Tag: sports betting

As US sports bets boom, internet gambling is slow to expand
21Apr By adminNo Comments
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As US sports bets boom, internet gambling is slow to expand

[ad_1] While two-thirds of the country now offers legal sports betting, only six states offer online casino gambling, confounding industry hopes that the rapid growth of sports betting would also bring internet casino wagering along with it.Speaking Wednesday at the East Coast Gaming Congress in Atlantic City, industry executives and legislators from gambling states offered various explanations for why internet gambling has yet to expand beyond a handful of eastern states. Internet gambling is legal in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia; Nevada offers online poker but not casino games. By contrast, 33 states plus Washington, D.C. offer legal sports betting.“It's a mystery to me why we have 30 or so states that have sports wagering, and only six t...
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Match Fixing Has Existed for Centuries. Gambling Apps Are Making It Worse
8Feb By adminNo Comments
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Match Fixing Has Existed for Centuries. Gambling Apps Are Making It Worse

[ad_1] Once upon a time, snooker — a cousin of pool and billiards with roots in the British Raj — was a boutique, almost backwater, pastime. No longer. Its popularity has soared globally, particularly in China, and it may be included as a sport in the 2024 Olympics.That means a lot of gamblers bet on snooker. It also means that match fixing is in the mix. Ten elite Chinese players are currently being investigated for throwing games to help somebody cash in some presumably large bets. So here we are: A digital boom in sports gambling — accompanied by bigger incentives for scamsters and crooks to corrupt games — means even something as quaint as snooker can be corrupted. And it's everywhere. The fix has been in on handball matches. Triathlons and biathlons are worried about fixes. Organi...
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