138 stories by Cort Smith
Sports Bettor Turns $5 into Six-Figure Pay Day After Hitting Massive NFL Parlay
Wagering on the outcome of a single NFL game is tricky enough, but one sports bettor in West Virginia managed to hit all 15 NFL games on a single ticket, turning his five bucks into $100,000. The bet is known as a...
Caesars Tests ‘Fan Caves’ as the Race to Win Millenials’ Gambling Dollars Ramps Up
Caesars Entertainment is rolling out a new tactic it a bid to corner a market that has mostly eluded live casinos – the gambling millennial. It’s called The Fan Cave, and it’s pretty much exactly like the “man caves” strewn across thousands...
Super Bowl Odds See the Saints Go Marching in to the Role of Betting Favorites
Despite a recent game stretch which has seen their scoring plummet, the New Orleans Saints have moved into the pole position and are now the odds-on favorite to win the Super Bowl this February. The Saints scored 37 points per game over...
UK Gambling Addict Stole More Than a Million From Employer to Fund Gambling Habit
A UK man who stole more than a million dollars from the company that employed him is speaking out about what drove him to do it. Chris Girling recently pleaded guilty to embezzling £1 million ($1.26 million) from the Premier Education Group,...
North Bay Casino Approved in Canada, Residents Respond in Outrage
Councillors in the city of North Bay, located about 300 miles north of Toronto, have passed a motion approving the construction of a new casino in the community, leaving many citizens shocked and angry. “You just killed our city,” came the angry...
Peterborough United’s Director of Football Barry Fry Accused of Betting on League Matches
Barry Fry, the director the UK’s Peterborough United club, has been leveled with charges of misconduct relating to alleged betting activities. The accusations come from the Football Association (FA), the governing body of all things soccer in England. The organization is charging...
Jamaica Outlines Plans for First Casino in 2020, Says it Doesn’t Want to be Casino Destination
The Caribbean island nation of Jamaica is set to open its first-ever casino by the year 2020, but officials are cautioning that it doesn't mean the country is about to become a casino tourist destination. Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett revealed few...
Million Dollar Casino Fraud: Loto-Quebec Scammed Out of Massive Sum, Kept Quiet for Months
Loto Quebec is investigating a scam which saw it defrauded out of $1 million dollars, information that the province’s government-run gaming outlet kept under wraps for months. The report from Le Journal de Montreal is calling it “possibly the largest scam known...
Cincinnati Scam Artist Jerry Hinkle Collects $100K in Donations for Kids, Blows it on Drugs and Gambling
A Cincinnati man is accused of using a children’s charity as a front to collect $100,000 in donations, money he went on to use for drugs and gambling, according to court records. Jerry Hinkle has been charged with one count each of...
Seton Hall University Study on TV Sports Viewership Shows Massive Infusion Likely from Legal Sports Betting
As if the US wasn’t sports-crazy enough, TV ratings for sporting events could soar even higher thanks to the emergence of legalized betting, according to the results of a new poll by Seton Hall University. The new survey by Seton Hall Sports...
