Arizona Cardinals cornerback Josh Shaw is reportedly dropping his appeal of the one-year gambling suspension the NFL levied against him. This news comes by way of Barry Wilner of the Associated Press, citing a source with knowledge of the move.
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Six men from Staten Island and New Jersey — including a reputed Bonanno crime family captain — have been charged with allegedly running an illegal Internet-based gambling operation that netted more than $11 million in wagers, the Brooklyn district attorney announced on Wednesday.
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KAX Media America Inc, the US subsidiary of Gambling.com Group Plc, has completed the necessary application processes and received approval from the Indiana Gaming Commission to provide services to licensed gaming operators in the state.
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With opening of new racebook at Casino Miami, William Hill will offer bets on Jai Alai
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Someone in Ohio is going to have a wonderful life! A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $372 million was sold at a Giant Eagle supermarket in Mentor, a suburb of Cleveland. The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday, just eight days before Christmas, were: 22-30-53-55-56 +16
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Almost no one knows the players and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping gamblers from making — and bookmakers from taking — bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football (AAF).
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Adam Sandler was hesitant to portray a gambling addict in his new film, "Uncut Gems," until his wife encouraged him to do it. Sandler, 53, spoke about his fears regarding the film on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
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Hard Rock Sioux City launched its GiG-powered over-the-counter sports betting offering in September, about a month after the first legal bet was accepted in Iowa. The opening of the sportsbook at the Sioux City property extended Hard Rock and GiG’s cooperation, which was originally formed in October 2018.
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Unlikely endings in two games on Sunday’s NFL slate led to bad beats for some bettors, though it was the bookmakers that took the majority of the losses from the last second turnarounds.
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Fox 5 New York is dipping its toe into the betting programming scene. On Saturday, Fox will have its Fox Sports 1 show, “Lock It In,” broadcast a special regional edition. “Lock It In: Fox Bet Special” will air at noon Saturday in New York. It will also be on in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Did you expect Buffalo to have clinched a playoff spot? We certainly didn’t. “The Bills (-1) was the biggest liability today,” our insider admitted. “I had to check twice as these perennial losers have had a decent enough season to put them in a wild card playoff spot. They take on the Steelers (another wild card contender) on SNF and a Bills win clinches their first playoff spot since 2017.” The Bills clinched that spot, winning 17-10.
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Josh Shaw’s lengthy suspension for being caught placing a bet against the Cardinals—his team!—shows how even though the landscape of sports gambling is changing, the NFL isn't bending on its stance of not allowing players to bet.
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