Writer: Associated Press

05/17/23 9:02 PM

UK: Brentford striker Ivan Toney, one of the Premier League’s top scorers, banned 8 months for breaching betting rules

  • Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Brentford striker Ivan Toney was suspended for eight months by the English Football Association on Wednesday for breaching... more
05/16/23 4:05 PM

New Jersey total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person casino revenue was down 1.6%

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won $462.7 million in April,... more
05/15/23 8:30 PM

Brazil’s soccer match-fixing scandal has international reach, investigator says

  • Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press
SAO PAULO (AP) — The lead investigator of Brazil’s sprawling match-fixing scandal said he has uncovered potential evidence of wrongdoing by... more
05/13/23 2:08 PM

Firm that helped expose Alabama baseball gambling scandal launches integrity hotline

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — A sports integrity monitor launched a tool Thursday to help athletes, coaches and staff to anonymously report... more
05/13/23 1:54 PM

Atlantic City casino can’t live without a beach, so it’s rebuilding one

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — What’s an ocean without a beach? One Atlantic City casino that takes its name from the sea doesn’t want to find... more
05/11/23 9:24 PM

As legalized gambling becomes pervasive, NCAA rules against it remain strict with tough penalties

  • Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press
The NCAA consequences could be far worse than the legal ones. While the penalty for betting on sporting events in the state of Iowa for... more
05/11/23 3:27 PM

Brazil to launch national investigation into soccer match-fixing

  • Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press
SAO PAULO — Brazil will launch a national investigation into soccer match-fixing and the probe could have “international... more
05/10/23 4:12 PM

Sports betting industry predicts ‘microbets’ next big thing, worrying safe-bet advocates

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Imagine being able to make a bet with this level of specificity: the Yankees’ Aaron Judge will hit a home run on the... more
05/09/23 6:39 PM

Gambling’s place in campus culture portends scandals to come

  • Eric Olson, Associated Press
With the proliferation of legal wagering in the United States the past five years, it wasn’t a question of if but when a college sports... more
05/08/23 9:04 PM

University of Iowa, Iowa State University investigate gambling by student-athletes

  • Eric Olson, Associated Press
The University of Iowa announced Monday that 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules,... more