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Australia Lawmakers Consider Reclassifying Games with Gambling and Loot Boxes


Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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 ...

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xQc Accuses Twitch of Double Standard for Allowing Neymar to Gamble on Stream


Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Gambling and video game streamer xQc has accused Twitch of a double standard after soccer superstar Neymar was able to gamble during a live stream despite a ban on that type of content. shocked to see the Brazilian gambling with thousands of dollars xQc was in the middle of a Minecraft live stream when his chat ...

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Best Moments of Goalkeepers Taunting Penalty Takers Now that Gamesmanship is Being Penned Out of Soccer


Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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. ...

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AGA Releases Updated Sports Betting Advertising Standards


Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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 ...

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UConn, Miami, SDSU, FAU: No Top-Three Seeds in the Final Four for the First Time Ever


Monday, March 27, 2023

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 ...

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Mattress Mack Drops $1.9m on Astros to Win the World Series Following His March Madness Bust


Monday, March 27, 2023

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. ...

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