Polymarket bettors have wagered over $500,000 on sex toys to be thrown at WNBA games. The world’s largest prediction market has come under fire for offering bets on the controversial practice, which is reportedly linked to a cryptocurrency group’s money scheme. Multiple WNBA games have been interrupted in recent weeks after sex toys were thrown […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have announced Hard Rock Bet as their official sportsbook operator from the start of the 2025-26 season. The multi-year deal sees the online casino and sportsbook become a Pewter Partner of the Buccaneers, the franchise’s highest partnership tier. Hard Rock Bet is Florida’s only authorized online sports betting site and is […]
British gambling firms have lost more than £4 billion in value as fears increase of a tax raid on the industry in the 2025 Autumn Budget. Flutter, owner of three of the biggest betting sites in the UK – Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet – shed more than £4.2 billion in market value on […]
Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito met with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to discuss the impact of sports betting on baseball. Giolito spoke about his interaction with Manfred on the ‘Baseball Isn’t Boring’ podcast, revealing the commissioner heard concerns from Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies players regarding the domino effect gambling has brought to the […]
SBK has been announced as the official UK betting partner of English Football League club Huddersfield Town for the 2025-26 season. The West Yorkshire club play in the third tier of English football and have become the latest name added to SBK’s growing catalogue of football partnerships. As well as its sportsbook offering, the UK […]
NBA star Malik Beasley was evicted from his Detroit apartment as the FBI continue to investigate the player regarding allegations of suspicious betting activity. The Detroit News reported that Beasley was thrown out of his downtown residence on Wednesday, two months after he was sued for failing to pay rent at the historic high-rise building […]
In a review of betting activity around the Women’s Euro 2025 football tournament, held in Switzerland in July, bet365 says it received a 64% increase in betslips compared to the previous championship played in 2022. The UK sports betting site also revealed that its data showed a 44% rise in stakes when weighing up last […]
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, has called on the Labour government to hike gambling taxes. Brown, who served as PM and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010 after a spell as Chancellor for a decade prior, wants to tackle poverty by generating more tax revenue from UK betting […]
The Netherlands Gambling Authority declared the recent tax hike a failure as revenue has continued to plummet since its introduction at the start of the year. The country’s regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), admitted the move has backfired with gross gaming revenue (GGR) steadily declining across both online casinos in the Netherlands and land-based markets. Dutch online […]
Bet365 has boosted its brand presence in Italian football by becoming the shirt sleeve sponsor for Serie A club Udinese, through its subsidiary bet365 Scores. The popular sports betting app has brokered a strategic partnership that will see the bet365 Scores logo appear on the left sleeve of Udinese’s match shirts through the 2025-26 season. […]
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has been announced as a global ambassador for Betway. Henry, 47, is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all-time and depending on who you ask, is sometimes referred to as the best to ever play in the Premier League. The Frenchman becomes the latest face of the Betway […]
New research by the University of Massachusetts has revealed problem gambling is on the rise within the state. Two online surveys were conducted in spring and fall 2024 by the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) team. The findings, published on Boston.com, showed increased involvement in sports betting, more intense gambling behavior […]