Writer: Associated Press
Terms of of NCAA-Genius Sports extension require protecting college athletes from prop bets
The NCAA and Genius Sports announced a multi-year expansion of their partnership earlier this year, making Genius the exclusive distributor... more
Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB’s biggest sin
It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series.... more
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible... more
Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave
ROME (AP) — Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair... more
MLB commissioner will rule on Pete Rose’s reinstatement after talk with Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he... more
FAA finds safety concerns at Las Vegas airport with tour helicopters, planes
A federal review of helicopter safety around some of the busiest U.S. airports, prompted by the deadly midair collision in January between... more
Ex-UK lawmaker among 15 charged with cheating in election betting scandal
LONDON (AP) — A former Conservative lawmaker and 14 others have been charged with cheating when placing bets on the timing of Britain’s... more
New Jersey: Mafia leader, council member among dozens facing illegal gambling charges, AG says
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family, a town council member and more than three dozen others are facing... more
Betting was up in men’s NCAA Tournament and during women’s basketball season
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a men’s NCAA Tournament in which upsets were unusual and a women’s field sans Caitlin Clark, betting nevertheless was... more
Atlantic City: Man loses legal bid to cash in $59,500 in chips from now-defunct casino
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A man cannot redeem nearly $60,000 in chips from a now-defunct casino that he bought at an online auction... more
