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NBA legend Gilbert Arenas has been arrested and charged with hosting illegal high-stakes poker games at his mansion in California. The 43-year-old spent 12 years in the league, best known for his time with the Washington Wizards where he earned three All-Star selections and made three All-NBA teams. ‘Agent Zero’ was officially charged with one […]
Major TV network Starz is lining up a blockbuster series on the gambling scandal surrounding MLB star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. Ohtani, widely regarded as one of the best baseball players in history, found himself embroiled in controversy through no fault of his own last year. One of America’s biggest television enterprises wants to turn the […]
SBK has been announced as the official betting partner of English Football League club Bradford City. Widely regarded as one of the UK’s best sports betting apps with its competitive odds, SBK has put pen to paper on a multi-year deal with the Bantams. The UK betting site will become one of Bradford’s principal partners […]
The approval process to gain a gambling license in Italy has been extended to November by the country’s Customs and Monopolies Agency. Earlier this month, it was revealed 46 operators had applied for licenses in Italy – each coming at a cost of €7 million. When the new online gambling regime was introduced, the government […]
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is the latest player to find himself wrapped up in a Major League Baseball gambling probe. On Monday the league announced Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through August 31st as part of an investigation into sports gambling. He isn’t the only Guardians player in hot water as earlier […]
Bet365 has launched a new horse racing product called ‘Position Payout’ designed to give bettors a different way to play. Ahead of a huge week for the sport with major meetings at Galway and Goodwood, the leading online casino is shaking things up. Rather than backing a horse to win a race, bet365 is allowing […]
The UK gambling industry is pulling out all the stops to prevent the Treasury from going ahead with plans to harmonise online gambling tax. In April, the government launched a consultation into a proposal to simplify the different duties applied to gambling products into a single tax to be called remote betting and gaming duty […]
Japanese A-League star Riku Danzaki has been charged over his alleged involvement in a match-fixing scheme. Danzaki, 25, most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Western United and was indicted for ten offences including: Engaging in conduct that would corrupt a betting outcome Facilitating corrupt conduct information for betting Using corrupt conduct information for […]
An investigation has been opened into claims some asylum seekers used government-funded debit cards to gamble. The Home Office will lead the inquiry following the news that a Freedom of Information request made by PoliticsHome showed more than 6,500 payments in gambling settings were attempted by asylum seekers in the last year. The government gives […]
28% of gamblers in the United Kingdom could head for the black market if plans for tax harmonisation are made official. According to a new YouGov survey commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), nearly a third of gamblers will abandon regulated UK betting sites if the government moves forward with devastating changes to […]
A professional bettor placed 30 wagers in 46 minutes on Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, according to documents obtained by ESPN. Rozier remains under federal investigation and has not been cleared of any wrongdoing on a potential gambling probe, despite claims from NBA insider Shams Charania earlier this year that the player was exonerated. In […]
Polymarket will return to the United States market after acquiring derivatives exchange QCEX for $112 million. The world’s largest prediction market announced its purchase of the CFTC-regulated clearinghouse on Monday, paving the way for a comeback to America following two years out. The crypto betting site will now be considered compliant under US regulations as […]