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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Israel Daramola

Terry Rozier dribbles a ball as a Charlotte Hornet.

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Terry Rozier Is The Latest Player Implicated In Illegal Sports Betting Scheme

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Chris Thompson

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Gambling

How Much Protection Do Online Sportsbooks Owe Their Patrons?


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Dan McQuade

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 08: Xavier Legette #17 of the Carolina Panthers drops a pass while being guarded by C.J. Gardner-Johnson #8 of the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth quarter of a game at Lincoln Financial Field on December 08, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Sports Gambling Thrives On Clicks, Not Community

Amos Barshad

People walk by a banner outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the IPO of Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of FanDuel, on January 29, 2024 in New York City. The company, which is already on the London Stock Exchange, will be listed under the “FLUT” symbol. Wall Street observers are watching to see if an upcoming Fed announcement on rate policy and the most recent violence in the Middle East will have any effect on the markets.

Markets Open As Concerns Grow Over Conflict Escalation In The Mideast After U.S. Troops Killed In Jordan

The Gambling Industry’s Cynical Play For Your Vote

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Patrick Redford

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‘ESPN Bet’ Is A Black Hole

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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How Often Would You Lose On 81 Tigers Same-Game Parlays Pushed By Bally Sports Detroit?

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Corbin Smith

Joe Montana attends the FanDuel Fantasy Golf Classic on July 11, 2017 in New York City.

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Sports Is Betting It All On Gambling

Minnesota Timberwolves player Rudy Gobert reacts to a ref giving him a technical foul during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 8.

Minnesota Timberwolves v Cleveland Cavaliers

What If Rudy Gobert Wasn’t Wrong, Just Early?

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Tom Ley

Some of the more than 400 proposition bets for Super Bowl LI between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots are displayed at the Race &amp; Sports SuperBook at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort &amp; Casino on January 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Super Bowl LII Proposition Bets At The Westgate Las Vegas Race & Sports SuperBook

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We Have Confirmed The Existence Of America’s New Worst Bettor

Bill Simmons advertising a same-game parlay.

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Sports Betting Industry Finally Predatory Enough To Make Money

A general view of a DraftKings advertisement on top of the Green Monster during the ALS Awareness college baseball game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Boston College Eagles on May 19, 2023, at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: MAY 19 Notre Dame vs Boston College

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DraftKings Apologizes For Pushing “Never Forget” 9/11 Parlay

A view of the ESPN logo on a camera after the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Media Meltdowns

ESPN Is About To Get Much More Annoying

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David Roth

Luis Perez of the Arlington Renegades celebrates winning the 2023 XFL Championship on May 13, 2023.

Arlington Renegades v DC Defenders – 2023 XFL Championship

Over And Under In The XFL Championship

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?

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UFC 247: Jones v Reyes

The UFC’s Treatment Of Its Fighters Created The Conditions For The James Krause Scandal

NFL: JAN 16 AFC Wild Card – Steelers at Chiefs

Drew Brees Struck By Idiotic Marketing Ploy, Not Lightning

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Lauren Theisen

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

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

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Adam Schefter Gives Up On Journalism

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