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Chicago Bears Look for Break vs. New England Patriots on ‘Monday Night Football’
Week 7 of the NFL comes to a close with a duel between two teams without great success so far. The New England Patriots (3-3) host the Chicago Bears (2-4), as both are struggling to figure out who they are this year....
Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers Meet in 2020 Super Bowl Rematch
The Kansas City Chiefs are headed west to face the San Francisco 49ers today for NFL Sunday, ready to add another notch to the win column. It's going to be a tough battle for sports bettors as well. The 49ers (3-3) return...
Winning Lottery Tickets Lost, Spanish Couple Scrambles to Recover
A Spanish couple is now on a desperate mission to find out if they are going to have a huge Christmas bonus. They're caught in a legal debate over the status of €100,000 (US$97,990) in lottery tickets that they lost, and which...
Chilean Gambling Hall Robbed, Gang Tosses Money on Highway
A group of delinquents figured they would have an easy mark when they targeted a gambling hall in Chile for robbery. They quickly learned that the perfect casino heists only happen in the movies, as they were forced to unload their bounty...
Casino Regulator Demands Payment from IPI as Asset Auctions Continue
The Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is once again trying to assert its authority. It's asking a court to end its long-running battle with International Pacific International (IPI) and force the Imperial Palace casino operator to give...
Gibraltar-Based Gaming Operators Could Face License Fee Increases
Gibraltar has been working on updates to its almost 20-year-old gambling laws, and has some changes in the works. One of these could impact how much online gaming operators pay for their licenses, with larger companies possibly receiving bigger bills. On the...
‘Thursday Night Football’: Andy Dalton Doesn’t Do the Saints Any Favors
Spoiler alert: Andy Dalton made history for the New Orleans Saints on "Thursday Night Football," and not in a good way. He'll forever be remembered as the NFL quarterback who threw back-to-back pick-6s that may have cost his team a win. The...
Illegal Gambling Bust in Turkey Leads to 46 Arrest Warrants, Cryptocurrency Seizure
Turkish police are in the process of dismantling a major illegal gambling ring operating freely across the country. The operations might have ties to Halil Falyalı, a Cypriot casino operator who was murdered earlier this year. The Office of the Chief Public...
New Political Betting Lines Posted in UK Following PM Liz Truss’ Resignation
In what will go down as the shortest term for a prime minister in the UK, Liz Truss has confirmed she's calling it quits. The announcement didn't come as a surprise, but it means the political betting lines are seeing a flurry...
POGOs Could Cripple Philippines Inbound Tourism, According to Government Official
A government official in the Philippines is making the most out of a recent controversy over the Philippine Online Gaming Operator (POGO) segment. Sarah Lynne Ducanes believes POGOs are a threat to tourism, although she can’t provide any data to substantiate her...