Sports
November 10, 2025
NBA Gambling Scandal Deepens Amidst Alleged Mob Ties
The NBA’s long-running gambling controversy reached a new turning point this week as a Brooklyn court heard several of the 34 defendants arrested in the sprawling federal investigation. Prosecutors note that the case unites two distinct but intertwined criminal operations. One involved rigged sports bets on NBA games, and another organized mob-backed poker games that […]
Sports
November 10, 2025
Cleveland Guardians in the Midst of a Baseball Betting Scandal
The Cleveland Guardians are willing to cooperate with a new investigation that has targeted two of their pitchers – Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, both of whom are said to have colluded with other conspirators to place bets, fumble plays, and score wins on betting outcomes. MLB Pitchers Let Down Fans and the League The […]
Sports
November 10, 2025
NCAA Bans Six Players Over College Basketball Betting
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced at the end of last week that six men’s college basketball players had their eligibility revoked following their involvement in three separate sports-betting cases. Information Leakage and Game Manipulation The investigations found that some of the athletes either manipulated their performances to lose games, missed spreads, or provided […]
Sports
November 7, 2025
Ex-NBA Player Damon Jones Rejects Claims in Federal Gambling Lawsuit
Damon Jones, who used to play guard and coach in the NBA, said he was not guilty in federal court on Thursday. He denied claims that he sold secret team information and joined in on rigged poker games linked to the mob. Federal Probe Ties Ex-NBA Player Damon Jones to Leaked Injury Tips and Rigged […]
Sports
November 6, 2025
UFC’s Dana White Tips FBI about Yadier del Valle vs Isaac Dulgarian Fight
The UFC is in another bind after it had to let go of a fighter over a betting conspiracy and alleged match-fixing. This comes against a backdrop of a high-profile scandal rocking the NBA, and the UFC historically facing issues with alleged fight-rigging. UFC’s Top Man Says League Did Everything It Could Commenting on the […]
Sports
November 6, 2025
NBA Talks with Congress Staff as Betting Problems Grow
NBA officials went to Washington this week to meet with congressional workers. They wanted to explain how the NBA is dealing with its growing betting crisis and to talk about its current deals with sports betting companies. NBA Briefs Congress Staff as Lawmakers Probe Betting Scandals Involving Rozier, Billups, and Jones The meeting happened after […]
Sports
November 5, 2025
Svenska Spel to Donate $3.7M to Grassroots Sports
Svenska Spel, Sweden’s state-owned gambling company, announced SEK 35 million ($3.65 million) in youth sports grants. This is part of the Gräsroten (Grassroots) initiative and will see the operator award money to 76 sports. Svenska Spel to Support 8,784 Associations Like previous years, distributing the money across the recipients is based on the preferences of […]
Sports
November 5, 2025
Real American Freestyle Taps ALT Sports Data to Excite Sports Bettors
Real American Freestyle has announced a new multi-year partnership with ALT Sports Data, which will see the league possibly leverage the popularity of sports betting to drive interest in what it has to offer. Real American Freestyle is dedicated to the more traditional type of wrestling, the Olympic form, rather than the one promoted and […]
Sports
November 5, 2025
Judge Tells Crypto.com to Stop Nevada Prediction Markets in Legal Fight
A US federal judge has told Crypto.com to stop its sports prediction markets in Nevada from Monday, derailing the crypto platform’s plans to grow its event-based contracts across the country. Court Denies Crypto.com’s Injunction, Upholds State Authority Over Sports Contracts Judge Andrew P. Gordon of the U.S. District Court for Nevada said no to the […]
Sports
November 5, 2025
GF of NHL Player Exposes His Alleged Theft of Thousands From Her
Former New York Rangers player Arthur Kaliyev has been accused of using the money of his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Mochen, to gamble, The New York Post has reported. He had also supposedly tricked her into cashing in fake checks, allegedly to pay her back $400, which he had borrowed from her PayPal account. Kaliyev had used […]
