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WWE in Talks With State Gambling Regulators to Legalize Betting on Scripted Match Results
WWE is in talks with state gambling regulators to legalize betting on high-profile matches.
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Here's How to Legally Bet on the Super Bowl
Sports betting is now legal in two-thirds of the country, and more Americans than ever before have an opportunity to place a legal bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl.
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Connecticut Has Competition As Massachusetts Launches Sports Betting
Massachusetts launched legalized sports betting Tuesday, a little more than a year after Connecticut made it legal.
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How Sports Gambling in Conn. Has Fared as Mass. Enters Fold
To the north, the gates to sports gambling have opened. “I think it’s a good idea, like any other piece of gambling as long as people don’t abuse it,” said John Porubic of Holyoke, Massachusetts. On Tuesday, Mass. became the fourth New England state to allow sports gambling. “This is a massive social transformation of America,” said Declan Hill,...
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US Casinos Had Their Best Month Ever in March, Winning $5.3B From Gamblers
Inflation may be soaring, supply chains are snarled and the coronavirus just won’t go away. But America’s casinos are humming right along.
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Mass. Senate Tees Up Sports Betting Bill for Vote This Week
Senate tees up sports betting bill for vote this week
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Stadium Developer Plans $3 Billion Sports Arena and Casino Project in Las Vegas
The new project, from Tim Leiweke’s Oak View Group, aims to be ready for an NBA team if one ever comes to Las Vegas.
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Meet the Women Who Are Shaking Up the Male-Dominated Gambling Industry
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe and Entain’s chief, Jette Nygaard-Andersen, are making the gambling industry rethink some key issues.
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Two Years Ago Stocks Dropped 12% in a Single Day. Here Are Lessons Investors Learned That Can Still Apply
The initial onset of Covid-19 sent shocks through U.S. markets in 2020. Here’s what investors can still take from that experience today.
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DraftKings CEO Dismisses Stock Plunge, Says It's a ‘Wild Market Right Now'
“In the meantime, we’ve just got to keep doing our thing and hopefully the market will catch on,” CEO Jason Robins told CNBC on Friday.
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Super Bowl Betting Is Expected to Top $7.6 Billion. Don't Forget the Taxman If You Win
No matter where you place your bet, the IRS expects you to come clean at tax time if you win.
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Q&A: Should Legislation Be Looking Into Another Study About Gambling Problems in CT
Online gaming and sports wagering was made legal last year. That topic may be revisted including if legislation needs to do another study on gambling problems in the state.
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Record Number of Americans Expected to Bet on Super Bowl LVI
The American Gaming Association says a record 31.4 million Americans are expected to bet on the 2022 Super Bowl.
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Super Bowl Predicted to Have the Hugest Audience Yet — and Record Bets, Too
The 2022 Super Bowl between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams could reach 117 million viewers, according to demand-intelligence company PredictHQ.
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LA Nun Sentenced to Prison for $800,000 Theft to Pay for Gambling Habit
A Los Angeles nun and school principal who stole more than $800,000 to pay for a gambling habit was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison.
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Super Bowl Betting Breakdown: The Wacky World of Proposition Bets
You’ve probably heard before that the Super Bowl is the most gambled-on sporting event in North America. Over the last five years the average amount bet on the big game is $146.6 million … and that’s only counting wagers legally placed with American sports books.
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Furniture Mogul ‘Mattress Mack' Places Record-Setting $4.5 Million Bet on the Bengals to Win Super Bowl
Texas furniture mogul “Mattress Mack” has made the biggest mobile sports bet in U.S. history, by wagering the Cincinnati Bengals will win Super Bowl LVI.
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Mega Millions' Jackpot Is $421 Million. What to Do If You Land That Windfall
If you end up beating the odds and winning the top prize in Friday night’s drawing, here are some tips for what to do first.
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New York Rangers Star Henrik Lundqvist Reflects on What's Next After Jersey Retirement
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist talks about what’s next following his pro hockey career.
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Lawmakers Drill Down on Problem Gambling
Since online and sports betting went live last fall for the first time, Connecticut gamblers have wagered $2.6 billion online. However, vague requirements mean none of that has gone to the Connecticut council on problem gambling. “Our calls have quadrupled to the hotline,” Diana Goode, executive director of the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, said. Goode said calls have increased…