Ohio’s sports gambling oversight agency has joined Major League Baseball’s investigation of the two suspended Cleveland Guardians pitchers. In July, Luis Ortiz was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave by the league when betting integrity firm IC360 sent an alert to sportsbooks regarding a pair of his pitches that had received unusual gambling activity. Less than […]
Australian gambling firm BlueBet has been fined for letting a man gamble away $570k without considering his wellbeing. BlueBet, one of the leading operators for sports betting in Australia, was fined $53,380 by the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission (NTRWC) which regulates most online gambling companies in the country. The regulator described BlueBet’s conduct […]
Chelsea legend John Terry has joined football prediction app LEBOM as an investor and brand ambassador. Terry joins the sports betting app on a three-year deal, focusing on product development and providing weekly score predictions throughout the season. The Premier League icon supports LEBOM’s goal of allowing players to create private leagues, predict match outcomes […]
Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer has denied fresh allegations of sports betting just weeks before the Sooners are due to begin their NCAA campaign. Controversy arose on Tuesday when screenshots of Mateer’s Venmo account appeared to show two transactions on the mobile payment app made on November 20, 2022 while he was a freshman at Washington […]
Brooklyn Nets star Michael Porter Jr opened up on his brother Jontay’s gambling scandal that led to a lifetime ban from the NBA. Jontay was banned from the league after an investigation revealed he had disclosed confidential information to bettors, limited his participation in at least one game and bet on NBA games while playing […]
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 […]