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Craig Carton

Craig Carton: ESPN needs to divest from ESPN Bet immediately

"You can't have it both ways."

By Sean Keeley OnOct 27, 2025 0
Erin Dolan

ESPN betting analyst Erin Dolan on avoiding negativity: ‘I have all my DMs off completely’

"I think no matter what, I’ll always have a target [on me] in general."

By Sean Keeley OnSep 24, 2025 0
Mike Florio on 'The Dan Patrick Show' discussing the NFL's partnership with sportsbooks.

Mike Florio: Eagles-Rams bad beat should concern NFL about gambling partnerships

"The normal instances of the game become fodder for, 'The fix is in.'"

By Reice Shipley OnSep 24, 2025 0
Fox college football analyst Joel Klatt is calling for college football to fiix "an incredibly flawed system," the transfer portal. Photo Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Joel Klatt calls out hypocrisy around John Mateer’s sports gambling controversy

"What are we doing?"

By Reice Shipley OnAug 13, 2025 0
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine calls for Ohio Casino Control Commission to ban prop bets

"The prop betting experiment in this country has failed badly."

By Reice Shipley OnAug 1, 2025 0
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips speaks to the media during ACC Media Days at Hilton Charlotte Uptown.

ACC commissioner: We’ve considered a sports betting partner ‘from a little bit of a distance’

"It’s like any category: You look at where you may be able to monetize your operation."

By Sean Keeley OnJul 28, 2025 0
ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan

Jeff Passan warns that baseball is ‘rife for potential corruption’ around gambling

"It's great when this sort of thing gets flagged, but it also makes you think, how many times does this happen where it doesn't get flagged as well?"

By Brendon Kleen OnJul 4, 2025 0
LSU head coach Brian Kelly

Louisiana set to increase sports betting tax to fund NIL collectives for universities

Sports gambling taxes in Louisiana are set to increase from 15% to 21.5%.

By Reice Shipley OnJun 18, 2025 0
Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Gambling

Author Jonathan D. Cohen on how sports gambling became a public health crisis

Jontay Porter was a FanDuel VIP as an NBA rookie

FanDuel reportedly granted Jontay Porter a VIP account during rookie season in NBA

FanDuel seemingly made contact with Porter early on in his gambling rabbit-hole.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 7, 2025 0
An April 19, 2025 UFL play saw a "The over somehow hits!" from Roy Philpott on the call.

ESPN UFL announcer says ‘the over somehow hits!’ on game-ending pick-six

"And the over somehow hits on the pick-six from 100 yards away!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 19, 2025 0
Team USA fans celebrate winning against Team Brazil in the women's soccer gold medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Parc des Princes.

NBC Olympics viewers unite to appreciate the lack of gambling commercials

"One of the most refreshing things about watching the Olympics has been the total absence of gambling ads and discussion."

By Sean Keeley OnAug 10, 2024 6
Shawn Lemon lifts the Grey Cup on Nov. 19, 2023.

CFL all-star Shawn Lemon suspended until August hearing over 2021 bets

A CFL gambling scandal took a turn Thursday with an arbitrator's ruling.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 4, 2024 0
Jontay Porter in January 2024.

Ex-Raptors forward Jontay Porter reportedly set to plead guilty to felony charges over NBA gambling scandal

Bettors reportedly won more than $1 million on bets involving props Porter threw.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 3, 2024 0
Jon Anik discussing interest to bet on UFC after retirement

UFC play-by-play announcer Jon Anik: ‘I can’t wait to retire so I can bet on fights’

"The day after I retire I will be betting on the UFC, recklessly and probably at a deficit."

By Reice Shipley OnMay 31, 2024 0
The @derrico_henrio X account fooled a lot of people with a tweet on a non-existent Baylor scandal.

An obviously fake Baylor gambling scandal X post fooled a lot of people

No, @derrico_henrio is not the CBS Sports college football account.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 18, 2024 2
ESPN BET

Penn Entertainment stock tumbles as ESPN Bet numbers fall short of estimates

"Our financial results were impacted by lower-than-expected hold and spend per user."

By Sean Keeley OnMay 2, 2024 0
Screengrab: ESPN and FS1

Gambling

Has sports media already signaled defeat on betting scandal coverage?

Larry Nance Jr. immediately regretted saying he was ‘betting’ on the Pelicans

"No Jontay Porter. I'm not betting. I'm not betting on anything. I don't own a betting app, none of that!"

By Sean Keeley OnApr 21, 2024 0
Charles Barkley addresses Rudy Gobert's issue with NBA referee

Charles Barkley wishes NBA didn’t ban Jontay Porter for life

"I wish they said, ‘Okay, five years.’ Something like that to give him another chance."

By Brandon Contes OnApr 18, 2024 9
Syndication: The Indianapolis Star

Gambling

The NBA’s Jontay Porter decision was easy, the next one might not be

Shohei Ohtani (L) and Jontay Porter have both been discussed in gambling scandal coverage. (Photos from Jayne Kamin-Oncea and Isaiah J. Downing/USA Today Sports.)

Gambling

Media need to realize not all sports gambling scandals are equal

Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani to address media on Monday

This will be Ohtani's first time meeting with the media since last week's allegations surfaced.

By Robert O'Neill OnMar 24, 2024 0
Adnan Virk on Shohei Ohtani

Adnan Virk wonders if MLB reporters will keep playing nice with Shohei Ohtani amid gambling payment scandal

"He's been given such latitude by everybody involved in the sport, it's going to be really curious now if people want to really go at him and get their money's worth."

By Brendon Kleen OnMar 22, 2024 2
Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani stands with his agent Nez Balelo (left) and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara at an introductory press conference at Dodger Stadium.

Dodgers fire Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter over ‘massive theft’ gambling allegations

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers fired Shohei Ohtani's interpreter after concerning gambling theft allegations emerged.

By Chris Novak OnMar 20, 2024 2

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