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NCAA Pursues Another 13 Gambling Violations Involving Ex-Basketball Players

NCAA Pursues Another 13 Gambling Violations Involving Ex-Basketball Players

The NCAA is pursuing another 13 gambling violations involving ex-college basketball players across six schools. The announcement follows breaking news earlier this week that three players were slapped with lifetime bans for betting on their own games. Two former Fresno State players, Mykell Robinson and Jalen Weaver alongside former San Jose State player Steven Vasquez […]

Three College Basketball Players Slapped With Lifetime Bans Amid Betting Scandal

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 […]

Drake Loses $300k On US Open Final As Carlos Alcaraz Beats Jannik Sinner

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 […]

Gambling Ads And Logos Seen Every 13 Seconds During Major US Sports Games

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 President Dana White Owes At Least $25 Million Debt To Las Vegas Casino

UFC President Dana White Owes At Least $25 Million Debt To Las Vegas Casino

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 […]

Bet365 Gets Green Light For Online Sports Betting In Maryland

Bet365 Gets Green Light For Online Sports Betting In Maryland

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (MLGCA) has granted bet365 a license for online sports wagering in the state. The application was approved during the MLGCA’s two-hour commission meeting on Thursday (August 28) giving bet365 the green light to begin online operations in tome for the start of the new NFL season which gets […]

New York May Have To Wait Until 2026 For Downstate Casino Verdicts

New York May Have To Wait Until 2026 For Downstate Casino Verdicts

The decision on which three operators will be awarded downstate casino licenses in New York may spill over into next year. That is the view of Jospeh Addabbo, a State Senator from Queens, who voted in favour of the 2013 casino bill. It has been a long-drawn out process stretching over a decade to get […]

1789 Capital Invests In Polymarket With Donald Trump Jr. Joining Advisory Board

1789 Capital Invests In Polymarket With Donald Trump Jr. Joining Advisory Board

There has been a big play in the prediction market arena with the news that Donald Trump Jr. has joined the board of Polymarket as an advisor. The move followed a ‘multi-million dollar’ investment in the company by 1789 Capital, where Trump Jr. is a partner with a focus on new investment, capital raising and […]

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DraftKings Launches Responsible Gaming Education Month With NFL Incentives

DraftKings has kicked-off its month-long campaign to promote responsible play by offering NFL regular-season tickets plus a shot at a seat at SuperBowl LX in a series of weekly sweepstakes. Responsible Gaming Education Month is an initiative backed by the American Gaming Association and is active throughout September. For DraftKings, its campaign swung into action […]

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Fanatics Secures Boyd Gaming Partnership For Sports Betting Launch In Missouri

Fanatics Betting and Gaming has agreed a partnership with Boyd Gaming that will give it access to the sports betting market in Missouri. There has been a mad scramble among some of the biggest US sports betting sites to obtain licenses to operate in the Show-Me state since local government approved the launch of mobile […]

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Bally’s Atlantic City Reports $896k H1 Operating Loss Amid Jackpot Row

It has been a testing few days for Bally’s Atlantic City, with the Boardwalk casino reporting an operating loss of $896,000 for the first six months of the year. Although that falls within acceptable operating margins, it is a hefty year-on-year decline of 439% after it posted a $264,000 profit in 2024. The news comes […]

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American Gaming Association Reports Combined Revenue of $19.44bn In Q2

The American Gaming Association has reported that commercial gaming revenue reached $19.44 billion in the second quarter of this year. Combined revenue from the land-based casinos, sports betting sites and apps and iGaming has increased by 9.8% year-over-year and Q2 2025 was the eighteenth consecutive quarter to achieve growth on its equivalent quarter from the […]

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DraftKings To Prohibit Credit Card Deposits From August 25

DraftKings has announced a policy change to the way it will process payments in future. Starting from Monday (August 25), the Boston-based sportsbook and online casino will no longer allow credit card deposits to be made by users of its US products. The move comes just a few weeks after Draft Kings was hit with […]

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FanDuel Enters Prediction Markets Arena With CME Group Partnership

FanDuel has become the first of the big-name sportsbooks in the US to take a step into the world of prediction markets. The popular sports betting app has announced a partnership with derivatives marketplace CME Group, which will see the launch of a new platform for events contracts. The joint venture will operate as a […]

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Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Hits $557.7m In July With 30.9% iGaming Growth

Figures released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for July 2025 show that the state generated $557.7 million in gaming revenue for the month, an 11.4% increase over the same period last year. Pennsylvania’s gaming revenue is generated by regulated retail and online sports betting sites, internet gaming, slot machines, table games, video gaming […]

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FAQ

Is Gambling Legal in the USA?

Yes - both land-based and online gambling in various forms are legal in many US states. 39 states currently offer or will soon offer in-person and online sports betting while a number of states only permit betting inside casinos.

How many gamblers are there in the US?

The United States is of the most gambling-friendly countries in the world, with a population of over 57 million active gamblers.

Every year, around 40% of American adults visit one of the casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey, or one of the thousands of land-based U.S Casinos, not to mention playing casino games at online casinos.