Articles filed under Sports Gambling
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MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensionsJun 04, 2024 6:46 pm - NEW YORK — 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 Lea...
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NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on gamesApr 17, 2024 2:23 pm - Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and ...
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Jim O'Donnell: If Kyle Shanahan can't pick a winner, how can America?Feb 11, 2024 6:00 am - AN ESTEEMED ANTIGUA-BASED ODDSMAKER once said: “Everything in life starts out at 50-50. It happens or it doesn't.” Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs +2 today? It hap...
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O’Donnell: Doctor, doctor, give me the score – NFL ‘23 on quite a roll with house callsDec 13, 2023 4:13 pm - BY NOW, ANYONE WHO CARES realizes that NFL games can easily be doctored. Under existing federal law, according to author Brian Tuohy, that’s all perfectly legal regar...
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Jim O'Donnell: From Vegas overnight, former Daily Herald contributor sharpens sports gaming columnDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - WITH LEGAL SPORTS BETTING now serving as the gateway social morphine for segments of America, the land has never been as littered with so many worthless touts. As the la...
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Gambling taxes generated record $1.99 billion for Illinois last year, but can it last?Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - The expanding array of wagering opportunities in Illinois created the state's largest windfall to date from gambling-related taxes during the last fiscal year. The Illin...
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'What better place than Wrigley Field?': DraftKings, Cubs betting on sportsbook outside stadiumJun 20, 2023 2:00 pm - On Tuesday morning, Gallagher Way outside of Wrigley Field was jam-packed with kids, moms and strollers for a Wiggleworms concert. On the other side of Wrigley, there wa...
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Pro leagues balance profit, integrity risks in legal betting eraJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - When Calvin Ridley was suspended for betting on NFL games in 2022, it was largely dismissed as an isolated incident among the four biggest North American professional le...
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NFL suspends 5 players, 3 indefinitely, for violating gambling policyApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - Three NFL players were suspended indefinitely Friday for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two other players, including the 12th overall draft pick a year a...
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Why Bears land deal prohibiting a casino gets past Arlington Heights ordinance on a technicalityMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - Property transfer documents obtained by the Daily Herald reveal the Bears are barred from opening a land-based casino at Arlington Park - a restrictive covenant that is ...
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