Articles by James Foglio (470)
Churchill Downs raised the total amount of prize money ahead of the 150th annual Kentucky Derby. This year’s Run of the Roses will feature a record purse of $5 million, the largest since the Grade I stakes race first began in 1875. The most iconic tradition in horse racing is projected to set other new […]
The NBA issued Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter a lifetime ban from the league on Wednesday after an investigation revealed he had disclosed confidential information to bettors, limited his participation in at least one game while he was with Toronto, and bet on NBA games while playing in the G League. The NBA said […]
Online sports betting in Mississippi remains active as legislation advanced House Bill 774 for a final bill in a conference committee. The conference could come the week of April 22, according to an industry source that informed Legal Sports Report. House version of HP-774 would have allowed casinos in the Magnolia State to offer online […]
Delaware State Reps. Franklin Cooke (D-16) and William Bush (D-29) introduced a bill to expand mobile sports betting in the “Old Line State.” HB-365 emerged from the Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group – a bipartisan panel formed in the House in 2023. HB-365 will add beneficial programs for the treatment of compulsive gamblers, problem […]
Seven of the largest U.S. sportsbooks — bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel, Hard Rock Digital, and Penn Entertainment — are joining forces to establish the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) to promote responsible gambling. Top U.S. sportsbooks pledge $20 million to fund the Responsible Online Gaming Association For the first time ever, the sports […]
Bulgarian umpire Pavel Atanasov has received a permanent ban from tennis after withdrawing his appeal for betting violations and charges of corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced April 19. Tennis umpire Pavel Atanasov fined $10,000, admitted to 21 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program Atanasov, a national-level official, was also given […]
On Saturday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on neutralizing the negative effects of online gambling. This statute will ban the activity for all military personnel until the end of martial law. Ukrainian serviceman Pavlo Petrychenko introduced a petition on March 29 to combat problem gambling Zelensky supported the National Security and Defense Council’s […]
The NFL reinstated Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr. from his year-long suspension for violating the league’s policy on gambling. Isaiah Rodgers placed bets on Indianapolis Colts, wagered a $1,000 prop bet on Colts running back Jonathan Taylor Rodgers was with the Indianapolis Colts when he was suspended on June 29, 2023. He was released […]
On April 7, a woman from Jersey City, New Jersey, won $200,000 playing the Jin Ji Bao Xi Endless Treasure game at the online Tipico Casino. Tipico Casino app helps expedite the real money deposit, withdrawal process, per US CEO Adrian Vella According to Richard Janvrin of Gambling.com, this occurred after Tipico released a mobile […]
The Canadian Football League on Wednesday suspended Shawn Lemon indefinitely after a CFL investigation revealed he bet on league games, including one in which he played. Shawn Lemon bet on games in 2021 while playing for the Calgary Stampeders, no evidence of game manipulation The CFL said an investigation revealed Lemon bet on games in […]