Louisiana set to increase sports betting tax to fund NIL collectives for universities
Sports gambling taxes in Louisiana are set to increase from 15% to 21.5%.
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Author Jonathan D. Cohen on how sports gambling became a public health crisis
FanDuel reportedly granted Jontay Porter a VIP account during rookie season in NBA
FanDuel seemingly made contact with Porter early on in his gambling rabbit-hole.
ESPN UFL announcer says ‘the over somehow hits!’ on game-ending pick-six
"And the over somehow hits on the pick-six from 100 yards away!"
NBC Olympics viewers unite to appreciate the lack of gambling commercials
"One of the most refreshing things about watching the Olympics has been the total absence of gambling ads and discussion."
CFL all-star Shawn Lemon suspended until August hearing over 2021 bets
A CFL gambling scandal took a turn Thursday with an arbitrator's ruling.
Ex-Raptors forward Jontay Porter reportedly set to plead guilty to felony charges over NBA gambling scandal
Bettors reportedly won more than $1 million on bets involving props Porter threw.
UFC play-by-play announcer Jon Anik: ‘I can’t wait to retire so I can bet on fights’
"The day after I retire I will be betting on the UFC, recklessly and probably at a deficit."
An obviously fake Baylor gambling scandal X post fooled a lot of people
No, @derrico_henrio is not the CBS Sports college football account.
Penn Entertainment stock tumbles as ESPN Bet numbers fall short of estimates
"Our financial results were impacted by lower-than-expected hold and spend per user."
Has sports media already signaled defeat on betting scandal coverage?
Larry Nance Jr. immediately regretted saying he was ‘betting’ on the Pelicans
"No Jontay Porter. I'm not betting. I'm not betting on anything. I don't own a betting app, none of that!"
Charles Barkley wishes NBA didn’t ban Jontay Porter for life
"I wish they said, ‘Okay, five years.’ Something like that to give him another chance."
The NBA’s Jontay Porter decision was easy, the next one might not be
Media need to realize not all sports gambling scandals are equal
Shohei Ohtani to address media on Monday
This will be Ohtani's first time meeting with the media since last week's allegations surfaced.
Adnan Virk wonders if MLB reporters will keep playing nice with Shohei Ohtani amid gambling payment scandal
"He's been given such latitude by everybody involved in the sport, it's going to be really curious now if people want to really go at him and get their money's worth."
Dodgers fire Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter over ‘massive theft’ gambling allegations
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers fired Shohei Ohtani's interpreter after concerning gambling theft allegations emerged.
Details emerge in ongoing DraftKings hacking case
A new update surfaced Monday in the ongoing criminal case against two individuals accused of hacking and selling information on DraftKings.
Is a major sports betting journalism scandal inevitable?
ESPN makes donation to UNLV for ‘responsible gaming research’
"We are thrilled to have ESPN’s support for research, education, and innovation in the responsible, sustainable representation of sports betting in the media."
Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica launches new FOX Sports podcast
Fox Sports' Chris "The Bear" Fallica announced plans to launch a new sports gambling podcast in his new home dwellings.
James Andrew Miller: ‘This conundrum that ESPN is facing is actually really, really difficult to navigate’
"The marketplace is changing … and I think Disney's desire to do something with ESPN is changing fast."
FanDuel VP calls CFL ‘brilliant at coming to the table,’ says deal is ‘a real opportunity to work with TSN’
"It’s a real opportunity to work with TSN and help them elevate the stars around the CFL. That’s a big part of this partnership, integrating with the TSN broadcast."
Four weeks into its season, the CFL still has major stats issues, but now has a gambling deal
"We’re doing it because what comes out the other side of this is going to be capabilities that frankly we couldn’t have dreamt of in the past."