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Sports betting popularity by state

SmartAsset reports states collected $2.6 billion in sports betting taxes in 2024, with New York leading in revenue at $912.9 million. Read More

Legal Sports Betting Didn't Create Corruption. It Exposed It.

The recent gambling-relatedarrestof Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier sent shockwaves throughout the world of basketball sports fandom. Rozier is accused of telling his childhood friend that he would fake ... Read More

US Sports Betting Statistics 2025: Who’s Betting & How?

The latest sports betting statistics show that about 15% of US adults placed a sports bet in early 2025, showing that the market has stayed steady. The majority of sports bettors were men (68%), and ... 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

Sports Leagues Feared a Betting Scandal Like This. Will Anything Change?

As legalized betting has become ubiquitous in American sport, the opportunities for cheating, like those outlined in a recent federal indictment, have multiplied. By Jenny Vrentas The signs that ... Read More

U.S. sports betting: Where all 50 states stand on legalizing online sports betting sites, proposed legislation

Sports betting has become increasingly popular across the United States, but not every state has legalized it. There are 39 states, in addition to Washington D.C., that have some form of legalized U.S ... Read More

Is gambling legal in North Carolina? Sports betting? What residents should know

Violating the state's gambling laws can result in a Class 2 misdemeanor, fines, and potential jail time. Sports betting on professional and college sports became legal in North Carolina in 2024. There ... Read More

Local Gambling Counselor, State Senator Discuss Impacts of Sports Betting

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The world of sports betting is exploding – and so are the scandals. Just last week, current and former NBA players were arrested in a massive illegal gambling ... Read More

From bets to busts: A timeline of gambling controversies in sports

Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, shown before a game against the Lakers in April, was arrested on Oct. 23 as part of an FBI probe into sports gambling. Soobum Im / Getty Since May 2018 — when a Supreme ... Read More

Who has been busted for sports gambling? Here's a list of the major betting scandals

Sports gambling has become normalized in American society. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision to legalize the practice in 2018, betting companies have infiltrated the sports world. From ... Read More

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ... Read More

Are U.S. Leagues Pushing for a National ‘Micro’ Sports Betting Ban?

Is there a league-led effort underway to ban so-called “microbetting” across the entirety of the United States? Comments from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, an opponent of the rapid-fire, in-play form of ... Read More