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Cincinnati investigation related to gambling finds no other evidence of betting on college baseball
CINCINNATI (AP) — An investigation into Cincinnati baseball related to interactions with a gambler found two secondary NCAA violations involving former staffers and a former player, but no other evidence of members of the program having bet on college baseball, the university said Wednesday. ...
Beshear says sports wagering is off to strong start in Kentucky, with the pace about to pick up
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Sports betting in Kentucky is off to a strong start right out of the gate, attracting more than $4.5 million in wagering since launching two weeks ago, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. And the pace will pick up significantly in a week when mobile wagering...
Editorial Roundup: Kentucky
Bowling Green Daily News. September 16, 2023. Editorial: Milestone marks transformative chapter for region A tangible piece of southcentral Kentucky’s future was the star attraction Thursday at the Kentucky Transpark. Gov. Andy Beshear and a hefty...
New Jersey fines PointsBet for 3 different types of sports betting violations
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The online sports betting company PointsBet committed three different types of violations of New Jersey sports betting laws, according to gambling regulators who fined the company $25,000. The fine was imposed on Aug. 23, but details of the case were not...
4 more Iowa athletes plead guilty to underage gambling. Cases go on for six athletes with ISU ties
Four former University of Iowa athletes who faced criminal charges in connection with a state investigation into illegal sports wagering have pleaded guilty to underage gambling in agreements reach with prosecutors in Iowa City. Football players Arland Bruce IV, Reggie Bracy and Jack...
New Jersey's casinos, tracks and partners won $531M from gamblers in August
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won more than $531 million in August, up almost 13% from a year earlier. Figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement...
Online bets on NFL games surged in Week 1 as legal sports betting continues to grow
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its customers are where they say they are is reporting a record number of transactions over the first weekend of the NFL season. GeoComply Solutions, the Vancouver,...
Legal sports betting opens to fanfare in Kentucky; governor makes the first wager at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear plunked down a $20 bet Thursday on two home-state college football teams — and against an arch-nemesis school — in a quick transaction signaling that legal sports wagering is off and running in the Bluegrass State. The...
US Open 2023: Defending champ Alcaraz returns as a favorite of the fans, but not of the oddsmakers
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz wishes he could go a little more unnoticed as he tries to move around the home of the U.S. Open. That’s not possible, of course. New York is the last place to find quiet when you’re the star of the show, and even at just 20 years old, it appears...
Players credit the NFL and union with doing a better job of teaching when sports betting isn't OK
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Detroit wide receiver Jameson Williams and Tennessee right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere begin six-game suspensions Tuesday for betting at work. At least they'll be able to rejoin their teams this season. Other players caught up in a wave of gambling-related...
