The Guardian
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NBA hits Raptors’ Jontay Porter with lifetime ban for violating gambling rules
Sportsbook reported inconsistencies in prop betting markets Investigation surrounded irregular activity around March game ‘It’s an addiction’:...
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‘It’s an addiction’: NBA’s ties to gambling trouble players past and present
The league has forged close links to betting. But many worry about how such relationships will affect athletes and fans In life, there is one...
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From Bond to bust: a Sin City hotel’s closing mirrors the new face of Vegas
Tropicana, once host to celebrities, criminals and 007, will be replaced by the city’s new focus of attraction, a sports stadium Las Vegas’s...
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Shohei Ohtani’s translator reportedly discussing plea deal around alleged $4.5m theft
Ippei Mizuhara allegedly took millions from star’s account Plea deal will absolve Ohtani of any wrongdoing Shohei Ohtani’s former translator...
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Social media and gambling have made death threats routine for college athletes
I was heckled during my time as a college player in the late 1990s. But young athletes today must endure an ocean of bile from all areas of the...
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Slot machine operator being investigated over cancer patient’s activity
Staff at Merkur’s Stockport branch reportedly looked away as customer lost £2,000 over two days of play The high street slot machine company...
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Video game firms found to have broken own UK industry rules on loot boxes
Government criticised over decision to let companies self-regulate gambling-style features after expert finds numerous breaches The UK...
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NBA investigating Raptors’ Jontay Porter after betting irregularities
Sportsbook reported inconsistencies in prop betting markets Forward currently listed as out because of personal reasons The NBA has opened an...
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‘Beyond shocked’: Shohei Ohtani says interpreter stole from him and told lies
Ippei Mizuhara allegedly took money from star’s account Dodgers star says he has never bet on baseball Shohei Ohtani addressed the media on...
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‘At war with myself’: with gambling on the rise in the US, young addicts seek solace in an old program
Inside Gambling Anonymous, the 12-step program offering compulsive gamblers help, and hope Each man enters the room, one by one, escaping the...
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MLB embraced betting. Now it’s smeared with gambling’s grubby underbelly
Like every other US sports league, baseball pushes betting on its fans at every turn. Now its biggest star is associated with a gambling fiasco...
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Legal March Madness gambling generates $2.7bn - and plenty of abuse for players
There will be more money riding on the NCAA Tournament than ever before in 2024. But with higher stakes comes more pressure on the athletes March...
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MLB star Shohei Ohtani’s translator fired after allegations of ‘massive theft’
Ippei Mizuhara admits to have run up gambling debts Ohtani is world’s most famous baseball player The interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, the...
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Masters of spin – how slot machine operators are taking over UK high streets
With concern focused on online casinos, the firms who run ‘adult gaming centres’ have been expanding fast – and glad-handing dozens of MPs In the...
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‘Sneaky’ social media ads are luring young into gambling, say campaigners
Call for stricter rules for betting firms to stop use of promotions with references to popular culture that appeal to under-18s Tougher rules are...