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New Jersey fines firms $40K for sports betting violations

Dec. 23, 2024 17:17 PM EST

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have handed out $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech company for violations that included taking bets on unauthorized events, and on games that had already ended. In information made public Monday, the New Jersey...

Scandals, some changes in public perception highlighted the year for sports betting

Dec. 19, 2024 18:22 PM EST

In the six years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to offer sports betting, each successive year has set a record for the amount of money wagered legally. Another new high-water mark of close to $130 billion is expected by the end of 2024. It coincides with...

New Jersey fines sports betting firms for taking bets after games had already ended

Dec. 09, 2024 17:50 PM EST

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It doesn't happen all that often, but when it does, it can seem like a dream come true for sports gamblers: being able to bet on a game after it has already ended. And it has happened again in Atlantic City, where a sportsbook has been fined for taking...

Jockey Flavien Prat wins Remsen to set record with his 80th stakes victory of the year

Dec. 07, 2024 19:47 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Flavien Prat notched his 80th stakes victory of the year on Saturday, winning the $250,000 Remsen at Aqueduct to set the single-season record. The French jockey guided Poster to a nose victory in the 1 1/8 mile race for 2-year-olds. Prat broke the...

Sports betting wins narrow approval in Missouri after high-dollar campaign

Dec. 05, 2024 17:11 PM EST

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fans in Missouri will be able to bet on sports next year as a result of a ballot measure that barely passed despite getting help from record-setting spending and the state's professional teams. State election officials on Thursday certified that the...

Tennis official from Bosnia-Herzegovina suspended and fined for betting on matches

Dec. 05, 2024 12:29 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — A tennis official from Bosnia-Herzegovina was suspended for four years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for six violations of the tennis anti-corruption program, including betting on professional matches. Damjan Dejanovic’s punishment, which also...

More competitive field increases betting interest in F1's Las Vegas Grand Prix

Nov. 22, 2024 14:23 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There is a little more racing drama for Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix than a year ago when Max Verstappen was running away with the Formula 1 championship and most of the news centered on the disruptions leading up to the race. But with a little more...

Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event

Nov. 18, 2024 17:25 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake Paul's unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said the fight between the YouTube star and the 58-year-old Tyson, who showed his age by being...

Mike Tyson-Jake Paul: How to watch the fight, time, odds

Nov. 15, 2024 15:41 PM EST

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul had to wait an extra four months for his high-profile match with 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. The delay from the original plan for July was caused by Tyson having a medical episode on a plane and needing time to recover from a...

The state that cleared the way for sports gambling now may ban 'prop' bets on college athletes

Nov. 14, 2024 12:36 PM EST

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — After an unexpected loss in which he threw four interceptions in September, Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne heard from bettors angry that his subpar statistics lost bets for them. Some contacted him over the Venmo cash transfer app, asking him to refund their losses. ...