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Paul Zeise: Shocked by sports gambling scandals? You shouldn't be.

PITTSBURGH — The NBA gambling scandal that was announced Thursday may have been shocking to some, but at this point, the only thing shocking is that it hasn't happened a lot more. Gambling has been a ... 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

College athletes still banned from betting on professional sports after NCAA Division I schools vote to rescind proposed rule

College athletes will still be prohibited from betting on any sport in which the NCAA sponsors a championship after an eleventh-hour push to rescind a proposed rule change reached the necessary ... 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

Is Legal Sports Gambling Creating Cheaters or Exposing a Long-Held Secret?

Recent reports that a number of current and former NBA players were allegedly faking injuries and trading inside information with crooked gamblers has left sports fans and media reeling. It’s the ... Read More

NCAA delays implementation of rule allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports

"The simple act of participating in gambling normalizes behavior, blurs boundaries and erodes judgment," Sankey said in the memo. Todd Kirkland / Getty Images Less than a week after the NCAA decided ... Read More

Do recent sports gambling scandals mean the end of leagues’ deals with sportsbook apps? It’s a longshot

American sports suffered another black eye after the arrests this week of an NBA coach and a current NBA player for their alleged ties to illegal sports betting and rigged poker games. It’s the latest ... Read More

MLB’s Manfred defends sports gambling partnerships for the ‘crucial’ data they offer

Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, talks to the media before game two of the 2025 World Series. (Cole Burston / Getty Images) TORONTO — In the wake of the NBA’s betting scandal, Major ... Read More

Why not give players a cut? That's one way to fix our sports betting problem. | Opinion

With the shocking news about NBA Hall of Fame player and rising star coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former National Basketball Association player Damon Jones, the time is ... Read More

NCAA delays implementation of new betting rule until Nov. 22 after the SEC and others push back

NCAA athletes won’t be able to bet on professional sports starting on Saturday. The NCAA said Tuesday it would delay the implementation of its new sports betting policy — which would allow athletes to ... Read More

MLB working with sports gambling firms to ban baseball 'micro prop' bets, Gov. DeWine says

Major League Baseball is working with gambling companies to ban "micro prop" betting from the sport, Gov. Mike DeWine said in an Oct. 28 interview with The Dispatch. The MLB commissioner's office told ... Read More