gambling
Gambling harms are the negative impacts from gambling that can affect not just the person who gambles, but also their partners, wider families, friends, employers, work colleagues, communities and society as a whole. While the effects of gambling harms can be varied—affecting finances, relationships, mental wellbeing and more—not to mention potentially devastating, it’s fair to say […]
Premier League striker Ivan Toney has been given an eight-month ban, along with a £50,000 fine, after he confessed to breaking 232 of the Football Association’s (FA) betting rules. The 27-year-old’s suspension has already taken effect, meaning he will miss Brentford’s final two games of the season—at Tottenham on Saturday (May 20), and at home to […]
Drake came away a big winner on Saturday night, as the Toronto rapper wagered $1 million on Gervonta “Tank” Davis to win against Ryan Garcia. As a result of Davis’ seventh round knockout of Garcia, Drake won $1.38 million. “Tank day aka pay day,” Drake wrote in an Instagram post in which he shared his betting […]
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, the league announced on Friday. Lions receiver Stanley Berryhill also received a six-game suspension. Three other players have been suspended for at least one year, including Lions defensive back C.J. Moore and receiver Quintez Cephus, as well as Washington […]
The WWE is negotiating with state gambling regulators in Colorado and Michigan in an effort to legalize betting on “high-profile matches.” According to CNBC, WWE is collaborating with Ernst & Young, the accounting firm tasked with ensuring the secrecy of winners from award shows, such as the Academy Awards and the Emmys, to convince regulators that the results of matches will not […]
Drake lost a $1 million bet on the World Cup final, despite picking Argentina to win. As shown in the screenshot below, which Drizzy posted on his Instagram on Saturday night, the Toronto rapper placed his bet in the 1×2 market, which doesn’t account for extra time. Of course, Lionel Messi did end up leading Argentina to […]
Lil Baby says Meek Mill was the first big artist to show him support, which was apparently news to the Philly-born rapper. The Quality Control artist made the claim during a recent interview with Complex’s Speedy Morman, when he was asked to recall his first major co-sign. “Meek Mill, he was the first person to post my mixtape, like […]
Ahead of the release of his fifth studio album Soul Sold Separately, due out Sept. 30, Freddie Gibbs taps Moneybagg Yo for his new single “Too Much.” “All this money that I got, I could never get too much,” Gibbs raps on the track, which arrives alongside a music video inspired by the Ocean’s Eleven franchise. […]
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended for at least the 2022 season after betting on NFL games last year. The NFL announced the news on Monday, revealing that Ridley, 26, bet on games during a five-day stretch in late November while he was away from the team due to personal reasons. The earliest Ridley […]
The retired California nun and elementary school principal who stole over $800,000 from her school to fund her gambling habit has been sentenced to one year in federal prison, according to CBS News. 80-year-old Mary Margaret Kreuper plead guilty back in June to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering for stealing $835,000 […]
