By now, most people have heard about the recent battle over a videogame retailer’s stock. But, few understand how the GameStop stock saga impacted sports and gaming. An MLB owner, a casino company — and even the Super Bowl — all became part of the drama. It all started with […]
Scandals and Crime
Australian Police Arrest Former Table Tennis Pro in Major Match Fixing Investigation
New South Wales police arrested a 40-year-old former table tennis pro as a part of more extensive raids on Wednesday, all in connection with a match-fixing scheme on Ukrainian ping pong contests. Australian media report that police charged former national table tennis champion Adam Green, a 2012 Olympic hopeful for […]
BHA Reviewing How Horse with Racist Name Got Into Wolverhampton Starting Gate
British racing’s ruling body vowed to reexamine its review process for accepting racehorse names after a horse with a racist name slipped through the process and ran at Wolverhampton on Saturday evening. Somehow, the British Horseracing Authority missed vetting a horse named Jungle Bunny. Going off at 50/1 in the […]
Indiana Sports Gambling Sets Another Record in November
Online sports wagers helped Indiana break the quarter-billion-dollar barrier in November as potentially shady casino execs are keeping the state’s gaming commission on its toes. The $251 million total handle is up almost 9% from October’s $231 million, capping off a record-setting fall of betting in the Hoosier State, according […]
Rising Political Star Arrested for Taking Bribes to Bring Sports Betting to Cincy
Federal authorities arrested Cincinnati mayoral frontrunner PG Sittenfeld last Thursday for allegedly accepting $40,000 in bribes in exchange for bringing an exclusive sports betting deal to his hometown, court documents say. If convicted, prosecutors say Sittenfeld, 36, faces up to 20 years in prison. FBI Tapped Former Bengals Safety in […]
Pete Rose Admits He Still Bets on Baseball, 31 Years After MLB Ban
Former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose is still seeking reinstatement from Major League Baseball, which banned him from the sport in 1989 for betting on games in which he played and managed. Now, Rose says he still enjoys betting on baseball, though the circumstances of those wagers have […]
New Indictments Handed Down in Servis-Navarro Horse Doping Case
Federal prosecutors handed down superseding indictments Tuesday in the alleged horse doping scandal involving trainers Jason Servis, Jorge Navarro, and 12 other defendants. The new indictments tack on a charge of wire fraud to Servis and veterinarians Alexander Chan and Kristian Rhein. All three pleaded not guilty to the new […]
Vegas Septuagenarians Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Sports Betting Ponzi Scheme
In a case of Last Vegas meets Going in Style with a more sinister twist, a pair of Las Vegas seniors were arrested Friday for allegedly helming a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 600 investors from 40 states of almost $30 million over a decade. Las Vegas residents Thomas […]
Dominant Tampa Bay Rays Favored Over Redemption-Seeking Houston Astros in ALCS
The Tampa Bay Rays have played like the best team in the American League all season long. Now they’ll have to knock off one more big market team, the Houston Astros, in the ALCS if they want to go to the World Series. The Rays open the ALCS as -184 […]
Unusual NFL Prop Bets: How Many Players Get Arrested?
NFL proposition bets are always big business for sportsbooks, but while traditional props are often popular, there are enough unusual wagers to keep even the most die-hard fan busy. Sportsbooks are offering everything from how many interceptions Cam Newton will throw this season to who will be the first player […]
Saudi Cup Purse Money Released to All but Maximum Security
Nearly four months from its initial announcement to withhold Saudi Cup purse money, the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia announced it will award prize money to the horses finishing second through 10th. That conspicuously excludes race winner Maximum Security. The JCSA said it will withhold prize money from Maximum Security […]
American Sportsbooks Suspend Betting on Ukrainian Table Tennis After Match Fixing Warning
Sportsbooks in at least two states stopped taking bets on Ukrainian table tennis events after an integrity association alerted regulators of potential match fixing this week. The Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association sent an alert to New Jersey regulators on Tuesday, warning about concerns over table tennis events in Ukraine, […]
UFC fighter Mike Perry Caught on Video Punching Man in Restaurant (VIDEO)
UFC welterweight fighter Mike Perry was involved in a videotaped physical altercation on Tuesday at a Lubbock, Texas, restaurant. In the video, which was posted on Wednesday, Perry is asked to leave Table 82 restaurant. He’s heard yelling racial slurs and arguing with his girlfriend, who attempted to get him […]
Maximum Security Returns to Racing at Del Mar’s San Diego Handicap
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert answered the question racing fans asked throughout the spring when he announced Maximum Security returns to action July 18 at Del Mar. Baffert told the Daily Racing Form 2019’s Champion 3-year-old male will run the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap. The 1 1/16-mile race […]
Four NFL Players Arrested Saturday, Face Suspension, Salary Loss
Four NFL players were arrested on Saturday, and are facing misdemeanor or felony charges ranging from armed robbery, assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Washington Redskins wide receiver Cody Latimer, Seattle Seahawk cornerback Quinton Dunbar, New York Giants cornerback Deandre Baker, and Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver were […]
Servis, Navarro, 17 Others Plead Not Guilty In Horse Doping Scandal
Thoroughbred trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro headline a list of 19 defendants who pleaded not guilty to federal charges involving horse doping during a Thursday arraignment and pre-trial conference conducted telephonically in the US Attorney General’s office for the Southern District of New York. The pair, along with numerous […]
‘Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez’ New Netflix Documentary
Aaron Hernandez, who won a national title with Florida and went to the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots, is the subject of a new Netflix documentary series titled “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez.” The three-part series covers the tight end’s rise to the NFL and his […]
Josh Gordon Suspended Indefinitely for Violating NFL Substance Abuse and PED Policies
The NFL has indefinitely suspended Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon for violations of the league’s substance abuse policies, including the use of performance-enhancing drugs. The suspension is the sixth for Gordon since 2013, and the fifth to involve substance abuse issues. Gordon Split Time with Pats, Seahawks in 2019 […]
Casino Lawsuit Makes Evander Kane a Marked Man On and Off the Ice in Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights enforcer, Ryan Reaves, isn’t the only person in Las Vegas who has a beef with San Jose Sharks left winger, Evander Kane. Officials at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas filed a lawsuit against Kane, alleging the professional hockey player owes $500,000 in gambling markers the casino issued […]
William Sean Creighton, Founder of Online Bookmaker 5Dimes, Found Dead in Costa Rica
American bookmaker William Sean Creighton, who was best known for founding and operating the online sportsbook site 5Dimes, was found dead last week in Costa Rica, according to ESPN. Creighton was 43, and had been missing since September 2018. ESPN cited a statement from Costa Rica’s judicial investigation department (OIJ), […]