Sports Betting News Legalizing Sports Gambling Was A Huge Mistake

I’m a huge sports fan. Gambling, especially prop bets, is ruining the fun.

The integrity of games appears increasingly compromised by betting scandals. That’s a big problem. 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

Christie defends legal sports betting after NBA, MLB scandals

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) in defending the legalized sports gambling industry is arguing for more regulations on the booming business of wagering on pro and college athletics. Read More

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

Chris Christie: Keep Sports Betting Legal

It’s time we recognize that legal sports betting brings with it effective regulation that protects fans, teams, leagues and sports themselves — and work together to protect and build on that success. Read More

What Americans think about legal sports betting, according to recent polls

WASHINGTON — As legalized sports betting expands, recent polling suggests that Americans have become increasingly critical of its role in U.S. society and sports — although they're more tolerant of it ... Read More

Major U.S. sports leagues looking to seek nationwide ban on ‘microprop’ betting, Ohio governor says

Manfred, MLB players’ union executive director Tony Clark, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, among others, have already criticized prop bets. Last year, the NBA reached a deal with betting partners ... 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

NCAA pushes back start of legalized pro sports betting by three weeks

On Oct. 22, the NCAA approved a rule change that would allow college athletes and athletic department staffers to bet on professional sports. Not a full week later, college sports’ governing body is ... Read More

News flash: The real risk of sports gambling isn’t the integrity of the game

For almost a week now, I’ve listened as very serious sports journalists have used their very serious voices to talk about a pair of very serious gambling cases involving the NBA. The solemnity has ... Read More

Coloradans Really, Really Like Betting on Football

It doesn’t take a genius to know that Coloradans, like the rest of the United States, love football. And as one of the first states to adopt legal sports betting — back in 2020 — we really, really, ... Read More