Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke told reporters in a Dallas neighborhood Wednesday that he would consider backing efforts to expand gaming in the Lone Star State. That would include legalizing casinos and sports betting.
NASCAR this week announced it signed an integrity agreement with Sportradar Integrity Services. Under terms of the pact, the stock car racing association will receive regular reporting on betting trends in the sport, which it will look to leverage in order to grow the sport’s fan base.
A Russian national arrested in Colombia and accused of spying for the Kremlin has been charged with offenses related to illegal sports betting.
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Tiger Woods says he’ll be a game-time decision for this week’s Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. And until his announcement comes as to whether he’ll play, the storyline will dominate the headlines for golf’s first major of the year.
Palms Casino Resort is slated to reopen later this month after a more than two-year absence from the Las Vegas gaming scene. A well-known name is angling to continue operating the sportsbook there.
The love-hate relationship between sports and gambling is beginning to emphasize the latter half more. A large pool of soccer teams in the UK wants the country to ban all gambling advertising in sports.
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is moving further into the cryptocurrency space, announcing today it will stake digital assets to support the Polygon blockchain network. But shares of the gaming company are sliding due to an analyst downgrade.
A Coventry man claims that BoyleSports lost his betting slip worth £5m ($6.5m). [Image: Shutterstock.com]
Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) and DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) are the worst offenders in terms of equity-based compensation as a percentage of 2021 gross profits.