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With Missouri slated to enter the sports betting fray at some point next year, and assuming no other states legalize and launch online sports betting in 2025, approximately 30 states and Washington, DC will offer true mobile wagering that doesn’t require a visit to a brick-and-mortar casino. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned sports …

South Carolina’s 2025 legislative session starts next month, but one lawmaker there has already proposed a sports betting bill, marking at least the fourth attempt to bring that form of wagering to the state. Former South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler in a 2023 game. South Carolina Representative Chris Murphy is again pushing sports betting legislation …

UPDATE: According to the arrest report obtained by TMZ Sports, Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman wasn’t actually pulled over for DUI on Tuesday. That’s because police found him found passed out behind the wheel of his still-running 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Not only that, Vegas police wrote in the report, but his SUV was parked …

Li Tie, the former Everton player and coach of China’s national soccer team, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday by a court in Wuhan for bribery and match fixing, Chinese state media reports. Li Tie, above, back when he coached the Chinese national soccer team. The former Everton player expressed his regret at “choosing …

Las Vegas is a place where some fortunes are made or broken in an instant. For a segment of the local population, however, it’s also a place where other fortunes are retained. And those would be the biggest fortunes of them all. Without spoiling the list too much for you, here are two Las Vegas …

Pro poker player and sports betting tout Cory Zeidman pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York Wednesday to defrauding customers in his sports handicapping business. Cory Zeidman, above, charged “extortionate” fees for sports betting advice that was either “fictitious or obtained from an internet search,” according to the feds. (Image: Seminole Coconut Creek) …

Former Democratic presidential and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang believes sports wagering is having adverse effects on American men and that states should do a better of job regulating the industry to prevent further harm. Andrew Yang at a 2020 Democratic presidential debate. He said sports betting is harming American men. (Image: CNN) …

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on March 3, 2023.  Hunter S. Thompson, who died by suicide 18 years ago last Monday, is famous for being a gonzo journalist. So, many of his fans regard his book, Fear …

Thanksgiving and football are the ideal pairing because both are distinctly American, and while sports wagering isn’t a US-only phenomenon, plenty of domestic bettors will feast on football betting along with their turkey this week. Patrick Mahomes (#15), Travis Kelce (#87), and the Kansas City Chiefs will play the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday in …

Boyz II Men grabbed some unwanted attention from the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday by butchering an a cappella version of the national anthem. Boyz II Men  came into the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix promising a memorable performance and delivered one for the wrong reason. (Image: YouTube/@Fe1ipe) It was clear that the …