Arguments over video game gambling, loot boxes Australia is adding a new twist to the raging debate over loot boxes and gambling in video games with a proposed change to how they are classified. would require all video games…that offer gambling to have an R18+ rating The federal government is suggesting a new rule that would require ...
Goalkeepers taunting penalty takers soon to be illegal Soccer’s governing body is close to changing the rules to prevent goalkeepers from using disruptive techniques and taunting opponents before penalty kicks. a single save or missed kick can be the difference between a team winning or losing Roughly 85% of penalties are scored and only 11% are saved. ...
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has updated its code of ethics for sports betting advertising, restricting certain language and adding protection for college students. Changes were made to the Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering, also known as the “Code,” to further protect against many of the issues that have plagued Americans since sports betting ...
A new-look Final Four For the first time in NCAA Tournament history, no one, two or three seeds reached the Final Four. This year’s unprecedented bracket has had it all, from No. 1 Purdue losing to the shortest team in America, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, 5-foot-8 point guard Markquis Nowell playing larger than life, to now ...
Mattress Mack is back with the Astros Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, America’s favorite high roller, dropped $1.9m on the Houston Astros to repeat as World Series champions Saturday. the largest payout in sports betting history McIngvale won an astonishing $75m last year when the Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to claim the world title. ...
Kansas State nearing a national championship The Kansas State Wildcats advanced one step closer to their first-ever national championship with a win in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 over the Michigan State Spartans. 20 points, an NCAA Tournament-record 19 assists, and five steals K-State’s win in the famed third round of March Madness was nothing ...
Mark Cuban delivers scathing criticism During a Wednesday night matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks, a sequence of events led to Mavs’ owner Mark Cuban claiming he saw one of the worst referee mistakes “possibly in the history of the NBA.” For those wondering about the play with 1:54 to ...
Embiid and Jokic battling for NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has plummeted from a -393 NBA MVP favorite just over two weeks ago to now being +250, far behind Joel Embiid (-240). The Joker was poised to become the fourth player ever and first since Larry Bird in 1984-86 to win three straight MVPs. The Denver Nuggets’ ...
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy condemned President Joe Biden for moving to bail out failing financial group SVB Financial, parent of Silicon Valley Bank. SVB, which has many prominent politicians and figures on its long client list, won’t be bailed out with taxpayer money, according to Biden. Still, Portnoy believes that the group’s state is ...
Spain introduces enormous online gaming fines Spain is adding fines of up to $50m for online gaming operators that violate safety standards. The Spanish gambling market is already considered one of the safest in all of Europe. That is not stopping Minister of Consumer Affairs Alberto Garzón, though, from readying new sweeping changes and potential ...
