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They Bet How Much on the Towson Game?

College hoops point-shaving scandal includes a staggering $458,000 wager that paid off

(Newser) - Another gambling scandal is in the news, this one an alleged point-shaving scheme in college basketball. The federal indictment lays out more than two dozen games in which players allegedly got paid to rig scores. One in particular stands out: An otherwise ho-hum game between Towson and North Carolina A&...

20 Charged With Rigging College Basketball Games

3-year betting scheme allegedly involved dozens of games

(Newser) - A sweeping college basketball betting scandal is unfolding in federal court, with prosecutors alleging that dozens of players helped rig games for cash. A newly unsealed indictment in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charges 20 men in what authorities describe as a wide-ranging point-shaving operation that touched more than 17...

MLB Doesn't Ban Prop Bets, but There Are Now Limits

Sportsbooks to modify platforms to accommodate a $200 cap, no parlays involving micro bets

(Newser) - Major League Baseball is making a move in response to the rigged-pitch betting scandal involving at least two of its players, though it's more or less a half measure. On Monday, the league announced it will no longer allow micro-bets, a type of prop bet, on individual pitches to...

A Pitch in the Dirt Illustrates an Alleged Betting Scheme

Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz face lengthy prison sentences

(Newser) - Sports betting scandals seem to be surfacing more often these days, but the one involving two Cleveland Guardians pitchers is one of the bigger ones. Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz could go from the mound to prison—for more than 60 years—if convicted. They're not accused of throwing...

Indictment: Pitchers Threw Balls or Strikes in Deal With Bettors

Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz face prison in MLB's biggest gambling accusations since Pete Rose

(Newser) - Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were charged in an indictment unsealed Sunday with rigging bets on their pitches. Luis Ortiz was arrested Sunday at Boston Logan International Airport, while Emmanuel Clase remained at large, ESPN reports. The charges against both include wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering...

NBA Chief on Scandal: 'Pit in My Stomach'

Adam Silver addresses arrests, indictments over gambling-related charges

(Newser) - In his first public comments since the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday night that he was stunned by the indictments that have rocked the league . "My initial reaction was I was deeply disturbed,"...

Defendant Allegedly Leaked Inside Info on Lebron to Bettors

Damon Jones is among those implicated in FBI bust

(Newser) - LeBron James is not one of the NBA figures implicated in the FBI's gambling bust this week. One of the defendants, however, is accused of leaking inside information about an injury to James that paid off handsomely. How things allegedly played out:
  • In 2023, former NBA player Damon Jones—
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Why NHL Games Suddenly Feel Like Casinos

Gambling ads are flooding sports broadcasts, especially for hockey

(Newser) - If this year's Stanley Cup finals seemed like one big sportsbook ad, you're not wrong. The hockey fans watching the six games between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers in June were hit with a gambling ad or logo as often as every 13 seconds, reports the Guardian ...

Little League Criticizes Betting on Its Child Athletes

Offshore bookmakers are accommodating betters for tournament

(Newser) - This week, as usual, sports bettors can get action on MLB games from US-based gambling sites. They also can get odds on games at the Little League World Series offered by at least a couple of offshore bookmakers, the AP reports. Team managers, and Little League itself, are not pleased....

MLB Probe Reaches Star Guardians Pitcher

Emmanuel Clase is team's second pitcher this month to be removed from active duty for gambling probe

(Newser) - A second star pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians has been put on leave as Major League Baseball intensifies its investigation into betting on baseball. Emmanuel Clase is now on nondisciplinary leave, the team announced Monday, per CNN . He joined teammate Luis Ortiz on that list. Gambling monitors had found...

Young Gambler Came So Close to Turning $13 Into $270K

His parley bet needed Edmonton Oilers to win Stanley Cup

(Newser) - The Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 Tuesday night, crushing the Canadian team's hopes of winning its first Stanley Cup in decades—and 24-year-old Drew Hirschman's hopes of winning $270,000 on a $13 bet. His longshot five-game DraftKings parley involved championship wins for five...

MLB Pitcher's 5-Year-Old: 'Who Wants to Hurt Me?'

Major league players say online abuse, including death threats, is increasing

(Newser) - Soon after Lance McCullers Jr.'s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Houston Astros pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard his wife, Kara, talking on the phone about it. What followed was a painful conversation between McCullers and his little girl. "She asked...

MLB Fires Umpire for Violating Gambling Rules

Pat Hoberg shared his account with poker player friend, then deleted messages

(Newser) - Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league's investigation, per the AP . MLB opened the investigation last February when it was...

New Zealand Is Retiring Its Greyhounds
NZ's Greyhounds Catch a Break
Dec 10, 2024 8:52 AM CST

NZ's Greyhounds Catch a Break

Nation says it will outlaw racing the dogs, as injuries (and pushback) continue

(Newser) - New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said Tuesday, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates. The racing of greyhounds as a betting sport was wildly popular at times last century....

$3.1M Bet Rides on the Eagles
Historic Bet:
$3.1M on
the Eagles
Dec 8, 2024 10:00 AM CST

Historic Bet: $3.1M on the Eagles

Circa Sports takes its biggest wager ever on Philadelphia-Carolina game

(Newser) - Someone in Kentucky has $3.1 million worth of confidence in the Philadelphia Eagles. Circa Sports reports it took a bet for that amount Thursday on the Eagles money line at -700 odds. If 10-2 Philadelphia beats the 3-9 Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the wager would net approximately $442,800,...

Is It Time to Ban Sports Gambling Again?
Is It Time to Ban
Sports Gambling Again?
OPINION
Sep 24, 2024 4:22 PM CDT

Is It Time to Ban Sports Gambling Again?

Atlantic essay makes the case after 6 years of evidence

(Newser) - Back in 2018, the Supreme Court allowed states to legalize sports gambling . "Six years into the experiment, the evidence is convincing: Legalizing sports gambling was a huge mistake," writes Charles Fain Lehman in the Atlantic . It may be harmless fun for a lot of people, but far too...

One Upset Delivers Misery to NFL 'Survivor' Pools

Bengals lose to Patriots, and roughly 40% of entrants are out in the first week

(Newser) - For a huge number of people who play NFL survivor pools, the fun ended after the first three hours of the new season. The New England Patriots upset the Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 on Sunday, wiping out a staggering 43% of survivor entrants in Yahoo Sports pools in week one, reports...

'Saddened' Ohtani Says He Was Lied to, Stolen From

Dodgers star insists he hasn't bet on sports

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani said Monday that he never bet on sports or knowingly paid any gambling debts accumulated by his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Instead, the Los Angeles Dodgers star claims his close friend lied to him for years and stole millions from the two-time MVP, the AP reports. Ohtani gave...

This Could Be MLB's Biggest Gambling Scandal Since 1989

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter has been fired over alleged gambling, theft

(Newser) - Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star, the AP reports. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN...

They Placed 180 Bets on 49ers Before the Season Even Started

California couple's wedding guests could earn $19 per $2 ticket if team wins the Super Bowl

(Newser) - At their wedding in September, Matt and Jessica Grime chose to convey their love for the San Francisco 49ers with their party favor. The South Lake Tahoe couple purchased $2 sports bets for the 49ers to win the Super Bowl for each of their 180 guests. "You bet on...

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