Predictions on eSports: Analytics and Statistics for the Right Bets

Predictions on eSports: Analytics and Statistics for the Right Bets

Online eSports betting is the most popular among gaming fans. Betting on the results of matches and other competitions played on world arenas is an opportunity not only for high winnings but also a chance to prove yourself as a good betting analyst.

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PAGCOR Implements Regulatory Framework to Address Illegal Offshore Gambling

PAGCOR Implements Regulatory Framework to Address Illegal Offshore Gambling

The Philippines' main body overseeing gaming licensing is the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). They've seen a growing issue with companies from other countries allowing Filipinos to gamble online without a proper license, known as "illegal offshore gaming." To address this, PAGCOR has introduced a new set of rules or a "regulatory framework." This is to ensure a fair and secure gaming environment in the Philippines.

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A Look At MMC996 Casino Malaysia Review

A Look At MMC996 Casino Malaysia Review

MMC996 Online Casino has been around for a few years in the market and it has grown to become Malaysia’s one of the most popular online casino websites for gambling enthusiasts.

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Bet365 Removes Cash Out Feature for US Sports Bettors?

And affiliates are now also being shown the door at sportsbooks in some US states.

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Ontario Bans Celebrities, Athletes From Appearing in Commercials for Sportsbooks

During a 2023 playoff series game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers, nearly eight and a half minutes of advertisements were dedicated to online sport gambling.

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The New Negreanu: Goes From Dud to Stud as Part of Crazy Transformation

Warning!  Your mobile phone might heat up and malfunction due to these hot new Negs photos, almost too hot for the pages of Gambling911.

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PA Has Problem With Parents Leaving Kids in Car to Go Gamble

So far there have been 126 incidents this year alone.  Of course, PA has some competition in the form of Florida.

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ESPN Makes Changes to ‘Daily Wager’ Sports Betting Show: One Co-Host Fired

The show is moving back to the East Coast after being based in Las Vegas since 2020.

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An Intriguing Look at Sports Off Shore and the Bookmaker Political Connections

An Intriguing Look at Sports Off Shore and the Bookmaker Political Connections

Daniel Sullivan's arrest last week may be the final chapter in one of offshore sports betting's more convoluted sagas, with no shortage of political connections.

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OSS $50 Million Guaranteed Returns in September

OSS $15 Million Guaranteed Coming in Early December

The Online Super Series is Americas Cardroom's flagship tournament series that is designed for all player types.  Americas Cardroom has just announced its next XL Series kicks off Sept 3 - Oct 2, with an astonishing $50M in guarantees.

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Defendant Charged in 2010 for Operating Offshore Sportsbook Captured at US Airport

An Antigua man has been arrested more than a decade after being charged in connection with his participation in a large-scale illegal gambling business which utilized an Antiguan Internet site but operated in the continental United States. 

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Increase Slot Wins: Strategies & Tips

Increase Slot Wins: Strategies & Tips

To optimize your winning potential, it's essential to understand how slot machines work, whether you're playing at traditional venues or exploring new casino sites.

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Teacher at Center of BetMGM Cancelled $214K Bet Controversy Says He Saw Nothing Wrong With Odds

Also tells Gambling911 he received star treatment first day back to school, including congratulations from the principal.

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Rob Mercer Stage 4 Cancer GoFundMe to Play in WSOP a Fraud?

Well known poker players and advocates for Mercer now feel duped as he responds to their allegations.

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Circa Sportsbook CEO Challenges DraftKings CEO to Cage Fight

Circa Sportsbook CEO Challenges DraftKings CEO to Cage Fight

Circa Sportsbook and the soon-to-launch Prime Sports look to conquer the US regulated sports betting market by offering the highest limits whereas DraftKings continues to reduce some customers down to practically nothing.

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Teacher Finally Paid $214K Bet After BetMGM Cancelled it Vows He Will Never Play There Again

Teacher tells Gambling911 he didn't notice anything unusual about the odds.

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Draconian Kentucky Gambling Law Likely to Spook Regulated Sports Betting Operators

A class action suit against Bovada relies on an old draconian (1800's) law that dates back prior to other laws on the book, one forbidding dogs from molesting automobiles and another prohibiting a woman from buying a fancy hat without her husband's permission.

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PrizePicks Named to Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies for Second Straight Year

The three-year growth rate of PrizePicks was 3,712 percent.

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Billy Walters Tells ESPN: Phil Mickelson Sent Me to Prison!

Billy Walters Tells ESPN: Phil Mickelson Sent Me to Prison!

Sports betting icon Billy Walters threw pro golfer Phil Mickelson under a bus Thursday night on national television, but only because, Walters said, Mickelson threw him under one first.

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Pro Sports Bettor Spanky Agrees BetMGM Should Never Have Cancelled Teacher's $214K Bet

One of the world’s most famous professional sports bettors has spoken out on the ongoing controversy involving sportsbook BetMGM refusing to pay out over $200,000 in winning wagers to a Virginia high school special education teacher and agrees with the decision to finally pay him.  Here's his take.

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BetMGM Pays Teacher His $214K After Cancelling Bet

BetMGM Pays Teacher His $214K After Cancelling Bet

An attorney at BetMGM called Kris Benton apologizing for the inconvenience and reiterating that there was "an error with the odds." That being said, the attorney said they're going to give Benton the entire amount he won.

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CT AG Reiterates 'Only Three Legal Sportsbooks in the State', Sports Bettors Call These Books 'Crap'

One sports bettor asks American Gaming Association President Bill Miller "Are you thanking the AG for actively acquiring and creating gambling addicts?" through some of the practices employed by the regulated sportsbooks.

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NYRABets No Power to Cancel Bets Without Commission Approval: BetMGM Plays God

NYRABets No Power to Cancel Bets Without Commission Approval: BetMGM Plays God

A Pick-5 debacle during Whitney Weekend has gamblers wishing BetMGM would have taken their bets perhaps

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Gambling World Overwhelmingly Sides With Teacher After BetMGM Cancels $215,000 Bet

Gambling World Overwhelmingly Sides With Teacher After BetMGM Cancels $215,000 Bet

By early Wednesday morning, Somach's article had gone viral.  By Wednesday night it had become the most trafficked news article on the Gambling911 website ever.

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Gambling 911 World Exclusive: Teacher Stiffed by Sportsbook Hires Lawyer to Recover $215K

Blockbuster story goes viral across the Net as Virginia Lottery now in communication with BetMGM and player.

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Guild And Sky Launched A Rocket League Esports Competition For Women

Guild And Sky Launched A Rocket League Esports Competition For Women

Guild Esports, a British esports organization, and Sky Broadband have created a grassroots women's Rocket League championship. Women's teams will play for £5000 in prize money in the Rocket League Boost Championship. Qualifiers will begin on August 5th, with the league open to female gamers wishing to go pro. Four elite European teams will be invited to compete in the league, with four available qualification spots. The top four teams from each week's two games will receive a part of the £5,000 prize pool. 

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Longtime Gaming Executive Feels Exonerated After Conviction Overturned on Appeal

Longtime Gaming Executive Feels Exonerated After Conviction Overturned on Appeal

Was among those previously convicted of participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme by paying $300,000 to bribe his daughter's way into a top university and the only one to walk away unpunished.

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Prosecutors Cannot Use Former MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig Plea as Evidence in Nix Bookmaking Case

Case tied to Vegas casino execs alleged misuse of casino assets as Puig announces he's playing baseball again.

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Why Are Only Two Schools in One State Under a Gambling Probe Tied to Multiple Sports Programs?

Why Are Only Two Schools in One State Under a Gambling Probe Tied to Multiple Sports Programs?

Iowa's head coach has posed the question: "I think it's interesting that we're the only state I'm aware of, and I think it's interesting more than two colleges in our state [are under DCI investigation]."

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Rovell, Pizzola in Heated Exchange at BetBash

Pizzola tells Rovell he and the site he works for, The Action Network: “You’re creating a false allure that people can win".

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