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My kids love sports. I worry the rise of sports betting will ruin that.

My kids and their friends live and breathe sports. They look up to the stars. They catch every highlight. They know who scored and who stumbled. There’s a purity in debating who’s won, who’s lost, and ... Read More

Sports Betting Is 'Changing The Narrative Of The Game,' Says Former NBA Star Carmelo Anthony As He Calls For Changes

NBA Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony is no fan of sports betting. In an interview with CNBC, he spoke out about the pressure gambling puts on players and called for reforms to be made. "Athletes may say, ... 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

How the explosion of prop betting threatens the integrity of pro sports

When I first heard about the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA player Damon Jones in connection to federal investigations involving ... Read More

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

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 controversial. Read More

Sports Betting Hurts American Men. Time To Rethink Its Regulation | Opinion

Second, personal bankruptcies go up. Economists have found that legalizing sports betting increased the risk of a household going bankrupt by 25 to 30 percent, with the risk highest among young men ... Read More

From £10k to 10p: Gambling addiction in the forces

Up to 15 hours a day, placing bets 10 times his wage. A serving member of the armed forces has told File on 4 Investigates that a gambling problem is easy to hide in the military. Paul, not his real ... Read More

Inside the NBA’s high-tech, mafia-linked gambling scandal

Poker games: Authorities allege that Billups and former NBA player Damon Jones lured marks into a high-tech scheme involving X-ray tables and even card-reading contact lenses. They say the ring ... Read More