MOSCOW – Russian lawmakers are moving toward passing a ban on credit card payments for betting. After being introduced in Sept. 2024, Bill No. 720112-8 is gaining traction after unanimously passing its first reading and advancing through a second reading on Tuesday. Federation Council Committee … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – Shane “Sugar Shane” Hennen pleaded guilty Wednesday to bribery and wire fraud charges tied to fixing NBA, college and Chinese basketball games. But one detail in the indictment hasn’t gotten much attention: where some of the money was bet. According to prosecutors, Hennen … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee regulators are fighting on two fronts this month. The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council (SWC) ordered Sportbet and FullStarSportsbook to stop taking bets in the state, while Underdog filed a lawsuit against the state after receiving a cease-and-desist of its own. According … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Jalen Smith to six years in prison for his central role in a college basketball match-fixing scheme that resulted in more than $3 million of fraudulent wagers. Smith and his co-conspirators bribed players between $10,000 and $30,000 per … Read more
MIAMI – The Florida Panthers are coming off a big 7-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets and are -325 to win tonight vs. the struggling Canucks. Vancouver has had a terrible start to the 2026-27 season, losing five straight games. Bet the Panthers to … Read more
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine bettors wagered a little less this September, but the sportsbooks kept a lot more of it. The Maine Gambling Control Unit’s September reports show $61 million in handle, down 3.4% from last September, and $6.3 million in adjusted gross receipts, up … Read more
LIMA, Peru – Peruvian lawmakers are considering an online sports betting tax rate increase from their current 1% to a 5% rate on wagers. The sports betting tax increase raises the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) for all operators in Peru and goes alongside their existing … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Senator and CFTC chairman responsible for the implementation of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act told SCOTUS that the act didn’t grant the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a regulator for sports betting. The pair of important figures made their points clear in respective … Read more
LOS ANGELES – The best bets for Game 3 of the NLCS are on the starting pitchers to shine under the lights at Chavez Ravine. Specifically, Blake Snell to record over 14.5 pitching outs and Robert Gasser to record over 3.5 strikeouts. Both teams have … Read more
PROVO, UTAH – More than two months after a federal judge cleared Utah to enforce its gambling ban against prediction market Kalshi, the state has taken no public action against the company or against DraftKings and FanDuel. Utah is one of two states that ban … Read more
AL Pennant odds favor the Tampa Bay Rays at -180 odds, shortened from -105 after sweeping the Yankees in three games. The Guardians shortened from +1100 to +330 and the White Sox lengthened from +170 to +500 after Cleveland won twice in Chicago. Game 5 … Read more
The complaint treats Robins as a defendant in his own right, not only the company and its prediction-market subsidiary. The Tribe says its 2021 compact reserves sports betting to Hard Rock Bet, and that DraftKings takes wagers from Floridians under the compact’s minimum age of … Read more