Don’t let gambling scaremongers ruin your March Madness bracket
Today tens of millions of Americans will happily place a billion bets they know they will lose. The tradition of March Madness office pools, one of the healthiest forms of camaraderie-based parlay gambling, will take place all across America…
State Bans on Sports Betting Are Not Helping Anybody
The vast majority of overseas sportsbooks operate in the Caribbean and Latin America, where U.S. state regulations are a punchline. These sites will take whatever method of payment a willing gambler has, including cryptocurrency, money wires, or credit cards. For casual and problem gamblers alike, nothing is worse than betting on money you don’t have.
GeoComply data highlights sports betting demand in closed states
New data from geofencing specialists GeoComply has illustrated just how much people in states that don’t offer regulated online sports betting are trying to access sportsbooks.
How to protect Alabamians from ills of sports wagering
“Legalize it. Put regulations in place. Partner with reputable companies – companies that are publicly traded and held accountable by public investors, gaming regulators and law enforcement.”
Inside the ‘very predatory’ world of illegal betting that lured Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter
Why would a bookie extend a line of credit of at least $4.5 million to someone who said he was drawing an $85,000 salary as an interpreter with the Los Angeles Angels?