What will the NFL’s seventh season with widespread legal sports betting bring? By all indications, we can expect even more enthusiasm for placing wagers. Bill Miller | Opinion contributor Robert Griffin III on ESPN departure, NFL quarterbacks and more Robert Griffin III is starting a new chapter in his media career. We talk with the...
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Caroline Garcia blames ‘unhealthy betting’ for online abuse after US Open exit
Tennis fans welcome back US Open Day one of the U.S. Open kicked off with an “electric crowd” of loyal fans. NEW YORK — Caroline Garcia said she received online abuse after her first-round loss at the U.S. Open and the French player on Wednesday blamed “unhealthy betting” as one of the main reasons players are targeted on social media. Garcia, a semifinalist at...
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Hard Rock sports betting app goes live days before Rockford casino grand opening
Hard Rock Casino Rockford is offering fans a new option for sports betting. The casino will have a live sportsbook when it opens for the first time at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, but it has already gone live with a digital app called Hard Rock Bet in conjunction with Hard Rock Digital, according to...
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Travers Stakes favorites 2024: post time, odds, lineup
Churchill Downs announces Grandstand Club and Pavilion renovation plan Churchill Downs announced a new $90 million project to be completed ahead of the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Here’s what to expect. The 155th running of the Travers Stakes goes off on Saturday from Saratoga Race Course in New York. The 2024 Travers Stakes, a sort of...
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Olympic sports betting could outpace Super Bowl, according to gambling addition experts
Paris’ river Seine gets ready for Olympic opening ceremony Paris is getting ready to host 10,500 athletes on the river Seine for the Olympic opening ceremony. The 2024 summer Olympics are finally here and who among us isn’t ready to watch hours of sports and passionately root for our favorite team, players and nation? And...
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Georgia football staffer sports betting violated NCAA rules
Who will make the All-SEC Team Defense? Who will make the All-SEC Team Defense? A Georgia football staff member broke NCAA rules by making bets on pro sports, the school reported. The person involved in the impermissible sports wagering is not identified by Georgia but is no longer with the program. The wagers occurred in...
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2024 British Open betting odds: Who are the favorites to win this year’s Open Championship?
The oldest major in golf will make its return this weekend for its 152nd edition. The British Open at Royal Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland will be 2024’s final major of the season, and its odds leaders bring up some very familiar faces. Scottie Scheffler, the pre-tournament favorite, may have won the Masters at the start...
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Wimbledon 2024: Odds for men and women at tennis major
Watch Serena Williams’ career and rise to dominance in new documentary ESPN to release “In the Arena: Serena Williams,” a documentary examine the life and career of tennis’ greatest player. Andy Murray has played his final singles match at the Wimbledon Championships. The two-time Wimbledon champ withdrew from his first-round match against Tomas Machac on...
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Sports betting is legal in 38 states now, but these residents wager the most
Earlier this year a record 67.8 million American adults bet on Super Bowl – that’s more than a quarter of the U.S. adult population and a 35% increase from the previous year, according to the American Gaming Association. For 25 years, sports betting had been banned outside of Nevada – then in 2018 the U.S. Supreme...
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Hoosiers’ attraction to gambling hitting the ‘video gaming’ generation
Tyler Marks | For The Star Press Editor’s Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project this spring semester, challenging his students to find sustainability efforts in the Muncie area and pitch their ideas to...
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MLB disciplines top-rated umpire Pat Hoberg for violating gambling policy; Hoberg appealing
Pat Hoberg, arguably the most accurate umpire calling balls and strikes in Major League Baseball, has been removed from the field by the league for violating its gambling policy, MLB confirmed. Hoberg, 37, consistently ranks atop ump evaluations by Umpire Scorecards, and famously called a “perfect game” during the 2022 World Series. But he has...
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Subriel Matías vs. Liam Paro: Odds, card and how to watch IBF Junior Welterweight bout
IBF Junior Welterweight champion Subriel Matías will return to his home of Puerto Rico to attempt to defend his title against Liam Paro at the Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu in Manatí on Saturday, June 15. Matías steps into the ring with a record of 20-1 including 20 knockouts. His lone defeat, a setback that...