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Al Michaels: ‘You cannot win in gambling, it’s a rigged game’
"Once in a while, you’ll hit the jackpot or whatever. But over the long run, I’m sorry, you can’t."
Kevin Durant gets into social media argument over FanDuel partnership: ‘No gratitude to the service workers like myself’
"No gratitude to the service workers like myself. I’m sick of it."
Missouri legalizes sports betting with narrow victory at the polls
Amendment 2 passed by a razor-thin margin.
Navy does not care about your sports betting parlays
Navy was upset by Rice on Saturday and the Naval Academy was quick to remind everyone they don't care about your sports bets.
Sports media’s relationship with sports betting leaves college athletes in the crosshairs
The sports world's rapid acceptance of sports betting has left college athletes in a very vulnerable position.
Charles Barkley: In-game betting ‘is scary to me’
"If you're betting on who's going to score the next basket or if a guy's gonna make two free throws ... that's a lot."
Al Michaels still making veiled betting references even though NFL has embraced sports betting
Al Michaels continued his long tradition of a wink and a nod at gambling lines, even though it's now publicly embraced by the NFL.
ESPN Bet TikTok account seemingly implies Devin Singletary gave up TD to impact total score bets
"This is a low point to me for ESPN as an organization."
FS1’s Kevin Wildes wins 14-team parlay… but only bet a dime
Fox host Kevin Wildes could be a very rich man today... if he only had a bit more faith in his family's 14-team NFL parlay from Week 1.
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."
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
Jontay Porter reportedly bet millions of dollars on VIP FanDuel account
Jontay Porter, currently on leave from the NBA for a sports betting investigation, was reportedly a high roller at FanDuel.
Gregg Giannotti believes ESPN is downplaying NBA prop bet scandal over conflicts of interest
“You can’t tell me that UConn women’s college basketball is a bigger story..."
ESPN2’s ticker draws ridicule during Shohei Ohtani press conference
"The betting odds at the bottom of the ESPN ticker are an incredible touch here."
Rece Davis downplays ‘risk-free investment’ gambling comment on The Pat McAfee Show, insists he didn’t apologize
"I didn't apologize. I clarified."
Rece Davis’ gambling joke came at the worst possible time for legal sports betting
Shohei Ohtani to address media on Monday
This will be Ohtani's first time meeting with the media since last week's allegations surfaced.
Shohei Ohtani is being scapegoated for sports’ gambling problem
Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton feels like just a ‘prop’ with sports betting’s rise
"To half the world, I'm just helping them make money on DraftKings or whatever … I'm the prop."
NBA League Pass adds in-app betting
You can now bet on live games while watching on NBA League Pass.