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Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy is fed up with what he calls “disgusting” and “rigged” NFL officiating and vowing never to watch again after a controversial call late in the AFC Championship Game cost him his $1 million Super Bowl bet.

Former Toronto Raptors star Jontay Porter texted bettors during games, informing them that he was going to fake an injury to help them win their wagers.

The Detroit Lions have never been to a Super Bowl before, much less won the championship game. However, oddsmakers believe this is their year.

Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader, died from heart disease, according to a medical report.

Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader, Pete Rose, died Monday at his home in Las Vegas, according to TMZ Sports.

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.

Ippei Mizuhara, the friend and former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has pleaded guilty to stealing millions from Ohtani to cover gambling debts, the U.S. Department of Justice reported.

Two Ohio lawmakers are jumping into the fray to get famed Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani faced the media on Monday and firmly denied that he ever bet on sports. He also called his friend and former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, a liar.

The IRS has opened up a criminal investigation the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Shohei Ohtani.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will face the media on Monday to address the gambling controversy swirling around his friend and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.

Ippei Mizuhara, the friend and translator of recently-signed Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has been fired by the team amid accusations that he stole “millions of dollars” from Ohtani.

NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton decried the rise of legalized sports betting in the United States, lamenting how it has made fans harsh.

The U.S. sports betting industry pulled in revenues of $10.9 billion last year, a nearly 45 percent increase from the previous year. 

Betting on the Super Bowl exploded to a new high as more than $185 million is bets poured into sportsbooks in Las Vegas ahead of the game.

Super Bowl LVIII is already breaking records in the amount of money being laid on the line at sportsbooks all across the country.

Sports gambling giant FanDuel has denied a request from the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars to return the more than $20 million in funds.

An employee at a popular sports gambling site is no longer employed after it was determined he had cheated in a fantasy football contest on his company’s site.

With the Super Bowl scheduled to be played in Las Vegas this year, the NFL has released its new gambling restrictions and notably even bans players from playing slot machines in Sin City.

A father who went to jail for stealing more than £1 million from his company to gamble on sports is sharing his story to encourage gambling addicts to seek help.

The gambling boom in the state of New Jersey has been hurting the state’s economy, a new study has shown. 

Politicians grasping for new tax revenue from gambling and pro sports teams looking for taxpayer supported new stadiums are expanding.

Sports betting apps offer lots of “first bet free” come-ons to hook the new bettor. “The people who should be paying attention to this are not, and that’s because they’re getting paid,” says Peter Schweizer.

Experts warn that the recent wave of sports betting legalization could turn young men into gambling addicts.

Barstool Sports “El Prez” Dave Portnoy says he is suing the Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL because he lost a $120,000 bet after the team allegedly neglected to inform sports fans that QB Joe Burrow had an injury that could have — and eventually did — cause him to exit Thursday’s game early.

A new book by gambler Billy Walters reveals that golf great Phil Mickelson lost nearly $100 million gambling.

David Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sport, is once again the site’s sole owner after Penn Entertainment sold the company back to him.

Detroit Lions wide receiver and 2022 1st-round draft pick Jameson Williams is among five NFL players suspended for violating the league’s rules against gambling.

The rise in sports books is corresponding with a sharp rise in gambling addiction and the financial distress that follows.

Legendary Cleveland broadcaster Bernie Kosar was fired on Sunday after the Browns found out he placed a $19,000 bet on the team.

The NFL has suspended jets wide receivers coach and former Dallas Cowboy Miles Austin for gambling on sports.

The Florida House approved the 2021 Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis in a 97-17 vote on Wednesday.

Sports betting is one of the biggest boons in new tax revenue that many states are reaping, but not all states allow gambling, and those states are missing out on a vast new revenue stream.

Maryland is the latest to join a growing number of states looking to cash in by legalizing sports gambling, as Governor Larry Hogan prepares to sign a bill opening the state to sports bettors.

Failed presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said he opposes Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) effort to change the gambling landscape in Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reached an agreement with the state’s Seminole Tribe on Friday that would greatly expand gambling in the state, adding legalized sports wagering as that once mostly illegal activity continues to grow nationwide.