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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 bettors against using credit cards to fund mobile wagering accounts. (Image: Pinterest) Nevada is “the offender” on that front, but the reality is anywhere from eight to nine of every 10 sports wagers in the US is placed via a computer or mobile device, and bettors love the convenience. They should, however, be wary of …

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 in the state. (Image: AP News) Republican Rep. Chris Murphy of Dorchester County recently introduced House Bill 3625 (HB 3625), which is also known as the South Carolina Wagering Act. If approved and signed into law, it would bring a regulated sports betting market to a state long averse to gaming expansion. One of the …

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 where it had “almost rolled off a four foot retaining wheel.” In addition, the cops reported banging on his windows to awaken him several times, but that he would “fall back asleep” repeatedly. After about 10 minutes, according to the report, he finally got up, then turned off and exited his vehicle, at which point …

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 the wrong path” in an interview on state television in January. Today, he was told he would spend the next 20 years in prison. (Image: AFP) Prosecutors accused Li of receiving more than 50 million yuan (US$6.8 million) in bribes between 2019 and 2021 when he was in charge of the national team. In return, …

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 billionaires who just might be on it. (Image: Raiders.com) You won’t see the following billionaires gambling next to you at The Wynn — since billionaires and other celebrities stay, play and move around in a different Las Vegas than the rest of us — but they all own mansions in the Las Vegas area that …

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) Federal prosecutors alleged that the World Series of Poker bracelet winner and his co-defendants duped customers to pay for betting advice by claiming to have insider knowledge, “only to feed them lies and pocket millions of dollars from their savings and retirement accounts.” Boca Raton, Fla. resident Zeidman, 61, has earned almost $700,000 in gross …

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) In an editorial for Newsweek, the entrepreneur and lawyer admits he too is a bettor and has been for a couple of years after being seduced by a $250 promotion run by an unidentified sportsbook. He acknowledged that he wished he didn’t bet on sports, emphasizing the activity prays on emotions that are more common …

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 and Loathing in Las Vegas, as a journal of events that actually occurred. Hunter S. Thompson (left) and Oscar Acosta pose in the Baccarat Lounge at Caesars Palace in April 1971. (Image: ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ book cover) Actually, that’s not so much their fault, since Random House published the author’s 1972 masterwork …

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 one of the games that could spark increased sports betting handle over Thanksgiving Week. (Image: USA Today Sports) In a new report to clients, Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon estimates that US bettors will place $4.5 billion worth of wagers this week in regulated markets. Beynon defines Thanksgiving Week as the period spanning November 25 to …

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 four-time Grammy winning soul stars, known for their chart-topping 1992 hit “End of the Road,” were in trouble from only their third note. Their attempt to harmonize on the “Oh” in “Oh say can you see?” resulted in a flat clunker from which the trio never fully recovered. Oh Say Can You Sing? Immediately, social …