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State offers resources to prevent problem gambling amid March Madness
March Madness is here and the NCAA college basketball brackets are set. It’s estimated that more than $3 billion will be bet over the next couple weeks. Advocates are sounding the alarm about problem gambling online, and they’re calling for more government funding to help those affected. “It’s easier to gamble….I needed gas money, I needed hours to go...
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Experts offer tips for keeping betting on the big game under control
Super Bowl LVIII is a highly anticipated rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas. “It’s definitely one of the biggest sporting events of the year, guaranteed,” said Paul Tarbox, the director of public policy and communications for the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. Along with the hype of the big game comes the...
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As sports betting spikes, help for people with gambling problems expands in some states
Kentucky residents are now able to legally bet on games for the first time — and by doing so, they also will be funding the state’s first-ever program for people with gambling problems.
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Several NFL players have received season-long suspensions, including 7 this year for gambling
The NFL has suspended seven players for the entire 2023 season. Here’s a look at previous players who received season-long bans.
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MGM says it did nothing wrong as ‘fraudster' gambled online
In court papers, MGM says Sam Antar, a twice-jailed “fraudster” who repeatedly victimized friends, relatives and strangers, is engaging in “his latest scheme” by falsely accusing MGM of wrongdoing.
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Only 6 States Offer Internet Gambling, Despite Boom in US Sports Betting
While two-thirds of the country now offers legal sports betting, only six states offer online casino gambling, confounding industry hopes that the rapid growth of sports betting would also bring internet casino betting along with it.
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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,...