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Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary

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Alex Sujong Laughlin

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Risk Week

Everything I Expect From Atlantic City, Based On The ‘Rugrats’ Vacation Episode

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Ray Ratto

Head coach Doug Pederson of the Jacksonville Jaguars adjusts his headset prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills. He looks pretty goofy, and the JAMBORAY badge is imposed over the Jags logo on his shirt.

Jacksonville Jaguars v Buffalo Bills

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A Bet You’ll Always Lose

Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds dives head first into home plate during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field during the early 1970s in Chicago

Cincinnati Reds v Chicago Cubs

Pete Rose, All-American

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Chris Thompson

A general view of the Draft Kings sign during the Major League Baseball game

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DraftKings Introduces Fees To The World Of Sports Wagering

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Luka Doncic making a very silly WHOOO face after the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Western Conference Finals. He's got a hat on.

Dallas Mavericks v Minnesota Timberwolves – Game Five

Podcasts

Garlic Shrimp And Slovenian Timelords, With Ray Ratto

MLB Makes A Convenient Example Of Several Gambling Bozos

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Referee Peter Bankes shows a yellow card to Lucas Paqueta of West Ham United during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and West Ham United at Vitality Stadium on August 12, 2023 in Bournemouth, England.

AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United – Premier League

Soccer

West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá Charged With Betting Breaches

Joel Zumaya of the Detroit Tigers pitches in a game against the Yankees in May of 2010. The facial hair is outrageous.

New York Yankees v Detroit Tigers

Make Gambling Embarrassing Again, With Justin Halpern

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Kathryn Xu

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara of the Los Angeles Angels looks on against the New York Mets at Citi Field on August 25, 2023 in New York City. The Angels defeated the Mets 3-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels v New York Mets

The Wildest Stuff Alleged In The Criminal Complaint Against Ippei Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, pictured with his translator, Ippei Mizuhara, prepares for a game against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch.

Chicago White Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers

Not Even An Ippei Mizuhara Guilty Plea Will Take MLB Off The Hook


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Diana Moskovitz

The view of the F1 race from the Bellagio Fountain Club on the Las Vegas Strip. The club can hold 3,600 people and three-day tickets sell for $12,000. You can also see the Paris casino and its recreation of the Eiffel Tower.

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College Basketball

In Las Vegas, It’s Not Who’s Your Team But What’s Your Parlay

Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United during the UEFA Champions League match between Newcastle United FC and Borussia Dortmund at St. James Park on October 25, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Newcastle United FC v Borussia Dortmund: Group F – UEFA Champions League 2023/24

Update: Sandro Tonali’s 10-Month Gambling Ban No Longer In Limbo

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Israel Daramola

Quarterback Hunter Dekkers #12 of the Iowa State Cyclones throws the ball in the second half of play at Jack Trice Stadium on September 24, 2022 in Ames, Iowa. The Baylor Bears won 31-24 over the Iowa State Cyclones.

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Iowa State QB Charged With Being A Normal 21st-Century Sports Fan

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Patrick Redford

Shams Charania gestures during an interview.

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Media Meltdowns

Shams Charania’s Whoopsie Sure Made Someone A Lot Of Money

COMMERCE CITY, CO - MARCH 3 : Max Alves of Colorado Rapids poses for a portrait at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on Thursday, March 3, 2022.(Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

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MLS Proves Itself As World-Class League With Match-Fixing Scandal

Duane Banks Field, where the Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team plays.

College Baseball

Two More College Athletic Departments Swept Into Online Gambling Troubles


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LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 24: An Elvis Presley impersonator sings to World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Chairman Vince McMahon during his 64th birthday celebration in the ring during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Pro Wrestling

How Would Betting On Pro Wrestling Even Work?

Little kids play basketball at The Palestra. Light brown court, red baseline. Purple and white teams, white team kid shooting against a purple team kid, it's a layup

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Little Kid Basketball Is The Best Halftime Show

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Golf

Phil Mickelson Sure Loves To Gamble, Possibly To His Own Detriment

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 11: Former Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez looks on during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors at Wells Fargo Center on December 11, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors v Philadelphia 76ers

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A-Rod Got A Bunch Of Money To Build A “Sports Stock Market” App

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Lauren Theisen

MGM National Harbor, Governor Larry Hogan And Joe Theismann Launch Sports Betting In Maryland With BETMGM

Sports Betting Apps Are So Easy To Use It’s Terrifying

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Horse Racing

The Neigh-t The Lights Went Out

DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 05: Jockey William Buick rides Modern Games after Albahr in the two hole wouldn't load into the starting gate before the start of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar Race Track on November 05, 2021 in Del Mar, California.

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Breeders’ Cup Fiasco Ruins Bettors’ Friday Night

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College Football

I Went To Vegas To See UNLV’s Big Slot Machine

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Laura Wagner

Online Fantasy Sports Sites, FanDuel And DraftKings, Under Scrutiny Of Government

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The AP Reaches New Level Of Sleaziness With FanDuel Deal

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