This Week in Gambling

The 2018 Triple Crown winner failed a drug test weeks before the Kentucky Derby and should not have been allowed to race. The New York Times reported that Justify failed a drug test. That test was reviewed by the California Horse Racing Board which took almost a month to come back with the results. The board should have filed a public complaint but instead moved to drop the case against the horse and lighten the penalty for any horse with the substance found in their system. A failed drug test would usually mean disqualification and forfeiture of both the prize…

The goal of New York online sports betting just got farther away, as there will be even less time to get a bill passed during the upcoming legislative session. The last attempt to pass mobile legislation did not end well. Reports out of New York are indicating that the next legislative session is going to be cut short. That’s bad news for people hoping to bet on sports online in the state. Representatives of Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, also a Democrat told the Wall Street Journal, the schedule was still being worked…

An esports player has been banned from the team owned by National Basketball Association in the NBA 2K League for violating its gambling rules. Basil “24K Dropoff” Rose, a power forward for Heat Check Gaming, was found to have violated league rules by providing inside information to an individual involved in betting on NBA 2K League games. However, the league added, the investigation into Rose found no evidence that the player attempted to fix or otherwise improperly participate in any NBA 2K League game. Formed in 2017, its first season took place over 2018, with Rose’s team, Heat Check Gaming,…

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Gambling news this week looks at the Federal bill targeting sports betting. As wagering on sports expands in America, it has drawn the attention of some in Washington, D.C. Now, two Senators are pushing a bill (based on the Sports Wagering Market Integrity Act) that would seek to exercise control of betting on sports at the federal level. The legislation would have a significant impact on how states regulate the activity, and on what Americans would be allowed to bet on. Hello friends and welcome This Week in Gambling there’s a new Federal bill targeting sports betting is making headlines….

Four players have hit the Divine Fortune jackpot on PA’s PlaySugarHouse.com, making them the first, second, third and fourth jackpots won in Pennsylvania — and it all happened in less than two weeks. Meanwhile, on Friday, a Whiting, New Jersey woman playing the same game on NJ’s PlaySugarHouse.com hit for $192,949. The latest jackpot winner in the Garden State hit while playing at home on her personal computer on a $20 bet. The player immediately went on the site’s chat room to announce she won close to $200 grand and was met with an outpouring of congratulations from fellow players. On Thursday…