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I learned a few days ago that tonight is the start of the NFL Draft. For many years this date was marked on my calendar months out, and today I don't even now in which city it will be held. That was then; this is now. It's hard to believe that it's been almost four years since I got tired of being insulted by the NFL and walked away from decades of fandom. Then two years later the league was kind enough to offer several reasons to affirm my decision. So now we check in at 2024, and the league...

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is facing federal charges related to his alleged theft of millions from the slugger, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation confirmed to ESPN late Wednesday. The New York Times was first to report Wednesday that Ippei Mizuhara, 39, is in negotiations to plead guilty and that the investigation is racing toward a conclusion. The probe started just three weeks ago when news broke that at least $4.5 million was transmitted from Ohtani's bank account to a California bookmaker under federal investigation. In the first of a pair of...

The Super Bowl streaker is breaking his silence, explaining why he dropped $42k on front-row tix, only to be tackled on the field half-naked and thrown in the pokey ... revealing it all started with a bet! TMZ Sports talked to SB streaker Alex Gonzalez on Monday ... just hours after he was released from the local jail. The question ... why?! Alex says the plan was to originally place a prop bet at a Vegas sportsbook ... plunking down cash on a fan running on the field during the Chiefs vs. Niners game.

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs have made it to the Super Bowl - meaning Taylor Swift will make a mad dash from Tokyo to Las Vegas to watch her boyfriend battle for football's ultimate prize on February 11. America's most famous couple kissed on the field at the M&T Bank Stadium in the aftermath of a magnificent victory for the Chiefs And when he got on stage and took the mic, Kelce was euphoric - channeling the Beastie Boys by shouting: 'You've got to fight for your right to party!'. Swift plays four nights of her blockbuster Eras...

Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the daughter of a veteran gambling lobbyist to the state board that regulates the industry — raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest from government watchdogs, The Post has learned. Marissa Shorenstein — who served as head of Hochul’s transition team when she became governor — was tapped as commissioner on the New York Gaming Commission despite her dad’s clients including some with business before the board, public records show. Stuart Shorenstein has long been an active lobbyist and adviser to gaming firms, and is currently listed as repping the Swedish internet gambling giant Evolution Malta,...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The COVID pandemic forced most U.S. casinos to close for months, causing payrolls, revenue and earnings to tumble. But the forced shutdowns and highly regulated recoveries also taught the industry useful lessons that will endure even after the pandemic is a distant memory, panelists at a major casino conference said Thursday. Speaking at the East Coast Gaming Congress, executives from several major regional gambling companies and one of the world’s largest said the changes they were forced to make because of the pandemic had some benefits.

Woah … what on earth is going on here? The Indianapolis Colts have hit two of their players with suspensions for the rest of the 2023 season, which is a shocking decision by the franchise considering their spot in the NFL playoff race, according to ESPN. The two players are wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie and cornerback Tony Brown, with the Colts citing conduct detrimental for their suspensions. No other reason than that was given. For Indy’s 30-13 victory Saturday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, each player was listed as a healthy scratch, with both coming in stunning fashion. Just days later,...

If you can make ridiculous calls like this one, you can definitely use your "discretion" to rig a game. And that's why people don't trust the NFL anymore. Watch this absolute non-penalty get called for a fifteen yarder with an automatic first down. .... Roughing the passer?! They literally hit him as he’s throwing. It’s impossible to play football if this is roughing. ... Bro, those dudes were half a second from a sack, not even! Just absolutely ridiculous refereeing here. And Kirk Herbstreit's commentary is just brilliant. You can tell he's been around long enough to know how to...

For those of you interested in gambling, specifically sports gambling, this book is written by Billy Walters alleged to be the greatest sports gambler of all time, he was engaged in a sports gambling partnership with Phil Mickelson for a number of years. Billy Walters and Phil Mickelson got into trouble over allegations of insider trading, Mickelson according to Walters threw him under the bus, Walters ended up in prison and Mickelson walked away. If you have ever been interested in sprots gambling which I am then listening to interviews with Billy Walters are fascinating.

The NFL has made it very clear that gambling on games won't be tolerated and five different players found that out the hard way on Friday. The NFL has announced that Stanley Berryhill III, Jameson Williams, Quintez Cephus, C.J. Moore and Shaka Toney have all been suspended for gambling. The Lions were hit the hardest by the suspensions with four players being banned (Berryhill, Williams, Cephus, and Moore) while Toney plays for the Commanders. The most notable name on the list is Williams, who was the 12th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

DETROIT -- Four Lions players, including 2022 first-round pick Jameson Williams, were among five players leaguewide to be suspended for violating the NFL's gambling policy after an investigation by the league. Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore have been suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games, as was Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney. They can reapply for reinstatement after one year, although Detroit announced that its two players have been released. Second-year wide receivers Williams and Stanley Berryhill are being suspended for six games each for mobile betting that occurred at the Lions' Allen Park facility....

BESSEMER, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall held a press conference Wednesday to address raids at 14 illegal bingo facilities in five cities, including unincorporated Jefferson County. The Attorney General’s Office worked with ALEA, FBI, and DEA to shut down the facilities that had more than 2,400 illegal slot machines combined. "If you drive around where these halls are located, you will notice they're raking in tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars a month," Marshall said. "They're not lifting these communities up. Nobody's property value has gone up as a result of the illegal facilities, the economies...

This shows the dark side of sports gambling.The world of sports gambling continues to get larger. And the extreme effects and impacts of that when it comes to interactions with professional athletes are becoming more pronounced as well. Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal is currently being investigated by police in Orlando, Florida after an altercation with a fan supposedly over a lost bet. According to David Purdum of ESPN, a man who has not been identified said to Beal that he forced him to lose $1,300. Then, he called him a not-so-nice name. What came next, per Purdum, is under...

It appears that Taylor Mathis has a new supporter: the man who dimed her out, leading to her getting fired from her job at SuperBook. “I absolutely think in any situation, education is better than retribution. There was an opportunity for everybody to grow here. I never asked for her to be fired, I asked for it to be stopped and addressed,” Harry Levant, a former gambling addict turned gambling reformer, told Sports Handle. “I don’t think her motives were bad, and of all the people in the world, I’m all about second and third chances. So not only do...

WWE is in talks with state gambling regulators in Colorado and Michigan to legalize betting on high-profile matches, according to people familiar with the matter. WWE is working with the accounting firm EY to secure scripted match results in hopes it will convince regulators there’s no chance of results leaking to the public, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. Accounting firms PwC and EY, also known as Ernst & Young, have historically worked with award shows, including the Academy Awards and the Emmys, to keep results a secret.

Embracing the destination resort-style casinos envisioned in multiple legislative proposals this session, Abbott signaled his support for a “gaming version of the Great Wolf Lodge” in an interview with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. State Rep. Charlie Geren (R–Fort Worth) has filed House Joint Resolution 97, a constitutional amendment to allow casino gambling in seven resorts across Texas, while State Sen. Carol Alvarado (D–Houston) has filed Senate Joint Resolution 17, which would also authorize “casino gaming at a limited number of destination resorts” and allow sports wagering. “If it can be built in a way that is, kind of like a...

Billy Walters is arguably the Greatest Sports Gambler of All Time and gives very few Indepth interviews. Sports betting legend Billy Walters and sportscasting Hall of Famer Brent Musburger discuss everything from Billy's upcoming book, to his challenging youth to the secrets of Billy's great success in sports betting, Billy's imprisonment for insider trading, and, of course, Billy's gambling relationship to PGA Tour and LIV Tour golfer, Phil Mickelson. If you have any interest in Sports Wagering, Billy Walters is a legend and an interesting interview.

That's why they call it gambling. In the morning on our Sports Radio station, they air VSIN the Sport Betting Network that broadcasts from Las Vegas, weekly they have been following the Circa Survivor contest that started with 6,133 entrants at $1000/each. You pick one team each week to win straight up, once you pick a team you can't pick that team the rest of the year. Yesterday it came down to 3 people, the 3 people picked the Jaguars, Colts, and Seahawks, 2 picks won meaning they will divide up a $6.133-million-dollar payout versus 3 people dividing it.

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for a legislative fix to a law designed to make horse racing safer after an appeals court last month ruled it unconstitutional, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters. The changes to the law, which would provide greater federal oversight of the board charged with writing and implementing safety rules, would be included in a full-year spending bill, known as an omnibus, which could pass later this month. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) was created by Congress in 2020 to replace the state-by-state patchwork of regulations with...

At least eight universities have partnered with online sports betting companies, reports The New York Times. Sports betting is surging across America — with flashy ads and easily accessible apps encouraging wagers both at home and in stadiums — and has slinked its way over to several college campuses as well. The New York Times recently uncovered that at least eight universities have partnered with online sports-betting companies, while at least a dozen athletic departments and booster clubs have signed agreements with brick-and-mortar casinos. Personal finance author and radio host Dave Ramsey lambasted the institutions on The Ramsey Show. “You...