Shohei Ohtani‘s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has pled guilty to charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from the Angels starsn. The official charges include two counts of bank fraud and falsifying a tax return, which were part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors last month in a federal courthouse in Orange County, California. […]
Welp, it’s official! Now-former NBA player Jontay Porter has managed to get himself banned from the league for violating its gaming rules after an internal investigation found that Porter disclosed “confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games,” according to the […]
Los Angeles Dodgers all-star Shohei Ohtani was telling the truth about his non-involvement in his translator's gambling scandal.
Toronto Raptor forward Jontay Porter has been suspended since March 23 as the NBA investigates allegations that he bet on his own games. Now, Adam Silver has spoken out. Clearly, betting ethics have long been debated, which is why it’s only been legal in most states for less than 10 years and is still forbidden […]
Gambling in professional sports has only been legal for about six years, and it appears a reckoning is coming. Yet another player is being accused of betting on their sport, this time being Jontay Porter. The Toronto Raptors forward allegedly bet on himself as recently as a game against the Los Angeles Clippers on January […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ $700 million man finally broke his silence. Shohei Ohtani has addressed his now-former translator, Ippei Mizuhara’s alleged gambling habits, in a press conference from the Dogers press room, which was aired on the MLB Network. However, no media personnel were able to ask questions and dig deeper into the allegations, despite […]
Fresh off of killing the British monarch, users on social media next came for Bruno Mars after unconfirmed reports said that the music superstar owed $50 million to MGM Casinos. While the King Charles III rumors were spread by Russia, per multiple reports, the ones about Mars at first seemed credible considering that he’d had […]
This week sports history may have been made as ESPN dropped Barstool and entered into a new deal with Penn Entertainment.
The Associated Press reports he was not gambling on NFL games and has been fully cooperative with the NFL’s investigation
A push by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to fast-track licenses for three casinos in the state's upcoming budget has many politicians in New York City, including Mayor Eric Adams, clamoring for those complexes to open up within the five boroughs.
Sports Betting Is Finally Legal Sports gambling is officially legal in New Jersey— with plenty of other states likely following suit. Amidst the 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court officially removed all red tape, removing a 1992 federal law that had prohibited most states from authorizing sports betting. “The legalization of sports gambling requires an important […]
