138 stories by Cort Smith
New US Sports Betting Integrity Body SWIMA Aims to Halt Match Fixing
Stakeholders large and small have banded together across the sports betting industry to create the first-ever integrity body specific to sports wagering in the US. MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment are the biggest names involved in the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring...
Canadian Parliamentarian Raj Grewal Resigns, PM Justin Trudeau Cites Millions Gambling as Reason
Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Raj Grewal has stepped down from his high-ranking post, alluding to life-impacting issues without personally acknowledging a gambling problem that's thrown him into significant debt. Grewal -- a Liberal Party MP who was nominated to run again...
Vancouver’s Parq Casino Has Lost $108 Million in 2018, Owners Blame New Anti-Crime Regulations
It’s rare for a casino in a large and well established gaming market to be bleeding so much money, but that appears to be what’s happening at the brand new Parq Casino in Vancouver. The luxury hotel and casino in the downtown...
Bookmaker Suspects Inside Knowledge, Pulls Wagers After a Flurry of Bets that Royal Couple is Having Twins
A whirlwind of wagers has forced a major British bookmaker to suspend all activity a on a baby bet involving a royal couple. Bookmakers have been taking bets ever since Prince Harry and his wife, American Meghan Markle, announced in October they...
Long Opposed to Gambling, Virginia Introduces Two New Sports Betting Bills
Virginia has long been opposed to all forms of gambling, but it seems the state suddenly wants in on the action. Lawmakers there introduced not one, but two new bills this week aimed at bringing sports betting to its 8.5 million citizens...
UK Shipping Empire Brought Down by Essex Man, Bilked Company for $4.8 Million to Bankroll Gambling Habit
A British employee who stole millions from a Basildon-based family-run company to fuel his own gambling has been sentenced to six years for his “selfish, calculated and devious” actions. Those were the words of Detective Constable Angie Coxon of the UK's Essex Police...
Canadian Sports Betting Laws ‘Mind Boggling,’ in Need of Change Say Politicians and Union Leaders
Politicians and union leaders are the latest to make a push to finally legalize single-game sports betting in Canada. David Cassidy, the president of the Unifor Local 444 union, confronted Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on the topic during a meeting...
Delta Casino Gets Final Go Ahead Near Vancouver Amid Protests From Neighboring City
A proposed casino in the Vancouver suburb of Delta has won final approval from provincial regulators, despite opposition from a neighboring community. The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) gave the final green light to the new casino and entertainment complex, which will...
Rams Chiefs Game Moves From Mexico to LA, But Record-High Vegas Point Total Unaffected
A change of location has done nothing to lower the record-high Vegas points total for the hotly anticipated matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. After consulting with the NFL Players Association and independent experts,...
Sportradar Inks Exclusive Sports Betting Data Deal With MGM GVC Interactive
Swiss sports data supplier Sportradar has signed a new deal which will make it the exclusive provider of statistics for MGM GVC Interactive LLC across a number of professional sports leagues. The deal comes just a few months after the formation of...
