This Week in Gambling

In what seems like a bad joke, baseball legend Pete Rose will soon be betting on sports once again. This time as part of the grand opening of the sportsbook at the Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati. The casino plans to open the sportsbook on January 1st, and Mr. Rose will place the first bet. And no… this is not a joke. The Ohio Casino Control Commission has approved FanDuel, Barstool Sports, and others so that state residents can start betting on sports next year. And when Hard Rock Cincinnati opens their sports betting doors Mr. Rose will be one of…

It’s been a while since we’ve discussed Massachusetts sports betting, but a lot has been happening in order for the state to begin accepting wagers in January. At least, that’s the plan. But the Massachusetts model is proposing a “staggered” launch between in-person and online bets. And not everyone is happy about that. First of all, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has a tentatively time line for the launch of sports bets. Under that time line, residents could be placing bets as soon as the NFL playoffs in late January, but only at physical locations such as a casino. Online and…

We knew it would happen. We told you it would happen. Still, the failure of both California sports betting props is not what we wanted to see. We were hoping we were wrong. We were hoping to publish a news story where we apologized for ever doubting them. But in the end, we were correct. Hurray for us. California sports betting props have been soundly rejected by voters in the state. Proposition 26, backed by Tribal gaming, couldn’t even pull 30% of residents voting in favor of the measure. Proposition 27, backed by big sports betting operators, did even worse…

This week’s gambling news finds that the Nevada Gaming Commission is now considering the regulation of esports betting! Unfortunately, now is also the time that a huge esports betting scandal is making gambling news headlines. At least six esports players and a coach have been disqualified from the NBA 2k Esports League for betting on games! Hello friends! And welcome to This Week in Gambling, where voters in California are headed to the polls for the big sports betting vote. And that is NOT this week’s big story… because no one knows what the hell is gonna happen! If you’re…

There has been a major shakeup in the NBA 2K League, were several Esports gambling violations have resulted in the disqualification of at least six players. An investigation found the players has either made bets, or attempted to place bets, on NBA 2K League games. Some of these players made the bets on their own, while others to place bets for them. Additionally, rules were broken when these players failed to report the violations, and to cooperate with the league’s investigation. The president of the league, Brendan Donohue, stated that the integrity of the games will always “be the NBA…

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