#Federal Government

PARIS, Kentucky (InvestigateTV/Gray News) - Long before a string of catastrophic horse deaths at a racetrack in California made headlines and a federal indictment of more than two dozen horseracing insiders rocked the sport, the owner of one of the most famed thoroughbreds was advocating for change. In 1982, Penny Chenery, the owner of Triple Crown…

In what will go down as the most surreal week in sports since 9/11, racing got a double spoonful of distasteful medicine. As the sports world - and the real world - come to grips with the spreading coronavirus, the horse world must also sort out the impact of the criminal bombshell that dropped Monday. Rival trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro,…

Ontario got its first full-service sportsbook with the grand opening of Caesars Sportsbook in Windsor on Wednesday. Hall of Fame ex-NHL goaltender Grant Fuhr helped cut the ribbon and made the ceremonial first bet, taking the moneyline that the Jacksonville Jaguars would upset the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday. "Today's grand opening is a…

Jeff Landry, courtesy Louisiana Attorney General's office National HBPA Press Release LEXINGTON, Ky. - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry will be the keynote speaker at the National HBPA's annual conference March 6-10 at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans' historic French Quarter, the horsemen's organization announced. The conference, which is…

B aseball's all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, has a new hustle-legal sports betting. On New Year's Day, the Cincinnati Reds legend, who was permanently banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling on the game while he was manager of the team, placed the first legal sports wager in Ohio. True to form, Rose put action on the Reds to win the 2023 World…

The Nevada Athletic Commission has suspended UFC flyweight Jeff Molina. According to UFC broadcast partner ESPN, the reason for his ban is not known, but it is likely related to an investigation into the fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke on November 5. In the hours leading up to that battle, which Minner lost by TKO early in…

The World Cup came to an end with Argentina's victory over France in an electrifying game. The World Cup brought a series of traditional habits during this period, such as meetings with friends, decorations in the team's colors and even placing sports bets. However, the'zebras' of the Cup gave damage to new players. According to the MKTEsportivo…

Nowadays, the sports betting sector is on the rise in Brazil. Sports enthusiasts, Brazilians have joined the practice of betting on the internet, driven by brand agreements with the main Brazilian football clubs. Bookmakers have been covered by a legal loophole since 2018, when fixed odds bets were authorized. The activity includes bids in which…

For the first time in 15 years, the U.S. Naval Academy will have a search for a new football coach. On Sunday, just a day after losing to rival Army in heartbreaking fashion in double-overtime, Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk fired longtime coach Ken Niumatalolo. It would be easy to argue that Niumatalolo is the greatest football coach to ever…

Wagers placed on the result of a sporting event, whether it is a single game or the whole season, are known as sports bets. It's nice to have some "skin in the game" for the sake of amusement, but you should never look at betting as a method to gain money. Gambling in Ontario should be seen as amusement with the possibility of winning a reward;…

The single-game sports betting market in Ontario is completely legal. You are able to make bets online via a diverse selection of mobile apps and websites all of which are accessible from any location inside the province. Anyone in Ontario who was interested in betting on sports had two choices up until very recently: they could either place a…

Also in June, magazine Forbes ran an online story that described how matches in Ukraine were "nakedly timed to meet betting peak times in various parts of the world", with names such as "2020-03-14 Men Morning Australia", "2020-03-04 Men Evening Africa", "2020-03-13 Men Evening Europe". The article also noted how Ukraine's Setka Cup required…

2022 has seen Formula 1 become increasingly popular in the US. That's being shown by higher attendances, viewing figures and the number of bets being placed at US online sportsbooks. It looks as if this will continue into 2023 and beyond. That won't just help F1 but the US economy will benefit too. It was in 2017 that Liberty Media took control of…

Watching Sports on Television Can Be Harmful To Your Health and Wallet; Athletes and Some Voices Shamelessly Act Like Shills For All Sort Of Products I was a novice reporter, a rookie hitting the keys for a Brooklyn Daily. I came up the ranks writing sports, hardly considered one of the newspaper's loftier departments. Other journalists were…

Gambling in Australia is changing. While fewer people are having a punt these days, those who do are betting more on sports. According to the 2021 HILDA survey, fewer people in this country are spending their money on gambling, with a drop of around 300000 reported gamblers since the last survey. But the same survey also showed rises in betting on…

Race 14: 1 1/8th (Dirt), Curlin Florida Derby (G1), Purse $1 million, 3 (Saturday) Named for that celebrated Steve Asmussen runner, the Curlin Florida Derby is a Grade 1 staple on the Kentucky Derby Trail, offering "Points" of 100-40-20-10 in that order to the top 4 finishers. The race continues to be dominated by trainer Todd Pletcher, who has won…

Australia's most-prominent athletes have spoken up in recent weeks against companies sponsoring their sporting organisations, citing concerns around climate change and racism. The federal government has admitted current requirements for gambling ads haven't worked State governments are using gambling taxes to offer responsible gambling…

After being deported from Australia earlier the year over his Covid-19 vaccination status, Novak Djokovic now faces an anxious wait as whether he will be granted permission back into the country to compete in early 2023. The first major of the year in Melbourne is where Djokovic has collected the most trophies among the four Grand Slams, winning…

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has struck a handful of gaming deals with tribes in the state that allow them to offer in-person and online sports betting on their lands and at certain properties. The number of options for legal sports betting in Wisconsin is gradually growing after the recent striking of new gaming agreements with Native American tribes…

For sports betting enthusiasts following the path-to-legalization saga happening in Florida, the plot just thickened as the Seminole Tribe and the Department of the Interior recently filed appellate briefs with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, their new take raising industry eyebrows. One such insider is Daniel Wallach, also known as "The Sports…

Unibet Ontario is a respected online sportsbook that provides a sophisticated interface, lots of value-added features and highly competitive odds on a huge array of leagues. It was firmly established as one of the most popular online sports betting and casino sites in Canada's grey market. Unibet then gained a license to relaunch as an official…

TEMECULA, Calif. - The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams kick off the 2022 NFL season Thursday night by hosting the Buffalo Bills, and not one dollar in legal sports betting will exchange hands here in the country's most populous state. But by this time next year, that could all change, depending on the outcome of two competing measures on…

Watching sports on TV used to be predictable. Breaks in the action would feature trucks, beer and, if it was an American station, perhaps a gecko. Lately that's changed. Sports betting sites, online casinos and cryptocurrency dealers have become major TV media buyers. And much of what is being pitched is not even intended for B.C. audiences-at…

It's the day of the $1.02 billion Mega Millions lottery, only the third time in 20 years that the jackpot for the multistate game has surpassed the billion-dollar mark. And John Gilliland, public information officer for the Arizona Lottery, is feeling the excitement-even working from home, stuck waiting on the exterminators. "We love these days,"…

Days after the federal government and the Seminole Tribe of Florida filed their briefs, respectively, in the litigation over the 2021 Compact between the Tribe and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a significant group of tribal organizations, including the National Indian Gaming Association and individual tribes filed an amicus curiae brief with the…

A former black-market sportsbook in the United States is ready to wade into the regulated Ontario sports betting market. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario approved globally known for an ON sports betting license last week. The sportsbook still needs to sign an agreement with iGaming Ontario prior to launching. Based in Curacao, Pinnacle…

Sportsbooks around the world are seeing a massive influx of women bettors. A study by Global Wireless Solutions found that women are signing up for mobile sports betting apps at a much higher rate than men. In the US, over 4.6 million women signed up for mobile sports betting apps in the past year, an increase of 115% from 2020. By contrast, the…