As the New England Patriots and their fans prepared for their latest Super Bowl victory parade on Tuesday (Feb. 5), details emerged about the success and failure of the new online sports betting regime in the U.S. Now the next major test for sports betting...
The U.S. sports betting wave could become one of the hottest payments and commerce trends of 2018, with lawmakers and gamblers bringing the activity to more states, and league officials pushing for their cut. Kentucky is one of the latest jurisdictions that could welcome the...
Bet on it: More gambling is coming to consumers’ mobile devices, including via companies that provide fantasy sports betting, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision from earlier this year. The latest development comes from fantasy sports betting site FanDuel. It has reportedly launched FanDuel Sportsbook,...
Not quite three months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state bans on sports betting, MGM Resorts International has signed deals with the NBA and other operations that could mark the first chapter of the country’s new sports and gambling culture. But challenges remain...
July 05, 2018
The idea remains as simple as ever: Put down money on a team or athlete because of fandom, a hunch or a considered view, and then hope to turn a profit. But since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that states can allow sports betting, the world of gambling now promises to gain […]
July 13, 2018
With a crackdown on gambling amid the FIFA World Cup, authorities in China have seized over $1.5 million in digital currency. Police started an investigation into the unnamed gambling site after ads said that the platform would “accept international recognized cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, Ether and Litecoin,” CoinDesk reported. Investigators then found out that the overseas […]
