America’s distrust of sports betting can be traced to the night of 21 September 1919. That’s when several members of baseball’s Chicago White Sox met with gambling boss Arnold Rothstein in a New York hotel room to throw the following month’s World Series. The scandal that unraveled after the White Sox’s sluggish five-games-to-three loss to the Cincinnati Reds hurled into the fire the innocence of a nation and led to the appointment of baseball’s first commissioner: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. It also created a firm distaste for any implication that sports were somehow compromised. History forgets the eight players involved were…

Wimbledon is one of the biggest and most unique tennis competitions in the world. Since it’s grand opening in 1877, Wimbledon has seen some phenomenal tennis talent and set some prestige tennis records. Pete Sampras a well-known and praised athlete has won Wimbledon’s Gentleman’s Singles titles for seven consecutive years (1993 – 2000) tied with William Renshaw. Sampras has only been surpassed once by Roger Federer, who won 20 major singles titles which is the most by any man in history whilst holding a record of 8 Wimbledon titles. Wimbledon has also seen it’s youngest winner Boris Becker, back in…

With the great British Summer Time here at last, alongside it comes a wealth of sporting events including the Test Series Cricket, The 2018 FIFA World Cup and of course, the most British of all sporting events, Wimbledon. The oldest, grandest and the most highly respected tennis event in the world, the event has run consistently for 141 years since its initial inception in 1877. Alongside the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open, Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments that elite athletes such as Serena Williams, Sharapova and Andy Murray will compete in….

One of the great strikers of modern day football is Barcelona star Luis Suarez. He is a unique talent who has had major success at multiple clubs including previously in England with Liverpool. He has been a vital part of the partnership with Messi in the current team in which they have been run away winners of the Spanish top tier. He has played in the Champions league for both Barcelona and Liverpool previously with 1 title back in the 2014/15 season. Throughout this time he has made 49 appearances with 24 goals to boot just showing the prolific nature…

After a recent hearing at the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Wynn Boston Harbor President Robert DeSalvio told the press that the company will “definitely” rebrand the project. When asked about what the new brand of the towering integrated resort will be, DeSalvio didn’t reveal any details, only saying that it is “under active consideration right now”. But some recent internet domain name acquisitions made by the company point to the potential use of the “Encore” brand, at least in relation to this project. According to the paper, Wynn Resorts Holdings has registered at least nine internet domains using this brand, including…

What do you do when you have all the money in the world? Well the rich and famous have found a variety of ways to ensure they are enjoying every penny. Whether that’s purchasing luxury cars, houses, vacationing away as often as possible, anything and everything they desire. And when they have a little too much left over to spend, they get creative and gamble to make more winnings. For many, throwing a few hundred grand at the casino table doesn’t even put a dent in the wallet. So like us all, celebrities like to have a little fun at…