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Eliot Hudon Takes Down WPT World Championship for $4.1M
After three initial flights and six days of competition, the $10,400 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship has come to an end. Eliot Hudon, a poker player out of Canada, topped a field of 2,960 entries to pocket $4,146,400 as the winner....
Ladbrokes Gets Slap on the Wrist Over Betting Tweets
Sports betting operator Ladbrokes recently received a light slap on the wrist from the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog isn’t happy with some of the posts the company put on Twitter, but avoided handing it a fine. The ASA...
New York Mets Introduce Justin Verlander, Title Odds Have Wide Range
This story has been updated to reflect the Mets overnight agreement Wednesday with shortstop Carlos Correa. Big day Tuesday morning at Citi Field for the New York Mets, who held an introductory news conference with their biggest free agency acquisition of the...
Match-Fixing Tennis Players Banned By Integrity Agency
It's difficult enough to place wagers on sports. But athletes manipulating the outcome by fixing matches makes things worse. As integrity bodies continue to accumulate data, it becomes easier to uncover the activity, and two more tennis players have fallen from grace...
Churchill Downs to Buy Historical Horse Racing’s Exacta Systems for $250M
Churchill Downs announced late Monday that it plans to acquire Exacta Systems, a Florida-based provider of historical horse racing (HHR) systems and gaming machines. In the deal, announced after markets closed on Monday afternoon, the Louisville-based gaming and racing company said it...
Super Bowl Futures: Bills, Eagles, Chiefs, 49ers, Bengals in Top 5
With three weeks remaining in the regular season, the Buffalo Bills are the consensus favorite to win Super Bowl LVII at +300 odds, ahead of the rest of the top five teams on DraftKings’ futures board. Those include the Kansas City Chiefs...
Nuevo León, Mexico Scraps New Casino Tax Plan After it Fails Miserably
The local government in Nuevo León, Mexico, had a grand plan. It would increase its tax revenue by changing the tax scheme for casinos in the state. However, lawmakers failed to take into account one important aspect, and have now been forced...
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Could Face Criminal Charges for Inaction on Sports Betting
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro didn't sign a decree that would have regulated sports betting in the country before the mandatory deadline of December 12. His lack of attention on the matter, according to information provided by Brazilian media outlet Veja, could lead...
LA Rams Fail to Score Playoff Spot Following Loss to Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers beat the LA Rams 24-12 on Monday Night Football, leaving their opponents and reigning Super Bowl champs with no chance of seeing the playoffs. The game had several interesting plays, including an attempted Rhamondre Stevenson re-run. With the victory,...
Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts Has Shoulder Injury, Betting Markets Spike
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a right shoulder injury against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. News about the sprained shoulder had an immediate impact on multiple betting markets on Monday, including Super Bowl futures, NFL MVP odds, and the point spread...
