanently revoked following an investigation. The probe concerned at least five Mountain West Conference games throughout the 2024-25 season […]
GambleAware has warned games like McDonald’s Monopoly and Omaze are normalising gambling for children and young people. The charity said survey findings revealed a link between such prize draws and gambling harms, with data suggesting 27% of people who bet are experiencing a risk of harms from taking part in the games. Prize draws are […]
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has voiced concern over the industry’s risk analysis measures put in place online. The measures in the Netherlands are ‘not functioning properly’ and don’t offer sufficient and effective protection to players, according to a new study commissioned by the KSA. A report published in early September focused on risk analysis […]
A recent poll has revealed the public want to hike gambling taxes to strengthen the fight against child poverty. A survey by Survation for the campaign group 38 Degrees was shared with the Mirror, which showed 64% of people support the idea put forward by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown last month. Just 14% of […]
Rap phenomenon Drake lost $300,000 on the US Open tennis final as Carlos Alcaraz overcame Jannik Sinner. The world number one and two met in a Grand Slam final for the third time this year in New York and it was the Spaniard who came out on top. Sinner had previously beaten Alcaraz at Wimbledon […]
Jockey Dylan Kitts admitted to stopping a horse at Worcester after an alleged threat by its connections. Kitts told the British Horseracing Authority when interviewed in October 2023 that he had intentionally prevented Hillsin, then trained by Chris Honour, from winning a handicap hurdle earlier that year in July. Hillsin was backed from a double-figure […]
Gambling advertisements and logos are seen up to every 13 seconds throughout major sports games in the United States. According to research by the University of Bristol that was exclusively published in the Guardian, viewers of June’s NHL Stanley Cup finals saw an average of 3.5 marketing messages from online casinos every minute. Researchers analysed […]
UFC CEO Dana White reportedly owes at least a $25 million debt to a Las Vegas casino. According to Casino.org, White has racked up quite the tab at the Red Rock Casino Resort in Summerlin, Nevada – owned by longtime friend and former UFC owner Frank Fertitta. Fertitta and others sold the majority of their […]
Paddy Power has been announced as the official sportsbook partner of the NFL in the UK and Ireland. The firm, one of the most popular betting sites in the UK, inked a one-year deal with the American football league which will feature promotional activity across all NFL digital channels and Paddy Power branding at the […]
West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta is considering suing the English Football Association after he was cleared of betting charges. Last year the Brazilian was accused of intentionally seeking to receive a card from the referee for the improper use of affecting the betting market in order for one or more persons to profit from betting. […]
Celebrity gambling advertisements are heavily influencing children to bet, a GambleAware study has found. A quarter of the children surveyed said they had been tempted to spend money on sports betting apps after seeing celebrity endorsements and GambleAware has called for urgent action,. Young people in Britain are being exposed to ‘unprecedented levels’ of gambling […]
Belgium has began a six-year gambling reform plan by appointing 12 members to the Kansspelcommissie, serving from the start of September. The King of Belgium, Philippe, confirmed the names of all gambling regulatory members for the next six years in the Royal Decree, published in the Official Gazette. There are six full members and six […]