Angela Weiss - AFP / Getty Images Months-Long Drought Ends as Player Wins Big at Mega Millions Jackpot The Illinois resident who won the jackpot set a record for the largest win for a ticket that was purchased online. By Johnathan Jones June 7, 2024
Lindsey Wasson - File / AP Padres' 24-Year-Old Shortstop Banned for Life for Gambling Tucupita Marcano had been under investigation following allegations of sports betting, and now he is banned for life. By Johnathan Jones June 4, 2024
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Jabin Botsford - pool / Getty Images Commentary Presidential Polls Wrong? Polymarket Reveals a Massive Favorite A strong majority of bettors expect a guilty verdict for former President Donald Trump. But they also expect Trump to win the presidency. By Michael Schwarz May 29, 2024
David Zalubowski / AP NBA Announces Rare Lifetime Ban of Player The National Basketball Association has placed a lifetime ban on a player to "protect the integrity" of the league. By Warner Todd Huston April 17, 2024
Lee Jin-man / AP Photo Dodgers Star Shohei Ohtani Gets a Big Break in Fraud Case Involving Interpreter Ohtani's former interpreter allegedly stole $4.5 million from Ohtani, his "close friend for years," to pay off gambling debts. By George C. Upper III April 11, 2024
Angela Weiss - AFP / Getty Images Mega Millions Player Scores 5th Largest Jackpot in Lottery's History The Mega Millions lottery has a winner whose prize is $1.13 billion on a ticket that was bought at a New Jersey liquor store. By Jack Davis March 27, 2024
Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images; @awfulannouncing / X screen shotCommentary Watch: Colin Cowherd Goes on Wild Shohei Ohtani Rant, Bizarrely Mentions 2020 Election to Jab at Trump Supporters "It's the way it works in America. We like our liberties and our freedoms," Cowherd said in a bizarre rant about Ohtani's betting scandal. By C. Douglas Golden March 22, 2024
Chris Pizzello / AP Photo Vegas Casino 'Owns' Superstar Who Racked Up $50 Million Gambling Debt: Report “He makes $90 million a year off of the deal he did with the casino, but then he has to pay back his debt," an anonymous source said. By George C. Upper III March 18, 2024
Ethan Miller / Getty ImagesCommentary Despite the 49ers Being Slightly Favored to Win Super Bowl LVIII, the 'Experts' Favor Taylor Swift's Chiefs Experts and the betting public expect a Taylor Swift-inspired fairy-tale ending to Super Bowl LVIII. But should they? By Michael Schwarz February 1, 2024
Rogelio V. Solis / AP Photo Kroger Begins Rolling Out In-Store Betting Kiosks Kroger had received approval over a year ago, but delayed the launch of the kiosks until it could "finalizing its sports betting strategy." By George C. Upper III January 20, 2024