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Is betting on sports good or bad for sports?

Democrats and Republicans were about the same as to whether sports betting is good for sports. But 35% of Republicans say it’s bad compared to 30% of Democrats. More Democrats than Republicans say ... Read More

From the field to the betting floor: The sports gambling boom

Wisconsin’s place in this national shift illustrates the complex balance between tradition and transformation. While the state has not embraced full-scale online sports betting as quickly as some of ... Read More

Online gambling is everywhere. So are the risks

“Gambling and ‘responsibly’ seem to be oxymoronic, because if you’re gambling it’s all about risk,” said Caleb Silver, editor in chief of personal finance site Investopedia. “But people still do it. Read More

Do betting scandals show sports gambling is safer when it’s legal and regulated?

Guardians pitchers have prompted calls for regulation, while former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie argues legalization is actually helping catch cheaters who previously operated undetected. Read More

The NBA’s gambling scandal was utterly predictable — and other pro sports will be next

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Professional sports leagues spent years shunning gambling as a threat to their public image of integrity before ... Read More

Sports betting is a booming business. FBI's NBA probe is putting it in the spotlight

The stunning indictment that led to the arrest of more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and other NBA figures, on charges of illegal sports betting has drawn new scrutiny of the ... Read More

How the US turned sports into one big casino

Sports betting has become so ubiquitous and so massive in the US that it can be difficult to remember that at the start of 2018, it was only legal in four states, and only in Nevada could you bet on ... Read More

How a 2018 Supreme Court decision paved the way for meteoric growth in legal sports betting

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports-betting industry, now worth billions of dollars a year, even as it recognized that the decision was ... Read More

Gambling Is Killing Sports and Consuming America

Mr. Lee has covered sports for ESPN, Bleacher Report and The Washington Post. There’s no denying it anymore: The arrests last week of an N.B.A. player and a head coach after allegations of insider ... Read More

Gambling Ate Sports Media. Is Politics Next?

But, in the spirit of prediction, I think material like this will soon be more than a sideshow and already sketches an outline of a new, prediction-centric political media. Gambling took over sports ... Read More

Betting is changing American sports

ESPN host Scott Van Pelt, left, and sports betting analyst Steve Coughlin broadcast from the sideline during the Bad Beats program after an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the ... Read More

Sports betting is a booming business. The FBI's NBA probe is putting it in the spotlight

NEW YORK (AP) — The stunning indictment that led to the arrest of more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and other NBA figures, on charges of illegal sports betting has drawn new ... Read More